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TOUR: The Five Great Lakes of the Missoula Floods

October 7, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm PDT

FIELD TRIP LEADERS: Lloyd Stoess, Palouse Falls Chapter President and Jacqui Hair, Palouse Falls Chapter Vice President.

DESCRIPTION OF FIELD TRIP: This tour will visit much of the area covered by the temporary drainage known as Lake Lewis.  At its maximum, the lake was over 1000 feet deep, with only a few “Lake Lewis Isles” rising above. Icebergs and other floating debris (including mammoth carcasses) drifted into quieter waters and ran aground along the shorelines of these islands, leaving behind boulders of exotic rock types (erratics) from hundreds of miles away.  Ice Age flood site features will include, but are not limited to:  Devils Canyon; Washtucna Coulee; Coyote Canyon Mammoth Dig Site; Lakes Lewis Isles; and the White Bluffs.

CHECK-IN: Your name badge and field guide will be available at the following times and locations:

Saturday October 7th: Prior to departure at the Washtucna High School.

WHERE TO MEET: Washtucna High School, 730 Booth Ave., Washtucna, WA           >> Parking is available on site. <<

BUS LOADING: A chartered bus will begin loading at 8:45 a.m.; buses leave promptly at 9:00 a.m. 

Buses will return around 5:00 p.m.. Restrooms are available at some stops.

CANCELLATION: Cancellation refunds will be made only if field trip registrar, Jacqui Hair, receives notice no later than September 24 and vacancies can be filled from a stand-by list. Jacqui can be reached at jacquihair05@gmail.com or (509) 301-0007.

ITEMS TO BRING WITH YOU: Binoculars, camera, sunglasses, and clothing for variable weather conditions.

$125* field trip fee– Registering as a non-Ice Age Floods Institute Member
$110* field trip fee– Registering as a Ice Age Floods Institute Member.

If joining now or renewing as an IAFI member, also include your IAFI Membership Application with your field trip registration, fees and liability release form. Please write one check to IAFIPF for registration and a separate check to IAFI for membership fee.

$95* field trip fee – Registering as a Palouse Falls Chapter Ice Age Floods Institute Member (thank you for your support!)

*FIELD TRIP FEE covers: 1) outstanding and knowledgeable field trip leaders, 2) a very detailed and well-illustrated Field Trip Guidebook, 3) delicious lunch, snacks, and drinks, and 4) comfortable deluxe chartered bus with microphone system for lectures while in route.

Registration and liability forms are available for download.

Details

Date:
October 7, 2023
Time:
8:00 am - 5:00 pm PDT
Event Category:
Website:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QEt_tE4XrNFb1az-9hWQjO3V8CUmKnQF/view?usp=drive_link

Organizer

Palouse Falls Chapter
Phone
(509) 954-3927
Email
palousefalls@iafi.org
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