Lower Crab Creek Field Trip
Saturday April 11—Lower Crab Creek. We will meet on the east end of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific bridge in Beverly at 10:00am. Over the day, we will explore: 1) the tectonic origins of Crab Creek “Coulee” and the Saddle Mountains; 2) impacts of Ice Age flooding on the area; 3) formation of prominent rockfall and landslides from the Saddle Mountains; and 4) how geology, weather and climate, and human activity have shaped sand dunes and salt flats in the area. The trip will conclude around 3pm giving participants plenty of time to get back to Ellensburg for Nick Zentner’s lecture. More details will be forthcoming. Field trip leader Karl Lillquist.