Ritzville Outback Field Trip-Postponed
Postponed to Sunday, November 19, 2017
8:30 am – 6:00 pm (Daylight Savings Time clock change!)
with Nick Zentner, CWU Geology
Free. Open to all.
Carpool from CWU’s Hebeler Hall parking lot (H6)
8:30 leave CWU
10:00 Stop 1 – County Line Loess
11:00 Ritzville (slow roll by Zips)
11:30 Stop 2 – Marengo Hills
12:30 Stop 3 – Ancient Flood Gravels
1:30 Stop 4 – Roza Spatter @ Escure Ranch
4:00 Ritzville
6:00 return to CWU
Good news:
Spectacular Ice Age Floods-sculpted Loess Islands!
Rare chance to see Volcanic Spatter at a 15 million-year-old Fissure!
Bad news:
Long distances – lots of driving.
Need high-clearance rig for rough road into Stop 4.
Hike at Stop 4 requires sturdy footwear for moderate off-trail slopes.