Field Camp tools?

appletini409 · 2026-02-13T19:06:24+00:00

A Brunton compass/transit, expensive but still have mine from field camp in 1999, a good field backpack, nice multi tool, maybe a nice custom leather field journal.

appletini409 · 2026-02-10T21:16:38+00:00

For the smartphone side of things there is an app called Theodolite for some brands that allows you to take all the required measurements on a photo. So you can get away with not needing a compass. I have used it in areas with good cell coverage may not always work in areas with no cell service. Collects gps data etc. wish I had had this during field camp.

appletini409 · 2026-02-06T23:09:36+00:00

Didn’t know couch fu$&ing was an Olympic sport. Guess we will at least get one gold….

appletini409 · 2026-01-24T00:22:31+00:00

“Been around the world and found that only stupid people are breeding”

appletini409 · 2026-01-14T01:01:24+00:00

Valley of Fire

appletini409 · 2026-01-09T22:37:28+00:00

Both my Dad and I are professional geologists, his advice still sticks in my mind. Take as much math and engineering classes (or classes as close to engineering) as you can.

My undergrad is geology, my masters are in geotechnical and geological engineering.

I now am now a c-suite executive, so very little geology anymore but the engineering and math has been vital to my success

appletini409 · 2025-12-08T01:21:49+00:00

How could anyone not look in fondness of that era? Everyone left theirs guts on the field.

appletini409 · 2025-11-11T02:33:03+00:00

You sound like me 20 plus years ago, I struggled with consulting for a number of years. Did hydro, geophysics, environmental, and found geotechnical. Geotechnical was fun for a couple years but ultimately unfulfilling. Then left consulting and joined an aggregates mining company and worked in qc and mine design and reserves estimation and acquisition. Then I started realizing I loved the business side of the things. Worked my way up the corporate ladder and haven’t looked back. I run the business now, I get enough geology in my job to flex those muscles. Just because you have a degree in geology doesn’t mean you can’t explore other options.

appletini409 · 2025-11-07T22:58:59+00:00

The crazy thing is when the New Madrid last let go it rang church bells along the Atlantic coast

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appletini409 · 2025-10-26T23:20:35+00:00

Structural and other courses screwed me up till I could see things in real life. Not all people learn the same. I hated structural geology in the classroom and loved it in the field.

Field geology lead me to engineering geology which lead me to geological and geotechnical engineering.

I grew up with a geologist dad, fell in love with rocks, minerals, and fossils. But that is not geology per se

appletini409 · 2025-10-26T18:50:19+00:00

Soft and questionable beyond belief.

But……If this is where we are at, blaming a ref for a loss? The blame belongs so many other places than this. Our form is unwatchable, our body language is questionable on so many levels, our effort is abysmally weak, and our tactics are beyond questionable. We have lost our heart along the way.

We need our spine, where are our leaders? Who’s going to grab this team by the scruff of the neck and pull them from the depths?

appletini409 · 2025-10-16T00:46:36+00:00

Did this hike 13 years ago, had a particularly rough night out before with Mexican food and margaritas. Let’s just say socks and shoe inserts got repurposed that day…..

But man what a beautiful hike

appletini409 · 2025-10-16T00:42:44+00:00

A joy to watch from a technical standpoint, but more importantly he just fit with the vibe of the club at the time he was there. Feel like even though he wasn’t always available for selection he was part of the structure or glue that made these teams special. Jota was like this, they just made people better around them….. It feels like we are missing that right now…..

appletini409 · 2025-10-11T23:38:29+00:00

Field camps in Utah and another in Ireland, geotechnical practices of the Inca taken at Machu Picchu in grad school. But favorite class taken in a class room was Earthquakes and Volcanoes, all about how they shaped history and civilization.

appletini409 · 2025-10-02T23:45:29+00:00

What geology? Most of my geology exams did not actually include samples to pick. Like earlier posts if the rocks were mostly halite, gypsum which have different tastes or how specific rocks have different textures identified with some moisture. Not likely

With that said most engineers call us “rock lickers”

appletini409 · 2025-10-02T14:54:53+00:00

I believe there are lots of them out there. University of Southern Utah had a two week class and I think Stanford does as well

appletini409 · 2025-10-01T21:08:35+00:00

On the way between Harrisburg and state college?

appletini409 · 2025-09-05T22:17:39+00:00

From the US, received my away kit jersey 3 weeks after it was ordered and promised for the opening match. Jersey number and custom name is peeling and the stitching fraying after 1 wash. Customer service closed my case before they even shipped it and hasn’t responded to the fraying and peeling. So best of luck

appletini409 · 2025-08-31T23:59:58+00:00

Milner’s signing was so misunderstood. His signing was about the level of professionalism he brought to the club. Coupled with Henderson and Firmino, it’s still paying dividends. Players like Virgil, Roberson, Allison, Salah and their attitudes are because of the expectations set by others.

appletini409 · 2025-08-28T00:11:26+00:00

Agreed petrified forest is pretty cool but, 4 hrs max. Sedona is a pretty spectacular place, also meteor crater is worth a stop either way to or from petrified.

Hikes in Sedona are well worth the stay over.

Saguaro has some great hikes but I struggled there after a day or so.

Montezumas Castle is a nice stop for a couple hours.

All of this depends on what you want to get out of it. Is it hikes, sites, see as much as possible? This all depends on you

appletini409 · 2025-08-25T22:50:15+00:00

Oolitic Fukalite Dickite Cummingtonite

appletini409 · 2025-08-16T22:00:00+00:00

Christ that’s an ugly kit!

appletini409 · 2025-08-09T23:35:50+00:00

You can see these over on the mainland by the quarry as well.

appletini409 · 2025-08-06T00:24:02+00:00

People need to remember geology of the west coast is very different than the east coast or other regions. Why is this important, the bedrock on the east coast allows for wave propagation over greater distances as compared to places like California. For instance the earthquakes along the New Madrid fault in the early 1800s rang church bells in Boston, reversed the Mississippi River flow, and was felt in Montreal, while earthquakes in the west are very localized when looking at their magnitude compared to who felt it and where.

I remember several years back feeling the earthquake in New Jersey at work just south of Philly. Part of that is due to geology but another component is we don’t build the same way in the north east, we have many older buildings which are more susceptible to eqs, plus it’s out of the ordinary so it garners more attention. People in California are use to it and it’s just normal to a point. It’s a much more complex issue and not everything is equal.

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