MTU African Field Camps

2009 Class after ascending from the Lower Gorge in Hell's Gate National Park

Students look over a road cut near the rift rim.

Professor Wood and Alex lead students at the beginning of the hike from rim to floor.

A quick photo-op in the middle of a hike from rift rim to rift floor.

Students determine the sorting and bedding at a river cut.

Richard stands for scale in a sharply contrasting river cut.

The students pause to discuss some out of place material at the bottom of the river cut.

Brandon and Andrea take a break on the fine muds and efflorescent crust of Baker's Lagoon, part of paleo-Lake Magadi.

The students stop for a photo next to mud formation in Baker's Lagoon.

Alex instructs the class before a mapping assignment in Baker's Lagoon.

Alex and Brandon examining platey chert near Lake Magadi.

Alex provides the class with instruction during a stop on the rift floor.

Brandon examining the soil on the floor of the rift.

The class poses with their guide following a trip past the southen end of Lake Magadi.

Professor Wood and Brandon discuss the layering they stand next to.

Professor Wood provides some insight during a stop partway down the rift.

The class examines the various layers at a river cut on the rift floor.

The class takes some time to look at some dykes in paleo-Lake Olorgesailie.

Brandon poses for scale at an outcrop.

Andy prepares to take a sample just east of Lake Magadi.

A group shot at a basalt outcrop near Lake Magadi.

Alex giving a talk about the trachyte mounds found in eastern rift.

Alex approves of the deformation found in this outcrop.

Richard examines an outcrop while a waypoint is taken.

Part of the class just before descending into Ol Njorowa Gorge in Hell's Gate National Park.

Winding our way through the Lower Gorge.

The Lower Gorge walls have no shortage of nice exposures.

Professor Wood climbing past a boulder blocking the way.

Amy descends past the blockage with help from the trusty Maasia ladder.

A slot canyon branches off from the main route through the gorge.

Professor Wood provides scale for a basalt dyke the runs up into Central Tower.

Andy and Amy pose for photo after ascending from the gorge.

Andy provides some scale in the obsidian caves of Hell's Gate.

Only four decided to climb Mt. Longonot; here they pose on the rim before hiking around to the peak.

Andy scrambles down from the peak of Mt. Longonot.

Amy is obscurred by the steam from hot springs at Lake Bogoria.

The class shoves off for a cruise around Lake Baringo.