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2005 Alaska Field Season

 

 

Picture looking east of the Barkley Ridge towards the incredible Mt. St. Elias, at 18,008 ft (5489 m) it is the 2nd highest mountain in North America.

Cross-section through the St. Elias Thrust Fault and the Pacific Plate (Kulthieth Formation) / North american Plate (Orca Group) boundary.

Picture of the incredible glaciated scenery throughout the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park.

Installation of a seismic station west of the Bering Glacier, in the background is Mt. Steller.

Helicopter drop-off on Barkely Ridge for mapping and sampling for apatite thermochronometry.

Sample collection on the Khitrov Hills at N 60° 23.588’; W 143° 32.523’ and 2,034 ft.

BLM run Bering Glacier base camp and center of opperations for the 2005 STEEP field season.

Flying over the Robinson Mountains, Aaron Berger (navigator) and George (helicopter pilot).