2005 Alaska Field Season
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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.
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Cross-section through the St. Elias Thrust Fault and the Pacific Plate (Kulthieth Formation) / North american Plate (Orca Group) boundary.
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Picture of the incredible glaciated scenery throughout the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park.
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Installation of a seismic station west of the Bering Glacier, in the background is Mt. Steller.
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Helicopter drop-off on Barkely Ridge for mapping and sampling for apatite thermochronometry.
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Sample collection on the Khitrov Hills at N 60° 23.588’; W 143° 32.523’ and 2,034 ft.
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BLM run Bering Glacier base camp and center of opperations for the 2005 STEEP field season.
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Flying over the Robinson Mountains, Aaron Berger (navigator) and George (helicopter pilot).
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