Re: interested amateurs

mwb@pacbell.net
Thu, 02 Oct 1997 05:17:18 -0700


Benjamin Harding wrote:
>
> On 1 Oct 97 at 1:04, Sonofsalm@aol.com wrote:
>
> > i am finally getting into it..if i pass the test, do i snag a permit?
>
> I doubt it, but, in my book, if you're curious about "it" you
> deserve one.
>
> The interesting discussion about the evidence of lakes points
> to an area where I suspect interested amateurs could
> contribute to our understanding of the canyon. How thoroughly
> have the side canyons been surveyed for evidence of deltas?
>
> Because we are so much more numerous, there may be a lot more
> information locked away in the brains of observant river runners
> than in living scientists. I know that river runners understood
> that beach destruction was facilitated by dewatering and
> slumping years before it became a formal concept.
>
> What we lack is rigor and ways in which to informally organize
> our efforts, collaborate and exchange ideas and information.
> How many out there would enjoy a focused scientific
> investigation as part of a trip? Say, survey one side canyon,
> measure one travertine deposit, survey one beach, etc.
>
> Of course, first we need to get into the canyon.
>
> Ben
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I think a loosely organized science extravaganza would be appropriate.
I know there must be a few former geologists that wouldn't mind mapping
a bit at a particular location. I wouldn't.
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