Southern Appalachians, USA

Field Trip Photos

Jonathan W. Mies

Plateaus, Valley and Ridge, Blue Ridge, Piedmont, southeastern United States

Structural Geology (Geology 451), Field Methods (Geology 452), and Geologic Mapping (Geology 494), in particular, have significant field components. Selected photos from these field trips and field studies are displayed below.

Structures observed at Woodall Shoals (lower left and upper right) and Chunky Gal (upper left and lower right). Geology 452, Field Methods, Spring '01

The 2002 Structural Geology class at Woodall Shoals, on the Chattooga River, South Carolina.
Geology 451, Structural Geology, Fall '02

Here, we consider the pattern of superposed folds at Chunky Gal, in the North Carolina Blue Ridge. (Photo by S. Hoover.)

Geology 452,
Field Methods

Spring '01

The Y2K Structural Geology class on a cold November evening in the Blue Ridge of North Carolina. (Photo by J. Dick.)

Geology 451,
Structural Geology

Fall '00

Early morning at Wiseman's view. The backdrop is Linville gorge and the Grandfather Mountain window. (Photo by J. Dick.)

Geology 451,
Structural Geology

Fall '00

The group studies an outcrop of Silurian Rockwood Formation in Mahan Gap, White Oak Mountain. This study area is a 30-minute drive from the UTC campus.

Geology 452,
Field Methods

Spring '99

Here, we discuss the significance of the Linville Falls fault, part of which is exposed under the ledge. The group is at the type locality near Linville, North Carolina.

Geology 451,
Structural Geology

Fall '98