Schedule - BIO/EES 250 Winter Session 2005 (subject to slight
modification)
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Area/Activity |
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Jan. 3 (Mon.) |
Final Packing, Fly to Las Vegas, pick up vans, motel stay
and free time in Las Vegas |
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Jan. 4 (Tues.) |
Get Food, Drive to Death Valley, Devil’s Hole, Ash Meadows
NWR (on the way), Zabriski Point (if time) |
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Jan. 5 (Wed.) |
Southern Death Valley - Dante’s View, Death Valley,
Badwater, Artist Drive/hike, Shoreline Terraces, Zabriski Point (if needed) |
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Jan. 6 (Thurs.) |
Northern Death Valley - Racetrack Playa, Ubehebe Crater,
Scotty’s Castle |
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Jan. 7 (Fri.) |
Central Death Valley – Eagle Borax Works, Salt Creek, Sand
Dunes, Devil’s Cornfield, Mosaic Canyon (if time) |
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Jan. 8 (Sat.) |
Go to Victorville – Charcoal Kilns, Panamint Mtns.,
Pluvial Lakes (on the way), motel stay in Victorville (do laundry if needed) |
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Jan. 9 (Sun.) |
San Andreas Fault, La Brea Tar Pits, free time in
Hollywood, Motel stay in Long Beach |
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Jan. 10 (Mon.) |
Tide Pools in San Pedro, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve,
Free Time (Newport Back Bay – opt. during free time), Motel Stay in Long
Beach |
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Jan. 11 (Tue.) |
Boat ride to Catalina Island, (Wrigley Marine Station),
Introduction to the marine biology, snorkeling, kayaking |
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Jan. 12 (Wed.) |
Trip to the Island's Interior, Geology of Catalina Island,
snorkeling, kayaking, Free Time/Class Projects |
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Jan. 13 (Thurs.) |
Free Time/Class Projects, Scuba Diving available at Two
Harbors |
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Jan. 14 (Fri.) |
Boat ride to San Pedro, Drive to Twentynine Palms, visit
Joshua Tree National Monument, Motel stay in Twentynine Palms |
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Jan. 15 (Sat.) |
Drive to Las Vegas via Mojave Nat. Preserve, possibly
visit Hoover Dam, Motel stay and free time in Las Vegas |
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Jan. 16 (Sun.) |
Breakfast & Lunch in Las Vegas, Fly Home |
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Jan. 17 (Mon.) |
Free Day – No Class |
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Jan. 18-20 |
Prepare presentations, meet with instructors |
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Jan. 21 (Fri.) |
Final Presentations |