How to Find Oil and Gas

Vaughn and I attended a short course on 'How to Find Oil and Gas' by Dr. Craig. Rasoul (my boss) had set the lecture up for the Geology department at the U. It was really interesting and we learned so much.

Now I can't wait to test out my new skills!

These boots were made for hiking...

I had Friday off, so I decided to go hiking. Bell Canyon is a glaciated U-shaped valley. You park across the street from the end moraine (sediment that was pushed down by the glacier) and for the first part of the hike you are between lateral moraines.

The trail pretty much follows the stream all the way up.

This is the first reservoir.

By the reservoir there are a lot the these big granite boulders that were brought down from higher up in the canyon.

The trees in the canyon were already changing colors.

This is just a little bit past the first reservoir. From here the trail is mostly through trees.

This is the first waterfall. On the way up I talked to a guy and he asked me if I knew how to find the waterfall. I told him I didn't. He said "Watch for where the stream crosses the trail. Then just up a little on the left there will be a big pine tree with a trail next to it and that's the way to the waterfall." I thought I would never find it with those directions. But about 20 minutes later the stream crossed the trail and there was a big pine tree on the left. I even gave the same directions to a couple on my way down.

I loved the waterfall. It was gorgeous and I could have sat there all day.

The hike was about 4.6 miles round trip up to the first waterfall and back. A great hike on a day off.

And I think it's time for a new pair of boots. This happened on the way up and I should have taken a picture of the duct tape bandaid.