Category: Local Field Trips

Descriptions of field trips we’ve run. May or may not have a Field Guide associated with it.

2020 Summer State Park Geology Signs

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Using donations received from the folks who attend our events, the Jefferson Land Trust Geology Group has produced and donated geologic interpretive signs to our three local state parks: Fort Worden, Fort Townsend, and Fort Flagler. Each sign includes information about the glacial history which is fundamental to understanding our local geology. Each sign also includes park-specific information.

We hope you will take a moment to enjoy these signs when you visit your local state parks.

FORT WORDEN STATE PARK: Follow the road down to the beach area. At the north end of the boat-trailer parking lot adjacent to the pier, there is a large ‘pay station’ signboard. The geology sign is on the north-facing side of this signboard. Preview of this sign Stories in Motion you see at top of this posting. Click here to view sign details…

FORT TOWNSEND STATE PARK: Follow the entry road to the welcome-registration kiosk. Turn left and go about 70 feet downhill to the parking lot that abuts the open Parade Ground. You can then see the large Park signboard with a mural on the north side. On the south side of the signboard, you will see two signs and a handout with geologic interpretive information. Click here to view sign details…

FORT FLAGLER STATE PARK: Follow the road into the park and, at the 4-way stop, turn left toward the camping registration kiosk. Continue on this winding road all the way to its end at the beach camping area. There is a large signboard at the road side and the interpretive sign is on its east-facing side. Click here to view sign details…

2016-06-11 Field trip to two basalt quarries & photos

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2016 Field Trip to the New Shine and Penny Creek Basalt Quarries

Saturday, June 11, 2016; 8:30 am – 2:30 pm

Leaders: Jeff Tepper, UPS Geology Professors Ken Clark and Jeff Tepper; Carol Serdar Tepper, Geologist

Some things we’ll see and discuss: Regional geology of the Crescent Basalt
Where and why basalts outcrop in the area
Basalt petrology, mineralogy and weathering
Basalt quarry operations and economics of production

Trip leaves from Chimacum High School, travels to Shine Quarry (Port Ludlow), then Penny Creek Quarry (Quilcene), and finishes with an overview from Mount Walker. Returns to Chimacum around 2:30 (all depending upon weather conditions).

Driving: If you are willing to be a carpool driver, please let us know your car type (van, sedan, station wagon, etc.) and how many passengers (and their gear) you can accommodate. All passenger seats must have a functioning seatbelt. Drivers will be reimbursed for gas expenses.

Cost: $10 each, BYO lunch and beverages. Hard hats supplied (or bring your own). You will receive trip details after you are registered. Trip fee is payable (cash or check) at beginning of the trip.

Note: Some hiking over uneven ground. Young children and pets are not allowed, and this will not be an ADA-accessible field trip. Bring rain gear, hat, camera, note pad and hand lens if you have one.

Mount Walker Jeff and Ken lecture 6-11-2016Mount Walker Jeff and Ken lecture 6-11-2016
Penny Creek Quarry discussion 6-11-2016Penny Creek Quarry discussion 6-11-2016
Shine Quarry 6-11-2016Shine Quarry 6-11-2016
Basalt quarries field trip fun 6-11-2016Basalt quarries field trip fun 6-11-2016
Mount Walker end of field trip lecture 6-11-2016Mount Walker end of field trip lecture 6-11-2016

2019-07-15 Kitty Reed: Fort Worden Geology beach walks

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Bluffs at Fort Worden

Beach Walks on July 15 and 31, 2019:  Geology of Fort Worden Bluffs

Kitty Reed describing sedimentary features exposed in the bluffs on the north side of Fort Worden

July 15th and July 31st

Geology group advisors Kitty Reed, Michael Machette, and Keith Norlin led two beach walks along the bluff on the north side of Fort Worden.  These walks took 2-3 hours each and occurred during morning low tides:  July 15, Mon., 9-12; July 31, Wed. 9:30-12:30. We looked at the sediments that record much of the late Pleistocene history of the area, as well as on-going bluff erosion. A fee of $10 per person (paid at time of field trip) was charged to cover our photocopy costs.  Each trip was limited to 15 persons, and registration deadline is a week before each trip.

To download a more recent guide for this trip click here*. The long version of the self guided field trip is found on the QGS website; titled:  Geology of bluff along North Beach, Fort Worden (updated 2023) – click here.     *This link is temporarily not working, check back soon 2/2024.