FOUNDATIONS IN GENESIS OF IDAHO AND OREGON

SPRING FIELD TRIP, MAY 4, 2002

GRANDVIEW AREA AND LAKE IDAHO

PURPOSE OF FIELD TRIP: The field trip emphasis will be to discuss, study, and expose the geologic evidences of ancestral Lake Idaho (post Flood) along the southern border of the Snake River Plain near the towns of Grandview and Bruneau, Idaho. Several stops will be made along the route. Each participant will have a chance to perspire as we do some light hiking for up to ½ mile over hilly terrain. We will also be digging with shovels, moving sand with buckets and screening for fossils (many fish fossils). Does this sound like fun? A detailed informational handout will be provided to all participants on the morning of the trip.

WORD OF CAUTION: Although we are not discouraging children from attending the field trip, parents need to be aware of certain potential hazards. As long as people remain in the location where the actual digging and screening is being done, there should be no problem. However, just a few blocks in either direction the terrain becomes more hazardous, with unstable rocks, caves and the potential for scorpions and rattlesnakes. If young children or teenagers want to explore the area beyond the main dig site, then a parent must remain with them at all times! Young children must be supervised throughout the entire field trip.

WHERE TO MEET: Participants will meet at one of two locations.

1. ONTARIO, COUNCIL, CAMBRIDGE, CALDWELL, NAMPA: This group of people will rendezvous in the area of the Walters Ferry Bridge where Highway 45 crosses the Snake River south of Nampa, at the north side gas station @ 8:30 am. Departure will be at 9:00 am sharp!

2. BOISE/MERIDIAN: This group of people will meet at 8:30 am at the Boise Calvary Chapel Church parking lot @ 123 Auto Drive. The church is located on the south side of Franklin Road, east of the Town Square Mall and west of Cole Road. Departure will be at 9:00 am sharp!

WHAT TO BRING: Spring of the year can be warm, wet and windy, all at the same time. Long pants are recommended along with sweater, coat or light wind/rain shell and sun/rain cap. Must items are daypack, sack lunch, LOTS of water, heavy duty gloves, shovel, and 3 to 5 gallon plastic buckets. Screens will be provided for the sifting operation; however, if you do have a screen, bring it along. Ticks can be common in the Sage Brush in the spring, and rattlesnakes may be encountered. Other items to bring are comfortable, sturdy hiking shoes, sunglasses, binoculars, plastic baggies with soft tissue for wrapping fossil specimens.