Summary: The 1999 Geology of the Canyon Country course at Mesa State College consisted of class meetings of approximately once every two weeks, followed by an eight day rafting, kayaking, and hiking trip through Labyrinth and Stillwater Canyons on the Green River, and Cataract Canyon on the Colorado. Students chose topics to focus on during the trip, and provided supporting technical papers for reference. Subjects included structural geology, paleoenvironments, modern depositional systems, economic geology, groundwater, plant biology, animal biology, and the importance of man and geology in the evolution of the ecosystems in and adjacent to the river. Emphasis was also placed on practicing low to no impact backcountry living practices. Photographs highlighting the trip may be found in the following Photo Gallery.

MSC Geology, Biology, and Environmental Restoration majors prepare for a trip through geologic time in Labyrinth, Stillwater, and Cataract Canyons, Spring Break, 1999

Science majors Cam Adibi and Matt Geary enjoying the scenery at an old fort/cabin site overlooking Canyonlands, Labyrinth Canyon, Utah.

"Buttes of the Cross", Labyrinth Canyon, Green River.

Geology major Matt Geary taking an air stroke with excited crew, Alexis Navarre and Chris Claussen, Mile Long Rapid, Cataract Canyon.

Science majors, Kimberly Garhart and Chris Claussen, "Who needs GPS anyway?", Doll House, Canyon lands, Utah.

Turks Head, Stillwater Canyon, Green River, above the confluence with the Colorado River.	Doll House area, above Spanish Bottom, Cataract Canyon.
	The Colorado River cutting through the axis of Meander Anticline looking down from the Doll House, Cataract Canyon.