So, another couple of weeks have gone by since the last field trip, so what time is it? Time for Another One.
Last Thursday the class (the entire honours class this time, not just Limnology Students [the few, the brave, the mighty]) headed back up to Loch Lomond to the hamlet of Balmaha. This tiny little [...]
Early (well…) on Wednesday we drove a couple of miles up the road to the Eildon Hills – a journey which in no way involved travelling along a road that was closed for maintenance. We parked by the reservoir to the West of the Eildons – probably the best spot to start a walk.
Continue reading about Borders Trip Part 3: The Eildon Hills
After stopping in Eyemouth for a fish supper, and being attacked by Scotland’s biggest seagull, we drove up the coast to Siccar Point. Parking just outside the quarry we walked round to come at Siccar Point from the East (having driven right past the “proper” path). Making our way up from the East however let [...]
Twitter Updates for the 9th of April. (RJ – Robert Jamieson (me), HS – Hazel Scott). Morning spent mapping a transect across the entire Carboniferous at Corrie, afternoon spent touring the Distillery and Brewery.
7:42 AM Apr 9th : In the field from 8:30 this morning to avoid the tides. Brutally early start. – RJ
11:09 AM [...]
Twitter Updates for the 8th of April. (RJ – Robert Jamieson (me), HS – Hazel Scott). Most of the day spent mapping Dougrie field, with a stopover at Imachar to look at Dalradian folding.
8:19 AM Apr 8th : Up bright(ish) and earlyish, weather was horrendous last night, not much better this morning. – RJ
10:35 AM [...]
Twitter Updates for the 7th of April. (RJ – Robert Jamieson (me), HS – Hazel Scott). A day of Dalradian rocks, followed by Hutton’s Unconformity (well, one of them anyway).
8:23 AM Apr 7th : Early morning in Arran. Weather is truly horrendous. Rain sloshing down, time for porridge. – RJ
8:34 AM Apr 7th : Just [...]
Collected Tweets from April 6th. Walk up Glen Sannox, followed by Sedimentary Logging of Old Red Sandstone in Sannox Bay. (Again; RJ is Me, HS is Hazel)
Twitter Updates for the 5th of April. (RJ – Robert Jamieson (me), HS – Hazel Scott)