Department of Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences
Date October 19, 2026
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Photos from the 2026 Fall Field Trip

Guided by Assistant Professor Blake Hodgin, a group of undergraduates recently ventured to upstate New York for the annual DEEPS Fall Field Trip. The students learned about the unique geologic history of the region, examined dinosaur footprints, and explored Kaaterskill Falls in the Catskill Mountains.

Students walking in front of a rocky waterfall
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a group of students sitting together on top of a rocky cliff formation, smiling for the photo
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Students circling Proffesor Hodgin as he explains a lesson, outdoors in a forest area
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Students forming groups and geologic-style formations while Proffesor Hodgin as he explains a lesson, outdoors in a forest area
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Students laughing in groups groups illustrating geologic-style formations, outdoors in a forest area
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students hiking through a forest area bright with fall leaves
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students walking along a rocky creek bed
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students hiking along a rocky creek bed
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a wide view of a rocky cliff, with students waving to the camera underneath
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students waving from behind a waterfall
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students hiking behind a waterfall, overlooking a forest of fall colors
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a view from behind the waterfall of students sitting near the water's edge
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students walking along a rocky creek bed inspecting unique stone formations
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students sitting on rocks beside a creek, under an old steel bridge
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Professor Hodgin pointing out features in a rockface to a group of students
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Professor Hodgin beside the rockface
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three students' pose their feet beside a fossized dinosaur footprint
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students gather in the distance along a rocky shoreline
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students looking out over the water from the rocky shoreline
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the field trip participants pose together for a group photo on the rocky shoreline
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Throughout the trip, students learned about the geologic evidence of past plate tectonics in New England. “We [saw] rocks from different tectonic settings that have been used to reconstruct the complex geological history of eastern North America,” according to the group's field guide. “While following country roads and hiking in the Appalachians, we [viewed] some rocks and evidence of life within those rocks (fossils) that are indeed older than the mountains!” 

 

Photos provided by Assistant Professor Blake Hodgin, Angie Corcega, Travis Parsons, Hannah Tompkins, and Nicholas Wagner. 

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