Field Geology 2009:
Student Photographic Perspectives
of Geology in Kansas and Colorado
www.geospectra.net/fieldgeology/vegetation.htm

Emporia State University
Susan W. Aber, Editor

 Field Geology Students - May 27, 2009
Photo by J.S. Aber; Photo date May 27, 2009

Students in the field geology course were challenged to submit around 10 of their favorite photographs for a panel of judges to examine. Different categories included Kansas and Colorado geology, landscape, atmosphere, flora, fauna, and people. It was difficult to choose from the plethora of great photos, but for the contest winners see Field Geology Photo Awards 2009, academic.emporia.edu/aberjame/field/Photo_Winners_2009/photo_winners.htm.

Other submitted photos are published here and below are perspectives from the flora or vegetation category. To see entries in all other categories follow links below.

Geology, www.geospectra.net/
fieldgeology/geology.htm 		Landscape, www.geospectra.net/
fieldgeology/landscape.htm 		Vegetation, www.geospectra.net/
fieldgeology/vegetation.htm
Wildlife, www.geospectra.net/
fieldgeology/wildlife.htm 		People, www.geospectra.net/
fieldgeology/people.htm 		Atmosphere, www.geospectra.net/
fieldgeology/sky.htm

Flint Hills in eastern Kansas

Left: Spiderwort, Tradescantia sp.,
A.K.A. Cow Slobber! (www.gpnc.org/spiderwo.htm).
Photo by Simeon DeGraaf.

Southern Rocky Mountains, Colorado

Left and right: Claret Cup Cactus or A.K.A. Strawberry or King's Crown Cactus;
the Hedgehog species, Echinocereus genus, plant was found at Elephant Rocks.
Left and right photos by Preston Johnson.
Center picture is grass growing in a heart pattern! This was also found at Elephant Rocks.
Photo by John Barker.
Left: Purple flower with orange lichen encrusted dike rock at Hell's gate, Saguache County.
Center: Alpine Springbeauty, Big-rooted Springbeauty; Claytonia megarhiza, Purslane family.
Found near the top of Mt. Maxwell. Right: Marsh Marigold, Psychrophila leptosepala,
Hellebore family; wetland bog between Blue and Bear Lakes, west of highway 12
between Cuchara and Stonewall. Left photo by Dallas Weaver. Center photo by Ashley Lee.
Right photo by Jue Jiang.
Left: Porter Aster, Aster porteri in the Aster family.
Center: tree stump at Cordova Pass overlook. Right: Purple phlox.
Photo left and right by Ashley Lee. Center photo by Simeon DeGraaf.
Lanceleaf Chiming Bells, Mertensia lanceolata,
Borage family. Brook Cress in background.
Photo by Ashley Lee.

Field Geology Photos

Field Geology 2009: Photographic Perspectives
of Geology in Kansas and Colorado, by S. Smith
www.geospectra.net/fieldgeology/scottsphotos.htm 		Field Geology 2009: Photographic Perspectives
of Geology in Kansas and Colorado, by S.W. Aber
www.geospectra.net/fieldgeology/photos.htm

Course Webpages of Interest

Field Geology 2009: Exploring the Flint Hills of
Kansas, the High Plains and Southern Rocky Mountains
of Colorado, www.geospectra.net/fieldgeology/
fieldgeology.htm 		Field Geology 2009: Exploring the Flint Hills
of Kansas in Chase County,
www.geospectra.net/fieldgeology/
kansasrocks.htm
Field Geology 2009: Exploring the High Plains
and Southern Rockies of Colorado,
www.geospectra.net/fieldgeology/coloradorocks.htm 		Field Geology 2009: Identifying Rocks
from Kansas and Colorado,
www.geospectra.net/fieldgeology/rocks.htm

Webpage created June 24, 2009; latest update June 30, 2009. Copyright S.W. Aber & all students who submitted images. E-mail: saber@emporia.edu.