Prep Work

We leave in a little over a week for the field. First, Kyle and I will go visit the fantastic Sierras for a combination of vacation and training. Our trip is going to be considerably more snowy than we expected, but it should show us a totally new aspect of the amazing and beautiful Sierra Nevada mountains.

To prepare for the field season, Kyle and I have been hiking around the White Mountains, hiking longer and longer each weekend. The Whites are a perfect training ground, allowing anyone to hike as much elevation and mileage as they want, but still make it back to your car!

I've spent most of June in the lab and at the computer, preparing the last few samples for the mass spectrometer before I leave. Being a geochronologist is really the best of both worlds, you get to spend time in the field AND time in the lab. So you always can dream about the "other side of the fence"!