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September 2003 :: Westmark Hotel & Convention Center ::
Fairbanks, Alaska |
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Field Trips
Several field trips are currently being planned for Thursday and Friday,
25-26 September. Fees include drinks and light snacks.
For those registrants who are arriving early to take in the sights,
you may be interested in participating in the
Equinox Marathon on Saturday, 20 September.
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41st Annual Equinox Marathon |
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date |
20 September,
2003 |
registration |
www.active.com |
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This race starts at UAF?s Patty Center at 8 A.M.
with a run up a sledding hill and keeps going up for about 2000 feet in elevation and 13 miles in
distance before the return leg. The Equinox Marathon is considered by many to be the second
most difficult marathon in North America, second only to the Pike?s Peak Marathon. It is also one of
the oldest. Individuals or teams may enter.
MORE INFO:
www.equinoxmarathon.org |
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CRREL Permafrost Tunnel/Trans Alaska
Pipeline |
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date |
25 September,
2003 |
fee |
$25.00 |
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max part. |
20 |
contact |
Jerry Johnson |
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The CRREL facility is a unique research tunnel
excavated in ice-rich permafrost. It is located in Fox, about 10 miles north of Fairbanks. Fox is
also the location of a viewing site and visitor center for the Trans Alaska Pipeline.
Maximum participants: 20
MORE INFO:
www.crrel.usace.army.mil/alaska-office/foxtunl.html
www.alyeska-pipe.com/pipelinefacts.html |
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Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest |
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date |
25 September,
2003 |
fee |
$25.00 |
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max part. |
20 |
contact |
TBA |
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The Bonanza Creek Long Term Ecological Research
Area (LTER) is a research area located approximately 20 km southwest of Fairbanks
along the Parks Highway. The Experimental Forest is within the Tanana Valley State Forest, and
focuses on ecosystem controls in forest succession. The area represents a transect of
typical vegetation and landforms in interior Alaska, and includes a section of the Tanana River
floodplain at an elevation of approximately 120 m and adjacent uplands. These uplands form the
southern limit of the Tanana-Yukon uplands, rising to a ridge crest of 470 m. The vegetation, a
mosaic of forest and non-forest types, corresponds to four broad topographic zones:
upland hills and ridges, lowland toeslopes and valley bottoms, old Tanana River terraces, and the
active floodplain. Maximum participants: 20
MORE INFO:
www.lter.uaf.edu/site_info.htm |
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AK Range Sightseeing and Fault-seeing Tour |
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date |
25-26 September,
2003 |
fee |
$200.00 |
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max part. |
20 |
contact |
Jeff Freymueller or Patty Craw |
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This trip will be an overnight tour of the Alaska
Range that will also visit the three locations where some of the 7.9 Denali Earthquake fault rupture
crossed accessible roads. The road damage has been repaired, but some signs of fault offsets may
be seen. We will also see some sites of general geological and geophysical interest: the Trans
Alaska Pipeline and the beautiful Alaska Range. Maximum participants: 20 |
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Denali Fault Rupture (Tentative Trip) |
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date |
25-27 September,
2003 |
fee |
$400.00 |
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max part. |
TBA |
contact |
Jeff Freymueller or Patty Craw |
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This trip will feature either an overflight of the
Denali fault rupture in a small aircraft, or a helicopter-based excursion to important sites
along the fault rupture. This is really the only way to see the spectacular parts of the rupture. This
will be a 2-3 day trip and would cost several hundred dollars. Please let us know if you are
SERIOUSLY interested. This trip will require a significant deposit or pre-payment prior to the
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Additional field trips may be added at a future
date to accomodate participant interests.
You can visit this page for current updates and revisions.
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