Field Trip Information

Geomorphology of the Tucson Basin and Santa Catalina Forerange

The field trip for GeoDaze 2009 will be led by Dr. Jon Pelletier, University of Arizona, Department of Geosciences.

This trip will be a geomorphic transect from the floor of the Tucson Basin to the upper elevations of the Catalina Mountains. We will examine discontinuous ephemeral streams on the basin floor, fill terraces, debris-flow hazards, and pediments along the Catalina Mountain front, structurally-controlled knickpoints in the bedrock channels of the Catalina Mountains, and the effects of fire on hillslope processes near Summerhaven.

Download information about the field trip and suggested readings.

The field trip will leave on Saturday, April 4th, at 8:00 A.M. from the loading docks at Gould-Simpson and will return around 4:30 P.M. Lunch will be provided for everyone on the field trip.