2006 NOGS Fall Field Trip Photos

2006 NOGS Fall Field Trip Photos

Steve Nelson explains local geology to the
group in the Lower 9th Ward

Warrington Drive: The infamous Ford Mustang
filled with sand transported from rushing flood
waters at the London Avenue Canal breach

Warrington Drive: Stratigraphic detail of sand deposits

Sample of peat soil exposed at the
London Avenue Canal breach

Warrington Drive: Recent cross-bedding in sand
deposited near the breach of the London Avenue Canal.
Note: interesting to see every-day items such as
CDs embedded within sedimentary structures.

Road Damage at Lakeshore Drive along the
Lake Pontchartrain Seawall

Section of the London Avenue Canal under construction

Volunteer drivers provided transportation.
The group makes the last stop at Lakeview.

	Steve Nelson explains local geology to the group in the Lower 9th Ward
	Warrington Drive: The infamous Ford Mustang filled with sand transported from rushing flood waters at the London Avenue Canal breach
	Warrington Drive: Stratigraphic detail of sand deposits
	Sample of peat soil exposed at the London Avenue Canal breach
	Warrington Drive: Recent cross-bedding in sand deposited near the breach of the London Avenue Canal. Note: interesting to see every-day items such as CDs embedded within sedimentary structures.
	Road Damage at Lakeshore Drive along the Lake Pontchartrain Seawall
	Section of the London Avenue Canal under construction
	Volunteer drivers provided transportation. The group makes the last stop at Lakeview.