Yucca Mountain Field Trip - May 17, 2005
Led by: Chet Nichols

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North Portal (main entrance to the ESF (Exploratory Studies Facility)).





Investigating Alcove 2 off of the ESF. Red hats were all the rage that day!




The group walking into the ESF.



Watch out for the train!



Group looking into Trench 14 in Midway Valley.



Panoramic view of Trench 14 in Midway Valley. Note the soil carbonate infilling fractures.



South Portal of YM (rarely used south entrance to the ESF).




Participants peering up at the massive face of the tunnel boring machine that was used to form the ESF at Yucca Mountain.



Another view of the TBM.



Tour leader, Dave Beusch (2nd from left) discusses lithophysae and fractures within ignimbrites.



Dave explaning the volcanic stratigraphy of Yucca Mountain.


Pretty cool spot for lunch! Top of Yucca Mountain looking out towards the Funeral and Panamint Mountains over in Death Valley.



View of Bare Mountain directly to the west of Yucca Mountain. Note the cinder cones in the valley on the left.