Once in a while a good training opportunity lands on Piet's desk, and this year he got invited to attend a geological field trip in Utah. The idea is to go "back to basics", and link observations in the field to the daily work done behind a computer screen, sitting in an office with the nearest rocks hundreds of kilometers away.
A group of 20 geologists met in Salt Lake City, and in 8 days drove east (via Price and Green River) to Moab, which is on of the main outdoor activity centers in the US, surrounded by beautifully exposed, red coloured rocks. During the day (still very hot and sunny in October) we walked around, discussing the rocks, and did some exercises linking these to finding oil and gas (Piet's day job in The Hague). They also visited the famous Canyonlands and Arches National Parks. The evenings were spend having typical American dinners (lot's of meat) in classic places like Ray's, Eddie McStiff and Sundance.
They also had a half day off, and Piet took the opportunity to rent a MTB and explore some of the classic tracks around Moab. It is claimed that mountain biking started here, and as it is one of his passions.....
Walking to an outcrop in Hatch Mesa, Utah
Piet at Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Moab
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