Columbia Gorge Geology Field Trip – May 5th

Lloyd DeKay, president of the Columbia River Gorge Chapter of IAFI, has volunteered to lead a day-long presentation and field trip on June 1, 2024,  to explore the geology of the central-east portion of the Columbia River Gorge for winning donors at the Skyline Health Foundation’s Cultivate Columbia fundraiser on April 13, 2024.

The day will begin at 8:30 AM with a slide presentation about the origins and geohistory of the Gorge.  Then participants will board a bus for a 40+ mile roundtrip to see and discuss a number of uniquely interesting places and geologic features found in the Gorge between White Salmon and The Dalles.

We’ll see and discuss lahar deposits, kolk ponds, tree casts, differences between pillow basalts and Maar deposits, Ice Age Floods features, indigenous petroglyphs and even a brief trip through Africa USA. Lunch will be no-host at a local restaurant along the way.

This field trip is donated in support of the Skyline Health Foundation. The Cultivate Columbia fundraiser is currently sold out, so if you don’t have tickets and you wish to participate, you should contact the foundation director, Elizabeth Vaivoda at 509-637-2602 for more details.