
Calcrete Growth in Alluvial Lowlands
A robust association between thick pedogenic calcretes (petrocalcic horizons) and lowland alluvial deposits is a key finding of my recent...

Pleistocene Alluvial Stratigraphy - Lind Coulee, WA
Non-flood sediments of Pleistocene age are well exposed along Crab Creek in Lind Coulee east of O'Sullivan Dam. Very little has been...

Old Maid Coulee Site Geology - Connell, WA
The Old Maid Coulee site, located near Connell, WA, contains convincing evidence of "pre-late Wisconsin" flooding. Geologists distinguish...

Calcrete Field Trip - Stokrose Gravel Pit
Stokrose Gravel is a large, active pit and gravel stockpile located in Lind Coulee 7 miles east of Warden, WA off Lind-Warden Road (Road...

Calcrete Field Trip 2021 - Overview
Geology Field Guide to the Rain Shadow Calcretes near Othello, WA Northwest Geological Society September 17-19, 2021 Skye W. Cooley
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Calcrete Field Trip - Warden Canal
Directions - From Othello, drive north on Hwy 17 and turn R (east) on Hwy 170/Rd 8 SE at the '76 gas station toward Warden. Follow for...

Calcrete Field Trip - Hendricks Rd
Directions - Drive 7.5 miles west on Hendricks Road from the Hwy 17-Hwy 260/Hendricks Road intersection. Roadcuts are located a short...

Calcrete Field Trip - Red Tank
Time did not allow our NWGS group to visit the Red Tank area in September 2021. The Saddle Mountains crest is an incredibly photogenic...

Calcrete Field Trip - Corfu Landslide Overlook
Directions - From Othello, drive Hwy 26 west to the White Bluffs Area gate. Do not turn. Instead, continue west on the highway 2.8 miles...

Calcrete Field Trip - Offramp
Directions - Offramp stop is located just east of the Hwy 26-Hwy 17 interchange SE of Othello. There are two ways to access it depending...