Georgia's Geology Tour June 11, 2010

UNM Continuing Education invites you to join us on a one day tour to explore the geologic story behind the landscape that so fascinated Georgia O’Keeffe at her home in Abiquiu and at Ghost Ranch. Local geologist Kirt Kempter will lead participants on an easy, one-mile hike at Plaza Blanca. This mile hike at Plaza Blanca (White House) inspired several of Georgia’s paintings. Bizarre and captivating rock formations adorn the white cliffs in this intimate canyon only a few miles north of the town of Abiquiu. Following our morning hike we will continue to Ghost Ranch, where dinosaur-age rocks ring the panoramic Piedra Lumbre on the eastern edge of the Colorado Plateau. En route back to Santa Fe, highway stops will be made to appreciate scenic vistas along the Rio Chama and to learn more about how the Abiquiu landscape evolved over geologic time. We will also visit Poshuoinge, a large pueblo ruin overlooking the Rio Chama just a few miles east of Abiquiu.

This tour departs from the UNM Continuing Education east parking lot, located at 1634 University Blvd. NE in Albuquerque, NM on Friday, June 11, 2010 at 8am and will return at 6pm. The $87 tuition fee includes transportation and the guided tour. For more information visit dce.unm.edu/story-of-new-mexico.htm or call Joan Cok at 505-277-0563. To register visit dce.unm.edu.