What will you need for the field trip?

Clothing: you need to look like Indiana Jones (or at least like Dr. Jim Evans shown at right)

• long pants (jeans can be heavy if the day is hot so consider bing jeans and another lighter pair if you have them)
• hat with a wide brim
• light backpack
• hiking boots (sturdy sneakers are ok)
• bandana <- many uses
• sunglasses
• sunscreen with at SPF30+
  • some geologists wear long sleeves even in the summer in the desert in order to avoid burning
• light jacket/sweater for cool evenings
• local currency (just kidding! Utah is still part of the USA)
• two 1-liter water bottles (nalgene are good but the kind you buy with water at the grocery store are ok) If you don't like being thristy a 'camelback' is good. These are backpacks full of water with a straw that you can sip whenever you are thristy.
• Swimsuit (the hotel in Moab has a pool)

Equipment: you need to think like a geologist

• field notebook (MSSD is providing :-)
• hand lens (MSSd is proving :-)
• compass (MSSD is providing :-)
• colored pencils
• pencil sharpener
• mechanical pencils
• eraser
• protractor
• ruler