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About The print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1977-1989 | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1979)
'' Donna Weber lectures group during recent Death Valley field trip. Death Valley days By Donna Weber For The Print Twenty-two fearless Oregonians armed with suntan lotion left the College March 16 to find the sun in Death Valley. Led by College science instructor John Snively, the group spent spring vacation camping and learning about the desert environment. On the way to Death Valley, they passed through Malhuer Field Station and spotted 13 eagles. They heard on location . lectures from geologists and naturalists, and students also discussed topics they had researched before leaving for the spring vacation trip. Highlights of the journey included a visit to Badwater (282 feet below sea level), viewing the salt pan at Devil’s Gold .Course, climbing canyons, and visiting a ghost town where the travelers had a chance to explore an old gold mine. The artistically inclined spent time sketching the desert scenery, and the sun worwhippers found them selves back in familiar rain during part of the journey. A windstorm sent tents and sleeping bags blowing up hillsides, and one downpour shifted a picnic linch intp the vans. Instructor. John Snlvely, confers with »roup members. Clackamas Community College members examine “Bad water. desert downpour
