Saturday, September 28th, SIPES local chapter will host its fall picnic at Terry McLeod’s “Mulvane Riverfront Resort” on the river near Mulvane. 

Please contact Terry McLeod (265-6431) or Bob Cowdery (267-9030)  for more information.  A flyer will go out to all SIPES members and will be posted at the KGS Library.

Current Local SIPES Officers

Chairman:  Brad Rine
Vice-Chairman  Bob Cowdery
Secretary  Terry McLeod
Treasurer  Dan Reynolds
Rep. National Board  Roger Martin
 

For those geologists who would like to take their families on a real geological vacation next summer, they should consider the area known as the “Grand Circle” which covers portions of Colorado, Arizona and in particular Utah.  The Kansas Geological Foundation has acquired four tapes for its library, which describe the multitude of geological attractions encompassed by this area.  These may be checked out during the fall and winter in order to make plans for a great geological adventure.

This is primarily a travelogue type of tape with not a lot of geological substance, but it does give an overview of the area.

This tape covers a specific portion of the “Grand Circle” including two National Parks and three State Parks.  Included is the controversial Escalante  area.

This tape explores one of the outstanding geological attractions of this country.

This is really and outstanding tape.  The description tells it all. “Capitol Reef is tracked as it progresses through 275 million years of plate tectonic movement that influenced the climate and geography in western North America and created the spectacular formations and topographic features that grace its present landscape”