Geotripping in Nevada...
Celebrating 25 Years of Public Field Trips!
Celebrating 25 Years of Public Field Trips!
Would you like to visit Nevada's youngest volcano? Collect Miocene leaf fossils? See the site of a M7.3 earthquake? Explore tufa mounds? Visit a geothermal area?
You can use these road guides from past ESW trips displayed below to explore Nevada's geology on your own schedule—or join Earth scientists from NBMG in October to participate in live trips. Check our NBMG website for details. NBMG EarthCache trips are also included in the list below.
If you would like to see what adventures are in store for you with these field trip guides, check out this Wild Nevada video—and more .
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Fly Geyser
Fly Geyser. Click to expand.
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Exploring the Hot Springs Mountains — A Virtual Tour for Earth Science Week, 2020
Exploring the Hot Springs Mountains — A Virtual Tour for Earth Science Week, 2020. Click to expand.
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Lode and Behold! Geology and Natural Resources of the Truckee Meadows and Virginia City
Lode and Behold! Geology and Natural Resources of the Truckee Meadows and Virginia City . Click to expand.
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Sparkling or Still? A Tour of Geology from Soda Lakes to Stillwater Marsh, Nevada
Sparkling or Still? A Tour of Geology from Soda Lakes to Stillwater Marsh, Nevada. Click to expand.
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Scavenger Hunt for Rocks Used to Build the Stewart Indian School
Scavenger Hunt for Rocks Used to Build the Stewart Indian School. Click to expand.
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A Land in Transition! Ancient River Courses, Young Volcanoes, Recent Earthquakes, and Modern Debris Flows in the Carson Valley
A Land in Transition! Ancient River Courses, Young Volcanoes, Recent Earthquakes, and Modern Debris Flows in the Carson Valley. Click to expand.
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A River Runs Through It — Geology along the Truckee River Valley from Reno to Pyramid Lake
A River Runs Through It — Geology along the Truckee River Valley from Reno to Pyramid Lake. Click to expand.
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1915 Pleasant Valley Earthquake
1915 Pleasant Valley Earthquake. Click to expand.
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Fire and Ice - Geology of the Mount Rose Quadrangle
Fire and Ice - Geology of the Mount Rose Quadrangle. Click to expand.
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Carson Rocks!
Carson Rocks!. Click to expand.
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Geo- and Eco-mapping around DRI
Geo- and Eco-mapping around DRI. Click to expand.
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Mapping the Geology around DRI and TMCC
Mapping the Geology around DRI and TMCC. Click to expand.
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Tuff All Over...Painted Hills, Virginia Mountains
Tuff All Over...Painted Hills, Virginia Mountains. Click to expand.
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Life's a Beach...Grimes Point and Lahontan Mountains
Life's a Beach...Grimes Point and Lahontan Mountains. Click to expand.
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In Search of Tufa, Tuff, and Tough Rocks
In Search of Tufa, Tuff, and Tough Rocks. Click to expand.
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Digging Deeper into the Comstock
Digging Deeper into the Comstock. Click to expand.
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No Child Left Inside
No Child Left Inside. Click to expand.
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Taking Pulse of the Earth
Taking Pulse of the Earth. Click to expand.
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Rockin' along the River
Rockin' along the River. Click to expand.
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The Great Highway 50 Rock Tour
The Great Highway 50 Rock Tour. Click to expand.
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Frenchman Lake Frolic
Frenchman Lake Frolic. Click to expand.
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Get Out, Stay Out, and Stay Alive!
Get Out, Stay Out, and Stay Alive!. Click to expand.
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In search of "the right tuff"
In search of "the right tuff" . Click to expand.
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Fossils and Ancient Lakes
Fossils and Ancient Lakes. Click to expand.
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Peavine Peak - Geology, Plants and Mining History
Peavine Peak - Geology, Plants and Mining History. Click to expand.
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Exploring East of the Summit - Steamboat Springs, Lake Tahoe, and Comstock Area
Exploring East of the Summit - Steamboat Springs, Lake Tahoe, and Comstock Area. Click to expand.
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Geology along America's Loneliest Road
Geology along America's Loneliest Road. Click to expand.
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What's Shakin' the Neighborhood?
What's Shakin' the Neighborhood?. Click to expand.
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Turbulent Times in the Truckee Meadows
Turbulent Times in the Truckee Meadows. Click to expand.
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Ancient Lakes and Volcanoes near Fallon
Ancient Lakes and Volcanoes near Fallon. Click to expand.
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Black Rock Lava Flow, Nye County
Black Rock Lava Flow, Nye County. Click to expand.
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Cinder Cone in Clayton Valley, Esmeralda County
Cinder Cone in Clayton Valley, Esmeralda County. Click to expand.
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Easy Chair Crater, Nye County
Easy Chair Crater, Nye County. Click to expand.
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Kate Peak Lahar Deposit, Washoe County
Kate Peak Lahar Deposit, Washoe County. Click to expand.
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Lamoille Canyon, Ruby Mountains, Elko County
Lamoille Canyon, Ruby Mountains, Elko County. Click to expand.
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McClellan Peak Basalt Flow at Mustang, Washoe County
McClellan Peak Basalt Flow at Mustang, Washoe County. Click to expand.
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Moon Rocks
Moon Rocks. Click to expand.
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Project Faultless, Nye County
Project Faultless, Nye County. Click to expand.
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The Mogul Landslide
The Mogul Landslide. Click to expand.
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Ventifact Ridge
Ventifact Ridge . Click to expand.
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Monte Cristo Range, Esmeralda County
Monte Cristo Range, Esmeralda County. Click to expand.
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Warm Springs Mountain Dike Swarm
Warm Springs Mountain Dike Swarm. Click to expand.
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The Keystone Thrust, Red Rock Canyon
The Keystone Thrust, Red Rock Canyon. Click to expand.
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Ruby Mountains–East Humboldt Range: RuGGEd Virtual Field Trip
Ruby Mountains–East Humboldt Range: RuGGEd Virtual Field Trip. Click to expand.
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W. M. Keck Earth Science and Mineral Engineering Museum, Reno
W. M. Keck Earth Science and Mineral Engineering Museum, Reno. Click to expand.
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Alamo Impact Breccia
Alamo Impact Breccia. Click to expand.
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Sierra College - Natural History Museum and Rock Walk
Sierra College - Natural History Museum and Rock Walk. Click to expand.
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Lode and Behold! Geology and Natural Resources of the Truckee Meadows and Virginia City
Sparkling or Still? A Tour of Geology from Soda Lakes to Stillwater Marsh, Nevada
Scavenger Hunt for Rocks Used to Build the Stewart Indian School
A Land in Transition! Ancient River Courses, Young Volcanoes, Recent Earthquakes, and Modern Debris Flows in the Carson Valley
A River Runs Through It — Geology along the Truckee River Valley from Reno to Pyramid Lake
1915 Pleasant Valley Earthquake
Fire and Ice - Geology of the Mount Rose Quadrangle
Carson Rocks!
Geo- and Eco-mapping around DRI
Mapping the Geology around DRI and TMCC
Tuff All Over...Painted Hills, Virginia Mountains
Life's a Beach...Grimes Point and Lahontan Mountains
In Search of Tufa, Tuff, and Tough Rocks
Digging Deeper into the Comstock
No Child Left Inside
Taking Pulse of the Earth
Rockin' along the River
The Great Highway 50 Rock Tour
Frenchman Lake Frolic
Get Out, Stay Out, and Stay Alive!
In search of "the right tuff"
Fossils and Ancient Lakes
Peavine Peak - Geology, Plants and Mining History
Exploring East of the Summit - Steamboat Springs, Lake Tahoe, and Comstock Area
Geology along America's Loneliest Road
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What's Shakin' the Neighborhood?
Turbulent Times in the Truckee Meadows
Ancient Lakes and Volcanoes near Fallon
Black Rock Lava Flow, Nye County
Cinder Cone in Clayton Valley, Esmeralda County
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Easy Chair Crater, Nye County
Kate Peak Lahar Deposit, Washoe County
Lamoille Canyon, Ruby Mountains, Elko County
McClellan Peak Basalt Flow at Mustang, Washoe County
Moon Rocks
Project Faultless, Nye County
The Mogul Landslide
Ventifact Ridge
Monte Cristo Range, Esmeralda County
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