Day4/Week2

Today was another day of jumping around between groups. I spent most of the day working with the archeology group climbing through jungle. Three of us took a ride south and out of the valley past the AA turret installations and down the road a bit. Professor Lipo pointed out some densely vegetated slopes where they had noticed some rock walls on a previous visit to the area. After climbing up the slope a bit, we noticed two very defined walls on either side of us. I got experience working with the Timble again as I climbed over the walls trying not to roll my ankles. Rolling rocks were a risk, but were much easier than climbing over tall reeds and grasses. After we cataloged the two walls, which ran all the way from the above cliff face and the road, we walked a ways down the road and started back up the slope. In total, we encountered three more defined walls and what looked like a ritual area. Although I have been drifting away from an archeological topic, I was super intrigued by the structures, and I was amazed at how easy they were to spot.

I got a lot of scrapes from the climbing adventure I did the other day. I reopened some cuts so let’s hope I don’t get an infection.

Afterwards, we watched a series of UAV flights by different groups that came to hang out with us. Some of the devices were very incredible including a few that have been made for military contract purposes. However… there were a few crashes. We learned a lot about crashes for sure.

I am wrapping up the data and Powerpoint for our geology presentation on Sunday. While we don’t have bulk data like a lot of other groups, we are finishing the .mxd file that accurately shows the main geologic contact In the valley. It’s raining, there is a lot of pool playing, I’m going to try and wrap up this work quickly.

Gnight again