Pictures Apatites ready to be measured Across from the CU TRaIL is Folsom Field with perhaps the best stadium view in College Football Jim putting the McClure Mountain Syenite out of its misery Majestic beauty with a canyon in the background Colin, Cailey Condit, Rachel Havranek, Jaclyn Baughman, and Nigel Kelley eating deep fried things at Backcountry Pizza View of the flatirons from Table Mesa (yes we know that means table table) Horribly unscenic lunch stop in the Alps during the Thermo2014 pre-conference field trip Field work near Cataract Lake Josh, Becky, and Kevin Mahan in Big Thompson Canyon discussing field strategies Jim still giving lab tours in 2013 Nigel and Colin examining a zircon mount Mt. Powell in the Gore Range, Rachel Landman’s field area Wes and former RESESS director Aisha Morris trying their darnedest to look tough Jim, Becky, and Jess on the Aiguille du Midi, with Mont Blanc in the backgound, during the Thermo2014 field trip Join us in February and experience Stout Month at the Southern Sun! Sample being heated and degassed in the Alphachron Another view of Grenoble at sunset at the Thermo2014 conference Wes posing with the world famous McClure Mountain Syenite boulder Rachel suffering through a terrible field experience Becky, Bob Anderson, and Coleman looking for samples near Gothic Mountain Definitely not a posed shot of Josh Our new Agilent 7900 Quadrupole ICP-MS AEON Short Course group photo Becky relaxing after the AEON thermochronology short course West Spanish Peak Jim giving lab tours during the 2013 GSA short course Wes and Jim sampling the McClure Mountain Syenite Jess relaxing after the AEON thermochronology short course Becky discusses Alpine geology with Peter van der Beek, Taylor Schildgen, and Ryan McKeon during the Thermo2014 field trip View from the lab in winter More disgusting Alpine scenery during the Thermo2014 field trip Mills Canyon Becky in the field, Elliot Ridge Beasts the color of winter. We had hoped to train them as field assistants, it didn’t work. Becky discussing applications of He thermochronology at a 2014 EarthScope Geochronology Short Course Large scale detrital sediment transport experimentation Garden of the Gods south of Boulder Secret lunch meeting of the International Thermochronology Inner Circle Becky and former CU undergrad Coleman Hiett discussing Rocky Mountain geology Rachel and the California Zephyr in Gore Canyon The Mer de Glace, or what is left of it. Ryan and Becky at Boss mine Sunset over Longs Peak, the northernmost 14’er in the Rockies PLASMA! Lon and Fatima sampling Jim with CU undergrads and research associates Carlton Mueller and Nicole Gonzalez in the Ruby Mountains Former RESESS Intern Wes Weisberg and former RESESS director Aisha Morriss in the Wet Mountains Lon Abbott and RESESS intern Fatima Niazy sampling near paleochannels Some people hug trees, Josh hugs rocks Rachel and Jacky are very excited to be on top of Pikes Peak! View of Grenoble at sunset just prior to Thermo2014 Bighorn Sheep with the Presidential Peaks in the background If you catch a sunset in Colorado you can understand where the state colors come from The ASI Alphachron He extraction and analysis line in all of its majesty Jim discussing thermal modeling during a short course in 2013 Becky contemplating the geology of the West Elks Jim with Carrie Meisner and Al McGrew discovering amazing things in the Ruby Mountains Panoramic view of the West Elks Benson Earth Sciences, home of the TRaIL! RESESS intern Fatima Niazy in the field hunting for paleochannels Jacky and Colin laughing at the mass spectrometer Lon Abbott and former CU undergrad Noah McCorkel preparing to sample Jim and Wes at GSA in 2017 Becky and Bill Hames likely discussing Auburn Football The flatirons in winter Let’s see if anyone notices that I snuck this picture into the album Becky, Colin, Alexis Ault, and Jess Stanley during a field trip at Thermo2018 RESESS Intern Brandt Scott looking for apatites More disgusting Alpine scenery during the Thermo2014 field trip View of El Capitan from Rachel Landman’s field area When natural erosion is too slow, send Josh The White River Upflit Rachel Landman with the Eagle’s Nest (Gore Range) in the background Fall in Colorado is terrible Josh taking copious field notes Becky participating in a round table discussion on (U-Th)/He dating during Thermo2018 Becky giving an invited talk at Thermo2018 Colin, Becky, and Jim amongst hundreds of thermochronologists from around the world at Thermo2018 CU TRaIL alum Alexis Ault (right) being awarded the Charles and Nancy Naeser award for early career thermochronolgists at Thermo2018! From left to right, Undergraduate TRaIL’ers Nicole Gonzalez and Carlton Mueller, Jim, and TRaIL M.Sc. graduate Kathy Robinson at the May 1 RMAG awards luncheon. 2022 Summer RESESS intern Addison Curtis in the field with Ph.D. student Barra Peak 2022 Summer RESESS intern Addison Curtis in the field with Ph.D. student Barra Peak TRaIL Lab Assistant Sabrina Kainz at GSA 2022 Ph.D. Student Spencer Zeigler at GSA 2022 Ph.D. students Barra Peak at GSA 2022 Left to Right TRaILers Spencer Zeigler (Ph.D. student), Barra Peak (Ph.D. Student), Jess Stanley (Ph.D. 2015), Becky Flowers (head honcho), Alexis Ault (Ph.D. 2012), and Jaclyn Baughman (Ph.D. 2018). CU TRaILers (past and present, L to R) Peter Martin (current postdoc), Jim Metcalf (lab manager), Spencer Zeigler (Ph.D. student), Barra Peak (Ph.D. student), Jess Stanley (Ph.D. 2015), Becky Flowers (head honcho), Alexis Ault (Ph.D. 2012), and Jacky Baughman (Ph.D. 2018). The TRaIL celebrates winning a $100 gift certificate to Backcountry Pizza TRaILers (L to R) Connor-Antonio Diaz, Barra Peak, Sabrina Kaina, Spencer Zeigler, Liam Courtney-Davies, and Jim Metcalf at the 2023 Geology spring picnic Lab manager Jim gets a surprise for his 30th birthday with Barra Peak, Spencer Zeigler, Sabrina Kainz, and CU Mr. Indespensible Dan Mitchell Sabrina Kainz and Spencer Zeigler change out samples on the ASI Alphachron Becky may be camping but she’ll never stop REPRESENTING THE TRaIL! No seriously Sabrina, tell us how you really feel about the SelFrag Liam has now visited more national parks than most Americans Guys this hot spring has a really low pH and is super hot but you’ll never believe it, we found life in it! Liam in Yellowstone thinking of research projects on extremophiles Jim during a whirlwind trip through Yellowstone after a few days of visiting a laser factory in Bozeman. Spencer and 2023 summer RESESS intern Kaden Berkhahn harvesting free range kimberlites outside of Boulder Blue steel? One underappreciated field technique is to osmotically absorb geochemical data directly from outcrops. We’ll see how well it works. L to R Sabrina, Rori, Kaden, Spencer, Vanessa, and Barra out during kimberlite hunting season. Spencer at the Gordon Conference preparing to educate the masses about the wonders of kimberlite thermochronology Have you ever seen a poster presentation with more pizzazz? Jim going the extra mile and bringing cupcakes for group meeting Dr. Peak and Spencer celebrate a successful PhD defense! Who’s got two thumbs and a PhD? Barra defending the crap out of her PhD Barra getting hooded! Drs. Flowers and Peak! Like Loading...