Field Trip To The Gorge

Zaira Perez

The gorge is a great place to visit, if you are ready for an amazing adventure and ready to learn a lot of new things. In the tour I learned that the Gorge was made in July 2002 when a flood took place.The peak flow was about 70,000 cubic feet per second. The erosion that took place in these three days cause a lot of damage, it revealed what is now called Canyon Lake Gorge. I also learned about the unicellular organisms that were all over the grounds, they are micro fossils and help with age-dating, which means they help geologists decide how old the sediments layers in earth are. The gorge is made up of sedimentary rock, the older rock is gray because of all the mold that grows on it, but the tour guide mentioned that when chunks fall of you can tell because they are a white color, they still have not grown mold. I also got to see dinosaur tracks, it was unbelievable. The tour guide said that the dinosaur that had made those tracks was as big as our school bus! I also learned that the oldest layer of rock are at the bottom and the youngest at the top. Water flowing through the gorge created canals at the end of the gorge, the tour guide mentioned that people would ask if they made these, but he said they didn't. Over all I had a great time with my friends and Ms. Robinson I am looking forward to the next trip.