This post is a perfect example of a day of field work, which could be used to advertise work as a sedimentologist and stratigrapher in the Rocky Mountains of Canada. The scenery and geology in this area are just unbelievably beautiful, especially when you can see them from a helicopter. The pictures were taken in August 2012. That day we studied sedimentary rocks and collected fossils from the Late Cretaceous (Coniacian) Muskiki-Marshybank Members. Our rocks were exposed on the banks of the Big Horn River, about 30 minutes north flying from the Abraham Lake area.
If you are interested to see the scenery of the Abraham Lake area or glaciated mountains of the Columbia Icefield from a helicopter, this is the place to start. You can use the same helicopter company as we used, they are very good and flexible. They are located on the shore of the lake, just by Highway 11. The company name is the Icefield Helicopter Tours. Prices are high, as all helicopter flights in general, however, the views and scenery can make it worth consideration!
The Abraham Mountain and Lake viewed from the David-Thompson Hwy
The Abraham Mountain and Lake viewed from the David-Thompson Hwy
The Abraham Mountain
The Abraham Lake viewed from the dam site
The Abraham Lake viewed from the dam site
Our landing site at a gravel bar of the Big Horn River
Famous paleontologist Irek Walaszczyk crossing the river to collect fossils
Famous sedimentologist and stratigrapher Guy Plint collecting isotope samples of mudstone from the Cenomanian/Turonian boundary (Cretaceous)
Happy field assistant (photo credit: Irek Walaszczyk)
Amazing flight back home, the perfect overview of rock deformations in different marine and coastal plain facies
The Abraham Lake from the helicopter. The tone of the blue was just unbelievable!
The Abraham Lake from the helicopter. The tone of the blue was just unbelievable!
Altocumulus lenticularis clouds over the Abraham Lake. The perfect scenery to finish another day of field work!
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