Our next mapping site was one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen...I know I say that about everywhere I've been here, but there's just something about immersing yourself in a landscape for 8+ hours a day that really inspires genuine appreciation for your surroundings. Anyway, this site was quite close to Clonbur, only about a 20 minute drive. This is both fortunate and unfortunate. While it's nice not having to sit in the van for so long, it is that awkward amount of time where it's just long enough to make you sleepy, but not long enough for you to nap. If there were to be any field site where a pre-mapping nap would be needed, it would be the trecherous terrain of Bencorragh. This go-around of mapping was pretty neat, because instead of using rite-in-the-rain maps to scribble on with pens and pencils, we got to utilize the power of the iPad. The first day using the iPads was filled with a mix of respectful awe, annoyance, and angering frustration. Eventually, we got the hang of them, and they turned out to be a blessing in disguise as far as plotting data on a map was concerned.
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| Geoff, what do you think?...hobbit hole material? |
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| Walking up to the field site |
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| Great way to start off the field day |
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| My field partner, Lisa from Texas |
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| Bog on TOP of the mountain...HOW is this even possible?! |
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| Me on the top of Bencorragh |
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| Some cool trace fossils |
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| I was in love with this field site |
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| Lisa entering our data into the iPad |
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| Why would you walk down the mountain when you can slide? And...what better mountain to slide down than a boggy one?! Unfortunately the next morning we were told that the sliding was frowned upon for safety reasons...oops |
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| A van had to get stuck sooner or later... |
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| Lisa taking strike and dip |
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| God, I love Ireland... |
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| Yet another quality lunch spot |
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| I was actually kind of sad leaving Bencorragh... |
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