Willamette Valley: Flood Channels, Ripple Marks, Erratics & Wine Tour
2015-05-30 | Starting from Rolling Hills Community Church
Ice Age Floods Institute presents an all-day fun and educational geology and wine tasting tour.

The tour will explore the unique geology between West Linn and Salem. We will examine features related to a remarkable history of Quaternary flooding (Cataclysmic Missoula Ice Age Floods).

Some highlights of the trip include: Tonquin flood channels, Chehalem Creek flood channel and ripple marks, Yamhill - Wapato flood channel, Holmes Gap flood channel, ripple marks. Erratic Rock State Natural Site - Bellevue Erratic which is perched just above the 300 foot level and gives one an appreciation of the 400 foot maximum flood depth. We will also be stopping at Left Coast Cellars for a delicious buffet-style lunch and wine tasting with a special lecture about how the different soils and other factors blend to create individual wines.

For more information and registration forms please go to www.Gigaflood.com and click on "Sign up for the 2015 Field Trip."
