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Field Trip

On Thursday, our Environmental Geology class went on a field trip. We rode in a Mount van and stopped at various parks located throughout Cincinnati. Some of the topics we have studied in the class thus far include natural resources, space/land-use, shape of the land, geologic hazards such as earthquakes, floods, glaciers, land-slides, stream erosion, tsunami, and volcanoes. To experience some of the topics we have learned about first hand and broaden our knowledge outside of the classroom, we are required to go on a field trip. At the parks, we were able to see the city, the Ohio River, and the State of Kentucky across the way. During our drive around town, our professor gave us some interesting facts about the city, and showed us several historical buildings and structures. One of the common geologic hazards in Cincinnati is land-slides. We also saw the flood plains on the east side of the city. In class, we learned about the Great Flood of Cincinnati which occurred in 1937. The river crust went as high as 80 feet. Another geologic hazard that we learned about and that I experienced just last week was an earthquake. This was my first earthquake and it lasted approximately 7 seconds. I was sleeping in bed and woke up because I felt my bed shaking. The earthquake was felt noticeably by some people and others did not even feel it at all. I never thought I would ever experience an earthquake since they do not happen that often in Ohio. Overall, the field trip was educational and I now take a greater interest in some of the topics we have studied and learned about in this class.