Who should apply to Lehigh for their Field Camp ?

Read the following description of camp before proceding to the
next step.  If you cannot meet these expectations, you should
choose another camp.  To get to the application link, read through
to the bottom of this page.

Lehigh Field Camp is a mentally- and physically-demanding experience.  Students
who do well and should choose Lehigh as their field camp experience are those
who are motivated, curious, and want to be challenged.  There are huge intellectual
and interpersonal rewards for the engaged student, but in the end, it comes down
to the attitude of the individuals.

Students who do not enjoy the outdoors, camping, cold water, infrequent showers,
strenuous hikes, or cooking and cleaning up their own meals really should look for
other field camp options.  If you enjoy these things, then click here for the
top 10 reasons why you SHOULD join us.

Hiking is important to your success at camp.  All you need to be able to do is a slow,
steady pace.  But you've got to be able to do that and cover 1500' vertical and several
kilometers a day.  If you cannot do this, then realistically, you should be looking at
other field camp options.  You will be in good shape at the conclusion of camp.

There are some things at camp we cannot control, like the weather, for example.
Here is the temperature profile for the 2009 camp.  It was a cold and rainy summer.

The 2010 summer was quite a bit warmer....but then again, we traveled to the desert
southwest that year.

In 2011, we again traveled to the northern Rockies.  We will be working out of these
campgrounds again in 2012.  Here is the temperature profile for 2011.  We had some
pretty cold days and it snowed hard on one of them.

In reality, most of the time the weather and the scenery are glorious -
sort of like this picture taken in Idaho.  In 2011, we will be traveling to the
northern Rockies, which can have cold weather in June so be prepared.

On days like this, you get to lay out and soak up the sun's rays as you work on
your projects like these folks are doing here:

However, sometimes clouds appear like this one did in the Badlands
and it may actually rain:

Or worse, mother nature sometimes throws you a curveball and forgets that it
is supposed to be summer, and this can happen, as it did on June 10th, 2008
in Pinedale, Wyoming:

Or even this -  hailstorm that lasted for about an hour, on 28 June, 2009.

You MUST be prepared for cold, wet, and windy weather should it arise and
be able to dress like these folks - notice that they are smiling:

In summary, we are a camping camp, outdoors all the time, and doing lots of
hiking.  If you are ready for the challenges that reality creates, and want to
learn the best geology and environmental science the Rockies can
dish out, then join us.

Hmmmm..... I really do not like to hike, I don't like cold weather,
and I'd rather be staying in cabins where someone else cooks for me -
Send me back to the main page to get out of here or learn more.

I really enjoy hiking, camping, all kinds of weather, and being part of preparing the best camp food
anywhere.  I am also interested in camping in the field area I will be mapping -
Send me to the application.