A fun filled and exciting trip to see central Texas geology with two friends and a bunch of strangers... though it is hard to say who was stranger... =) Of course we were! Anyhow most of the rocks were precambrain to cambrian aged, so not exactly typical rocks for a oily geologist, but I had already seen most of these outcrops in school before anyhow. I learned new tidbits of information here and there as well as meeting new people who share a love of geology!

	One of the first outcrops we stopped at. The goal of this picture was not so much the cool carbonate rocks as illustrating how dangerous geology can be. We are a good distance off the ground and there is no guard-rail!!! Geology is not for the faint of heart! Also there was supposedly a sequence boundary at the far end of the outcrop, but Jason and I remain skeptical since there were no obvious signs of erosion or truncation.
	Ok not really geological, but a tractor with rail-road wheels on it was pretty darn cool. He even got to hold up traffic while crossing the road. I took about 5 pictures of this because I thought it was so neat and I wanted to show my dad (train fanatic!)
	Brittney and I in front of the uber cool Glauconite outcrop. The professor leading the trip convinced everyone to lick the rocks - not uncommon for geologists - but Brittney and I refrained. We had both been here before and knew that Glauconite is basically feces. In this case it is likely Trilobite feces since there is Trilobite hash (shell fragments) in the outcrop. We are smiling because we avoided the poo!
	A close-up of the pieces of Trilobite shell with my finger for scale. The outcrop is a really cool greenish and black color.
	A fault running through the outcrop - of which there were many. I thought this one was especially cool because the fault zone showed the rubble preserved in it. I like rubble, it's even a cool word. Say it. Rubble. Don't you feel cool?
	Jason checking out the size of the concretions in the outcrop.
	The Devil's Watering Hole in Inks Lake State Park. The people brave enough to jump in were almost as entertaining as the geology, but not quite as pretty. The pink areas are dikes intruding in the Valley Spring Gneiss.
	Brittney in front of the Water Hole.
	The only proof Brittney and I had that there was actually fish in the lake. This picture was taking by the watering hole, but after that nothing! We couldn't blame it on the cold this time, so we blamed it on the wind. We don't feel too bad though, there were about 10 people casting in and nobody caught anything. It's just as well I suppose, what would we do with a fish if we caught while on a field trip?
	Jason at the base of Enchanted Rock. The three of us made it up the batholith pretty easily, but we were breathing a bit hard. A 300' change in elevation is a big deal when you live at an elevation of 30'... =)
	A picture on Enchanted Rock showing the nice exfoliation that it is well known for. Oops I just ended a sentence with a prepostional phrase. What would Mrs. Brooks say about that???
	Geologists getting up close and personal with the rocks. The professor usually teaches physical geology, so we got to do some of the corny stuff that class is known for - what fun!
	Brittney sitting in a pothole on the side of Enchanted Rock just because I asked her too... what a good friend!
	More exfoliation! You would think it would have a smooth complexion with all this attention to exfoliating! Other than that, I just thought this photo turned out nice. It was a big misty that morning, but nothing too crazy.
	We stopped by a granite factory to check out the different types of granite. The owners normally let geologists take samples of polished granite from their scrap pile, but they weren't there to ask. We just looked around and I took pictures of everything I want. For instance this headstone - what could be a better headstone for an oily geologist? I want it! (Just not any time soon!)
	Brittney checking out a big clab of granite - she is pretty small, but these things were huge!
	My personal favorite. Matt had better like this because it will be in our house someday.
	We stopped for lunch at the supposedly the best barbeque place ever. I was skeptical, but what kind of place has this kind of line at 2:30 in the afternoon?
	This is where you order - the big pit of meat. The guys dips it in sauce and sticks it on a cafeteria tray. Once inside, they chop the hunks into manageable pieces, but the plates are just pieces of butcher paper. It was so messy and so incredibly good. It might just be the best ever. If you are ever in Llano, go to Cooper's Barbeque!
	I leave you with this video of Jason trying to get a piece of Llanite off the Llanite dike. This rock is incredibly hard and the most we got off the outcrop were big chips. I went to town with the hammer for awhile and got a decent sized piece, but it is much smaller than what we usually get. Jason's a pretty strong guy and the most he gets for his effort in this video were a few tidbits you can see fly off. We will be going back with a sledgehammer! =)