Trailblazers
Trailblazers
In the Summer of 2024, 18 University of Georgia students set out on the annual Interdisciplinary Field Program, a hands on learning experience in a mobile, outdoor classroom. Participants spent two months traveling 1,200 miles across 20 states, camping and studying in 23 National Parks while earning credits in the fields of anthropology, ecology, and geology, and making memories to last a lifetime.
Students and staff take a sunset swim in Lake Powell at Wahweap campground.
Students make observations at the Glen Canyon Dam during an ecology lesson during UGA’s Interdisciplinary Field Program on June 21, 2024.
A student holds an IFP field notebook during a hike and assignment in Bryce Canyon.
Students hiking on the Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon during the Interdisciplinary Field Program on June 19, 2024.
Scenic view of Horseshoe Bend.
Students hike the Bright Angel Trail at the Grand Canyon.
Instructor Carolyn Cummins teaches an ecology lesson at Glen Canyon Dam.
McKenna McKean pushes Owen Setterlind in a hammock at Ten-X Campground outside the Grand Canyon.
Sunset behind “Gateway to the Grand Canyon” sign in Williams, Arizona.
Stella Schroter applies sunscreen in the parking lot before a hike in Bryce Canyon.
Student trip leader Anna Grubbs and cook Greg Zock shop for groceries at Safeway in Page, Arizona.
Students and staff wash dishes after dinner at Ten-X Campground outside the Grand Canyon.
Hailey Bos, Guy Kemelmakher, Maddie Hurd and Davis Huber wash vans at Phillips 66 gas station in Alton, Utah.
Students gather for a geology lesson in the creek at Zion National Park.
Students gather for an ecology and anthropology lesson at Ten-X Campground outside the Grand Canyon.
Dr. Debrah Dooley discusses a geology assignment while hiking the Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon.
Claire Godat eats ice cream at Grand Canyon Village after hiking.
Hailey Bos, guest lecturer Dr. Debra Dooley, Guy Kemelmakher, and instructor Carolyn Cummins stop to discuss a geology assignment while hiking the Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon.
Sophia Jones, Stella Schroter, and Chloe Myers, walk through the campsite at Wahweap campground.
Detail of cook Eric Zock’s Interdisciplinary Field Study tattoo that he gave himself.
Sunrise over Lake Powell from Wahweap Campground.