Students of The Claremont Colleges have worked with Professor Steinmetz on numerous trail restoration projects in the San Gabriel River Ranger District of the Angeles National Forest, the oldest national forest in California and the fifth oldest in...
Homepage for the 2002 orientation adventure, the New Army Pass backpack, which took place August 25-28, 2002. Includes details on the participants and route taken, as well as a photographic diary of the trek.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Wilderness areas; Parks, National
Page providing details on the ID1, Critical Inquiry, Section 25 field trip to Joshua Tree National Park on November 15, 2008. If includes information on and maps for two possible destinations -the Desert Queen Mine and the Lost Horse Mine.
Page providing details on the ID1, Critical Inquiry, Section 25 field trip to the West Fork of Bear Creek on September 20, 2008. It describes the area and contains links to relevant maps and images.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Wilderness areas; Parks, National
Map of the entire park offering a a birds-eye view of Joshua Tree, used for the ID1, Critical Inquiry, Section 25 field trip to Joshua Tree National Park on November 15, 2008.
Handout providing the UTM coordinates and trail profile of the route to West Fork of Bear Canyon (Mt. Baldy) via Bear Flat. The ID1, Critical Inquiry, Section 25 field trip involved hiking the trail. The images were created by the instructor.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Wilderness areas; Parks, National
Homepage for the 2006 Orientation Adventure, strenuous backpacking in Mineral King, which took place August 22-25, 2006. The page provides information on the participants and the route, with links to digital photographs from the first day.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Spectroscopy, Nuclear magnetic resonance;
Experiment designed to introduce the fundamental principles and practice of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a form of NMR spectroscopy, by obtaining and examining a two-dimensional image of the stem or bud from a plant.
Picture of the group on the trail between Vivian and Halfway campgrounds, taken on the 1997 orientation adventure: backpacking Mount San Gorgonio via Vivian Creek.
Picture of the group packing their gear at the trail head in Humber Park, taken on Sunday during the 1999 orientation adventure: backpacking San Jacinto Peak via Humber Park.
Picture of a rest stop on the Devil's Slide Trail, taken on Sunday during the 1999 orientation adventure: backpacking San Jacinto Peak via Humber Park.
Picture of Suicide Rock from a switchback on the Devil's Slide Trail, taken on Sunday during the 1999 orientation adventure: backpacking San Jacinto Peak via Humber Park.
Picture of group member getting water at the trail crossing, taken on Monday during the 1999 orientation adventure: backpacking San Jacinto Peak via Humber Park.
Picture of the group making final preparations at the Cottonwood Pass trail head, taken on the first day of the 2002 orientation adventure, the New Army Pass backpack.
Picture of the view to the Cottonwood Lakes Basin from Trail Pass, taken on the first day of the 2002 orientation adventure, the New Army Pass backpack.
