The Earth Sciences Program in the School of the Environment has provided the following professional-level field guides (1976 GSA Cordillean Meeting-Pullman, WA) available for download.
Field guides
- From land to lake: Basalt and rhyolite volcanism in the western Snake River Plain, Idaho
by Bill Bonnichsen, Scott Boroughs, Martha Godchaux, and John Wolff - The Columbia River Basalt Group of western Idaho and eastern Washington — Dikes, vents, flows, and tectonics along the eastern margin of the flood basalt province
by Stephen P. Reidel, Victor E. Camp, Barton S. Martin, Terry L. Tolan, and John A. Wolff - Guide to Field Trip Between Pasco and Pullman, Washington (pdf)
Emphasizing Stratigraphy, Vent Areas, and Intracanyon Flows of Yakima Basalt
By Donald A. Swanson and Thomas L. Wright - Hydrology and Engineering Geology of the Columbia Basin (pdf)
By Donald J. Brown, Gary T. Lobdell and George E. Neff - The Idaho Batholith and Related Subduction Complex (pdf)
By Donald W. Hyndman and James L. Talbot.
If you are experiencing difficulty accessing these documents, contact soe@wsu.edu
Two recent and introductory-level field trip guides are also available
- Floods of Lava and Ice Water (pdf): A field trip from Pullman to Colfax, Dusty, Washtucna, Palouse Falls, Starbuck, Alpowa Point, Chief Timothy Park, and return to Pullman.
See the geological processes in the surrounding area. - Opals to Mountain Tops (pdf): A field trip showing geological processes within Pullman, Kamiak Butte, Palouse, Colfax, Steptoe Butte, St. John, and Rock Lake.