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GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK: THE ANCIENT

SEASHORE OF TEXAS

James AustinBrookhaven CollegeHistorical GeologyAugust 10, 2011

Wednesday, August 10, 11

WHERE?

Figure 1: Location of Guadalupe Mountains National Park: Google Maps. Web. maps.google.com. 7 Aug. 2011.



WHERE?



WHERE?


Figure 4: Harris A., Tuttle E. and Tuttle S., 2004, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas.: Geology of National Parks Sixth Edition: Dubuque, Iowa, Kendall/Hunt Publishing, p. 234. Print.


Facts

September 30, 1972

Trans-Pecos Region & Guadalupe Mountain Range

135 square miles

Guadalupe Peak - 8,479 feet

192,210 visitors in 2010

Figure 5: Karpovich, John F., Photo of El Capitan. Web. http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~jfk3w/travel/gmnp_el_capitan1.html 9 Aug. 2011.

Source: National Park Public Use Statistics Office, 2011, Guadalupe Mountains NP Annual Park Visitation (All Years): National Park Service, U.S. Department of The Interior. Web. http://www.nature.nps.gov/stats/park.cfm?parkid=306 7 Aug. 2011.

Source: Harris A., Tuttle E and Tuttle S., 2004, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas.: Geology of National Parks Sixth Edition: Dubuque, Iowa, Kendall/Hunt Publishing, p. 233. Print.


http://www.nature.nps.gov/stats/park.cfm?parkid=306




Weather & Living ThingsDesert climate & Texas weather

Mountain lions

Variety of life

Deciduous desert plants

Texas Madrone - Naked Indian

Pines


Figure 6: Hoy, Lee, Mountain Lion. Web. http://www.flickr.com/photos/leehoy/5741999057/sizes/m/in/photostream 8 Aug. 2011. Modified by James Austin.

Up to 150 pounds, 8.5 feet

Feed on nearly any mammal

Dangerous?Source: Texas Parks Wildlife Division, 2008, Mountain Lions in Texas. Web. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_br_w7000_0232.pdf 8 Aug. 2011

Source: Reader’s Digest, 1985, Our National Parks: Pleasantville, New York/Montreal, The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. p. 157. Print.

Source: Dunn, Jerry Camillo Jr., Gordon, Alice, and White, Mel, 1990, Texas and the Arkansas River valley: New York New York, Worman Publishing, p. 294. Print.


Figure 8: ®iverland, Guadalupe Mountains. Web. http://www.flickr.com/photos/riverland/1028759508/ 8 Aug. 2011.

Figure 7: eight.circle, IMG_5479. Web. http://www.flickr.com/photos/34997441@N03/3247158013/sizes/z/in/set-72157613273276704/ 8 Aug. 2011.

Vegetation


Texas Madrone

Figure 10: Wasowski, Sally and Andy, Arbutus xalapensis. Web. http://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=21354 8 Aug. 2011.

Figure 9: Wasowski, Sally and Andy, Arbutus xalapensis. Web. http://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=21352 8 Aug. 2011.


Pines

Figure 11: coppernate, Fallen Tree. Web. http://www.flickr.com/photos/coppernate/2565935729/sizes/l/in/photostream/ 8 Aug. 2011.


Points of Interest

Guadalupe Peak

McKittrick Canyon

Pine Springs

El Capitan

Gypsum Sand Dunes




History

10,000 years ago - Early hunters

1500 - Mescalero Apache

1858 - John Butterfield & The Pinery

1860’s - Felix McKittrick and ranching

1920’s - Judge J.C. Hunter

1930’s - Wallace PrattSource: National Park Service, People. Web. http://www.nps.gov/gumo/historyculture/people.htm 9 Aug. 2011.

Source: Reader’s Digest, 1985, Our National Parks: Pleasantville, New York/Montreal, The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. p. 157. Print.

Source: Thybony, Scott., 1992, America’s Hidden Treasures: Exploring Our Little-Know National Parks - Guadalupe Mountains Desert Panorama: Willard, Ohio, National Geographic Society p. 124-125. Print.


http://www.nps.gov/gumo/historyculture/people.htm




History

Figure 14: Carey, Frank, The Pinery Station. Web. http://www.flickr.com/photos/dolor_ipsum/3828164572/sizes/l/in/photostream/ 8 Aug. 2011.

Figure 13: National Park Service, Pictographs. Web. http://www.nps.gov/gumo/historyculture/index.htm 8 Aug. 2011.

Figure 15: M., Glen, Pratt Cabin Back. Web. http://www.flickr.com/photos/glenmpics/3459511603/sizes/l/in/photostream/ 8 Aug. 2011.


Ancient reef complex

All parts of reef

Inland sea

Uplift

Erosion

The Geologic Process

Figure 16: King, Geoffrey, Over the Guadalupe Mountains. Web. http://www.flickr.com/photos/dogmycats/39404929/sizes/o/in/photostream/ 9 Aug. 2011.


Ancient Reef Exposed



The BeginningDelaware Basin

Inland sea

Early Permian

About 2000 feet of limestones

Skeletons

Ancient Life

Algae & Sponges

Brachiopods

Coral


Source: National Park Service, Geologic Formations. Web. http://www.nps.gov/gumo/naturescience/geologicformations.htm 9 Aug. 2011.


Delaware Basin



Layering & DevelopmentDepositional Layers in basin Reef formation





El Capitan

Figure 21: Paul & Kelly, El Capitan Peak. Web. http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulkelly/3209873705/sizes/l/in/photostream/ 9 Aug. 2011.


McKittrick Canyon

Source: National Park Service, McKittrick Canyon. Web. http://www.nps.gov/gumo/planyourvisit/mckittrick.htm 8 Aug. 2011.

Figure 22: LastGreatRoadTrip, McKittrick Canyon. Web. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lastgreatroadtrip/3570347273/sizes/l/in/photostream/ 9 Aug. 2011.

Figure 23: LastGreatRoadTrip, McKittrick Canyon, Webt. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lastgreatroadtrip/3571157910/sizes/l/in/photostream/ 9 Aug. 2011.


Pine Springs

Figure 24: R. Pahre, Pine Spring Canyon and Hunter Peak. Web. http://www.flickr.com/photos/13467208@N02/5439525928/sizes/l/in/photostream/ 9 Aug. 2011.


Gypsum Sand Dunes

Unique conditions

Playa Lakes

Gypsum deposits

High winds

Acquired laterFigure 25: Henry, Charles, Standing In The Dunes. Web. http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarilloposters/5749059465/sizes/l/in/photostream/ 8 Aug. 2011.

Source: National Park Service, Salt Basin Dues. Web. http://www.nps.gov/gumo/planyourvisit/dunes.htm 8 Aug. 2011.

Source: Adam Harrington Narrating Documentary On The Saly Basin Dunes At Guadalupe National Park. Web Video. http://www.worldgamingexecutives.com/video/adam-harrington-narrating?xg_source=activity 9 Aug. 2011.


So What?

Snapshot of the Permian

Rare formations

“The most beautiful spot in Texas”

Source: Young, Donald, 2006, National Parks of America: New Line Books Limited, p. 93. Print.


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