In August of 2010 Mark Smyk and Pete Hollings led their fourth trip to the Slate Islands with another 14 new visitors. Once again we were very lucky with the weather although the fog persisted for an unusually long time in the morning - it made travelling across the big lake a somewhat surreal experience. We would like to thank the participants for their patience with the technical difficulties that beset this trip, thanks to their good humour the trip was still a great success. The Slate Islands are the proposed site of a ~450Ma meteorite impact. The following photos record some of the highlights.

While there are no immediate plans to run another trip to the Slate Islands we may do it again if there is suficient interest. So if you think you might like to see these rocks for yourselves then contact the ILSG Secretary and we will add you to the waiting list. Alternatively you can download the guide book from the publications page of this web site.

 

Examining the impact breccias in Sunday Harbour (courtesy Pete Hollings)

Mike Grant examining the impact breccias in Sunday Harbour (courtesy Pete Hollings)

Emily Smyk and Gerry White at the mega breccia (courtesy Pete Hollings)

Waiting for the boat (courtesy Pete Hollings)

 

Pete Hollings examines the gouge structures in an interflow sandstone (courtesy Emily Smyk)

 

 

Mark Smyk at the mega breccia (courtesy Emily Smyk)

Mark Smyk and Pete Hollings at the mega breccia (courtesy Emily Smyk)

Gerry White at the mega breccia (courtesy Emily Smyk)

 

Looking down on the mega breccia (courtesy Emily Smyk)

What they were looking at - Emily Smyk (courtesy Dorothy Campbell) To get an idea of how much the water level varies check the 2006 and 2007 photos

Emily Smyk examines the shatter cones (courtesy Dorothy Campbell)

Neal Bennet in Honeymoon Cove (courtesy Dorothy Campbell)

Examining the mega breccia (courtesy Dorothy Campbell)

Mark Smyk aka the Omar alian (courtesy Dorothy Campbell)

Lunch (courtesy Dorothy Campbell)

The Dragon's tail - click here for other photos and to see how the water level has varied over the years (courtesy Dorothy Campbell)

Pete Hollings and Gerry White (courtesy Dorothy Campbell)

Emily Smyk (courtesy Dorothy Campbell)

Shattercones (courtesy Susan Butorac)

Neal Bennett and Gerry White (courtesy Susan Butorac)

Pete Hollings (courtesy Susan Butorac)

 

Viewing the mega breccia (courtesy Mary Louise Hill)

Emily Smyk at the mega breccia (courtesy Mary Louise Hill)

 

Mark Severson enjoys the ride between stops (courtesy Mary Louise Hill)

Penny Mortona and Mike Grant view the impact breccias in Sunday Harbour (courtesy Mary Louise Hill)

Mark Smyk examines the shatter cones (courtesy Mary Louise Hill)

Cruising (courtesy Len Espinosa)

Pete Hollings and the two Smyks examine the impact breccia (courtesy Len Espinosa)

The "official' group photo (courtesy Len Espinosa)

Cooling off at the giant shatter cone (courtesy Len Espinosa)

The Smyk's - Mark and Emily (courtesy Len Espinosa)

 

 

The Slate Islands 2010 group with the Slate Islands in the background (almost - Mike Grant and John Scott are the small specs still on the boat in the lake) - (courtesy Dorothy Campbell)

 

 

Photographs from other trips can be viewed by clicking on the links below