Don Beaumont
And His Geological Adventures!
Field Trip
March 13, 2008 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Seven Dramatic Geological Processes
in
Witness springs being formed
See the catastrophic damage of Storm Flooding
Ride (or walk) in Canyons being carved in Limestone
Sample a Granite Dike in a Metamorphic Schist
Listen to the Engineering that tamed our Highland Lakes
Touch Billion year old world famous blue rock crystals
Study (or climb) the world class Enchanted Rock granite monolith.
Lunch at The Badu House in Llano
. THE BADU HOUSE
This classic Italian Renaissance style building was built as First
National Bank of Llano in 1891. In 1898 a French mineralogist, N.J. Badu,
purchased the building for his family home. The Badu House has been restored as
a bed and breakfast, restaurant and club. The bar in the lounge has a top made
out of Llanite, a stone found nowhere in the world
but
$61
Includes motor
coach, lunch, refreshments, all taxes and gratuities. Host:
Reservations: email admin@senior-u.org 868-1982