In June 2009, undergrads of the Faculty of Geology and Geophysics arrived in Bigar, for their summer field course in Geology. Papers, maps and samples were prepared also in the Dilcher-Popa field laboratory. Bigar is a fantastic place for field work in Geology, Paleobotany, Botany, Zoology and Ecology, it is a ideal area for studying and for learning as well. Many thanks to Georgiana Ionescu, Andrei Gruia and Adrian Munteanu, for their photos.
Preparing to leave Bucharest North railway station.
Arriving in Orsova railway station, after a sleepless
night.
Taking a break in Palasca, a very remote, abandoned coal gallery, Upper Bigar coal mine, while successfully digging for fossil plants.
Preparing the field notebooks, writing down a short report and drawing the first geological map in Bigar.
We wonder when the bear will show up. In the remote
Zamonita Cave, north of Bigar, in the deep forests of the Almaj Mountains.
Finding our way in the deep forests of Almaj Mountains.
A wanabe geologist in Bigar, waiting for us to return from field work.