Our first day of practice and orientation to Ozarks soils began with a beautiful sinkhole and karst valley landscape south of Eminence. We saw evidence of multiple colluvial layers/events, got used to the Missouri heat, and practiced gathering samples and texturing in very dry, hard and rocky soils. The team began to work on their group judging strategy as well, talking through roles and flow.
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| Large sinkhole depression in the Ozark karstic landscape |
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| Paleudult formed in colluvium on a footslope adjacent to a sinkhole |
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| The team headed out to afternoon pits in the Missouri heat |
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| Working together on a group judging pit |
