Since childhood, adventure, travel and a natural curiosity have played a large part of my life. Growing older, this did not change. When given the choice of what you study for my career path, I had gained so many interests and hobbies that it was difficult to decide. Taking a few varying courses allowed me to explore into different career fields. During an Intro to Geology course, the subject matter came alive to me. Each new lecture sparked interest in my mind. Learning all the material became a limitless adventure of knowledge. This same never-ending quest is shared by those working in the field of geology. Traveling to the highest peak of a mountain range, to the bottom of a canyon is normal in the daily life of a geologist. While having access to endless knowledge about the Earth, a geologist is burdened with exploring all the details of how our beautiful planet works. When the time came down to what I wanted to do with the rest of my life, adventure, travel …show more content…
I spoke with a member of the Utah Geological Survey and discussed the key points of the work he does, experiences gained through education, and how that all now applies to his current workload. As a geologist, he spends a large amount of his work time in the field. In October of 2017, he had spent more time doing field work than he spent in his office. Along with the need for travel in his work schedule, he mentioned a decent amount of his out of state work resulted in many family vacations to areas covering the intermountain states of the west, as well as the northwest mountains. In doing a general search, I chose a few articles that discuss the importance of field work in the career, and the innovations that have come with modern technology. These changes come with a need for adaptation to the old methods. A new basis for which the next generation of geologist that are infinitely familiar with the fast moving pace that technology