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This field trip had actually been scheduled for the end of second week, but a COVID-19 scare disrupted our class schedule. Read more about how three of my peers were placed into quarantine due to a \u201ccomputer glitch\u201d (read: human error) in Isaac Yee\u2019s Catalyst article<\/a>. We rescheduled the trip for the beginning of third week, but freezing weather from Valentine\u2019s Day weekend carried over as the week began, and we rescheduled again for the end of the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To adhere to social distancing guidelines, the class was split into two groups, with one group attending the field trip in the morning and one in the afternoon. Since each group contained only a small number of people, we had more than enough space to social distance for the drive. We all wore masks for the entire duration of the trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The details of the field trip were mostly unknown to myself and my peers until we arrived at the site. Even on our way, Paul\u2019s only clue was that we had an hour\u2019s drive ahead of us. When we arrived, the scene in front of us was puzzling: mostly empty except for some odd mounds (seemingly) randomly spread out across the vast space. Snow covered most of this mysterious landscape. Why did Paul bring us here?<\/p>\n\n\n\n