Sentinel Peak Award Haiku


Local Kook Award: Ralph Lorenz

Emergent patterns
I don't need no mechanism
Ralph's plants guide the sand


I Wanna Soak Up the Sun Award: Ingrid Daubar

Dunes or lava flow
ground truth shows that both are wrong
Ingrid stirs the pot


Trip Leader Heir Apparent Award: Zibi Turtle

Titan images
left behind for a weekend
Zibi comes on trip


MTV Music Award (unpresented): Jason Barnes

Giddy from poker
Weird Al incarnate regales
too bad he can't sing


Fearless Leader Award: H. Jay Melosh

Scouting on day one
not even any wrong turns
Jay has got this down


The Perfect Night Award: Joe Spitale

Burger suicide:
son of a bleeping bleep bleep.
That's half my dinner!


PR Award: Jason Barnes

Pattern in the rocks:
its not there 'til you believe.
Supernova *NOW*.


Harvard Scholar award: Jay Melosh

Petroglyph Chelop:
"I'm the world's foremost expert".
Jay finds a new friend.


Nancy Chabot Award: Mike Bland

Beer, Whiskey, SoCo.
Supposed to start with liquor!
Technicolor yawn.


Know When to Hold'em: David Choi

David wheels and deals,
studying up for Vegas.
Cry me a river.


Real Geologist Award: Geoff Collins

Watching in disgust
Geoff stays out of the flame wars.
These kids don't know rocks . . .