Boulder, Utah
(435) 691-1241
(307) 733-4261
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TOURS Southern
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Guides Dr. Keith Watts  Dr. Keith Watts, founder of Earth Tours, leads
most of the tours himself, sharing a wealth of knowledge and an enthusiasm
that his guests find captivating. Although Keith is a former professor of
geology, his interests cover all aspects of natural history, including the
ecology of plants, wildlife, fire, and human history. He sings,
laughs, takes on the personas of historic characters, and uses innovative
approaches to illustrate mountain building, glacial advances, and volcanic
bulges. His seemingly endless bag of illustrations will enable you to
understand natural history with a minimum of jargon. He makes learning
about the spectacular landscapes of the Tetons, Yellowstone, and Colorado
Plateau an adventure by keeping it simple and fun!Dr. Keith Watts has become known as a guide’s guide to the geology and natural history of the Tetons, Yellowstone, and Colorado Plateau. He was born and raised in Idaho and Utah as the son of a second-generation forester, who taught him much about the Intermountain West’s plant and animal communities. His insatiable desire to understand these spectacular landscapes led him to receive a BS in Geology from Utah State University. Continuing his education at University of California, Santa Cruz, his Ph.D. studies took him to study rocks in a desert wilderness – the Oman Mountains in the Middle East. Other study areas include Madagascar, Great Barrier Reef of Australia and Brooks Range of Alaska. While a Professor of Geology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Keith met his wife, Lisa, who was floating down a seldom-run wilderness river in the Brooks Range of northeastern Alaska, where he was doing geological field studies. Shortly after they were married, he quit his tenured position to join her in the lands they both love most, northwestern Wyoming and southern Utah. Dr. Watts was featured as one of a panel of six experts on Grand Teton National Park in National Geographic Traveler magazine and was interviewed in Travel Audio’s – Grand Teton National Park. His educational tours were featured in an article on Grand Teton National Park in the Kansas City Star and other newspapers. He also leads educational field trips for the Teton Science School, Elderhostel, University of Idaho, and Backroads. In southern Utah, he guided photographers for The Washington Post and Sunset Magazine. Eric Feiler Mary Eckstein Feiler |
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