Photo Journal Geography 5

Chelsea Daley-EnglishNovember 29, 2010

In Transit Photos

This is a photograph of the Cucamonga alluvial fan as we were driving to the 15 freeway.

October 9, 2010

This is a photograph of the Solar Power Plant along the 395 Highway.October 9, 2010

This is a picture of a Playa, or dry lake bed. October 9, 2010

This is a picture of the Doppler Radar Tower off the 395.October 9, 2010

This is a photograph of Mine Tailings.October 9, 2010

This is a picture of the Garlock Fault as we were driving past it on the 395.October 9, 2010

1. This shows a Joshua Tree. 2. This shows Burroweed Grass.3. This shows a Creosote Bush.

October 9, 2010

This is a picture of the California Aqueduct.October 9, 2010

This is a picture of the SETI Towers. October 9, 2010

Field Trip #1 PhotosOctober 9, 2010

This is a picture of Cinder Hill, which is a cinder cone.October 9, 2010

This is a photograph of the lava flows near Cinder Hill.October 9, 2010

This is a picture of the dry Owens River Stream Bed.October 9, 2010

This is a picture of Fossil Falls.October 9, 2010

This is a picture of Metate Holes that were created when the river was still flowing. Pebbles would get caught and swirl around and around created these holes.

October 9, 2010

This is a picture of Obsidian Flakes that were used by the Indians to make arrowheads.

October 9, 2010

This is a photograph of Petroglyphs drawn by the Indians at Fossil Falls. October 9, 2010

This is a picture of House Rings made by the Indians near Fossil Falls.October 9, 2010

This is a picture of the Mormon Rocks formation. October 9, 2010

This is a photograph of the Granular Structure of the rocks. They are made of Sandstone.

October 9, 2010

This is a picture of the Stream Bed at Mormon Rocks.October 9, 2010

This is a photograph of the San Andreas Rift Zone at Mormon Rocks. This is where the Pacific Plate meets the North American Plate.

October 9, 2010

Field Trip #2 PhotosNovember 5-7, 2010

This is a picture of Mount Whitney, which is the highest peak in the continental United States.

This picture is from http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/california/mount-whitney

This is a picture of the Inyo-White Mountains.November 6, 2010

This is a picture of the Inyo-White Mountains. I have highlighted the alluvial fan.

November 7, 2010

This is a picture of Diaz Lake. It is a sag pond, which is created when rainfall collects in a depression caused by an earthquake or faults.

November 5, 2010

This is a picture of the Lone Pine Fault. This picture is from http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/1872_Lone_Pine_earthquake/

November 5, 2010

This is a photograph of the area at Manzanar.November 7, 2010

This is a picture of the Guard Shacks at Manzanar.November 7, 2010

This is a picture of a fire that we saw while we were stopped at Mono Lake. November 6, 2010

1. This is highlighting of Negit Island in Mono Lake.2. This is highlighting Paoha Island in Mono Lake.

November 7, 2010

1. This is highlighting the most recent former shoreline from the 1960’s. 2. This is highlighting the older former shoreline from 100’s of years ago.

November 6, 2010

This is a photograph of the Tufa Formations at Mono Lake. They were created under water and as the lakes water level decreased, these formations were revealed.

November 6, 2010

This is a picture of the burn area near Panum Crater. November 6, 2010

This is a picture of Panum Crater. November 6, 2010

This is a picture of a glaciated valley. The highlighted portion is a Terminal Moraine.

November 6, 2010

This is a picture of Convict Lake.November 6, 2010

1. This is highlighting a Terminal Moraine. 2. This is highlighting a Lateral Moraine.

November 6, 2010

This is highlighting the oldest rock formations in the Sierra Nevadas. They are the reddish colored portions on the mountain.

November 6, 2010

This is a photograph of the hot springs we visited. Unfortunately I could not get a picture of the fumarole because of barbed wire and all of the brush covering it.

November 5, 2010

This is a picture of Grant Lake. November 6, 2010

This is a picture of a Lateral Moraine at Grant Lake. November 6, 2010

This is a photograph of the Waterfall near Silver Lake.November 6, 2010

This is a picture of Silver Lake.November 6, 2010

I took a picture of these moccasins which were made for a small child because I thought they were cute. I learned at the museum that the Paiute Indians were making beaded clothing in the 19th century when early explorers introduced glass beads to the area.

November 7, 2010