journal trip two
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Trip TwoApril 13-15 2012
Diaz Lake Diaz lake is a sag pond. It was created from the shifts of the tectonic plates from nearby Lone Pine Fault. The Earthquakes made the ground uneven and water settled to the lowest point.
Fulat Alabama Hills
Lone Pine Fault
In 1872 a large earthquakes was cause by vertical and right- lateral displacement along the fault. The quake caused much destruction to the surrounding towns. It was responsible for 29 deaths and led the formation of Diaze Lake
Mono Lake Center
Birds in their environment
Mono Lake information
Mono Lake
Former Shoreline
Current Shore line
Former Shoreline
Shoreline Shoreline
First Shoreline
Tufa
Turfa
Created under water and as the lake water level decreased these formations were revealed.
Panum Crater
Convict Lake
Lake
The lake was named after tan incident in 1871 where a group of convict escaped from prison in Carson City.
Convict Lake
Oldest rock formation on the top in the middle and are called roof pendants and to the right is the terminal moraine
Oldest Rock Formation
June Lake Loop
Grant Lake
Silver Lake
Waterfall
Moraines
Eastern California Museum
Eastern California Museum
The museum features Story of Manzanar , the Japanese American WWII Internment Camp located. Between Independence and Lone Pine.
Manzanar
Largest Japanese relocation camp.
Paul Temeuchi “42”
Cucamonga Alluvial Fan
Out wash streams draining southern slope of the eastern part of the San garble mountain
Solar Power PlantGenerating System
Shows the solar power plant at the intersection of the 395 Highway.
Doppler Rader Is to get wind speed and river
Mine Tailings Left over from mine the 20th century lot of people were here for the gold rush
Aqueduct California Aqueduct
Garlock Fault Is the 2nd largest fault in California new death valley. With the San Andreas near the five freeway town Gorman
Desert Vegetation
Creosote
Joshua TreeBurroweed grass
Owens Dry Lake Water was first diverted from the Owens River to the City of Los Angeles in 1913, and by 1926 Owens Lake was Dry up.
SETI Towers
SETI Tower
Extra Terrestrial activity
Owens River Grorgo