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GEOGRAPHY 5: FIELD TRIP PHOTO JOURNAL
ERIC MARTINEZ
FIELD TRIP ONE
MORMON ROCKSThe rock formation was formed as a result of movement along the San Andreas Fault.
GRANULAR STRUCTURE
The granular structure is made up of sedimentary rocks, which developed over time
CINDER HILLThis volcano is called cinder hill (cinder cone)
LAVA FLOWSTHE LAVA FLOWS ARE MADE UP OF BALSALTIC LAVA COOLING RIGHT AFTER IT FLOWED OUT OF THE LAVA
FOSSILS FALLSThe falls were formed when the river was forced to divert its course over a basalt flow, polishing and reshaping the rock into a variety of unique shapes and forms.
HOUSE RINGS & PETROGLYPHS• HOUSE RINGS• House rings were used as foundation to
build Native American houses on
PETROGLYPHS NATIVE AMERICANS USED TO WRITE AND DRAW ON ROCKS- THESE ARE SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR 10,000 YEARS
FIELD TRIP TWO
MT. WHITNEY INTERAGENCY VISITORS CENTER
MT. WHITNEYelevation of 14,505 feet
INYO-WHITE MOUTAINS
DIAZ LAKE & LONE PINE FAULTDiaz lake was formed when an earth quake hit lone pine making the ground uneven and water filled into the lowest area
MANZANAR
PLAQUESManzanar was a re-location camp where Japanese Americans had to stay during world war two. The only things that are really left are the guard shacks and these plaques
MONO LAKE & THE ISLANDSI the center of mono lake there are two island. Neget and pehoa
CURRENT & FORMER SHORELINESFORMERMono lake continues to shrink eventually this great lake will be gone
CURRENT
TUFATufa stone is a type of limestone which forms in close proximity to bodies of water with a high content of dissolved minerals, especially calcium carbonate.
CONVICT LAKEConvict lake is a lake in which it is made up off glaciers
OLDEST ROCK FORMATION
KEOUGHS HOT SPRINGSthe reason why the hot spring are hot is because earthquakes cause cracks in the earths
surface that water seeps through until it gets hot.
IN TRANSIT PHOTOS
Sponge Bob’s House (:
SOLAR POWER PLANT
MINE TAILINGSmine tailings are piles left over after mining
Garlock faultIt is a significant geological landmark in California
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