Field Trip 2 Photo Journal

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Owens Dry Lake: dried up after water was diverted into the Los Angeles Aqueduct in 1924.

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Lone Pine Fault: 1872 earthquake destroyed the town of Lone Pine and effected nearby towns in Inyo County.

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Diaz Lake: created in 1872 from an earthquake.

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Lone Pine Movie MuseumWilliam Enriquez

Los Angeles AqueductWilliam Enriquez

Inyo-White MountainsWilliam Enriquez

SETI Towers: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.

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Keough Hot Creek: heated from geothermal heated groundwater.

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Panum Crater

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Mono CraterWilliam Enriquez

Mono Lake Shoreline: each shoreline shows how much the lake has decreased in size over time.

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Mono Lake Tufa: made from calcium carbonate and grow underwater, and were exposed from the decreasing size of the lake.

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Mono Lake Islands: one is volcanic.

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Grant LakeWilliam Enriquez

Lateral and Terminal Moraine (Grant Lake): formed from the melting glaciers.

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Silver Lake and WaterfallWilliam Enriquez

Oldest rock FormationsWilliam Enriquez

Convict Lake: formed from snowmelt from the glaciers.

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Owen’s River BenchmarkWilliam Enriquez

Owen’s River

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Swallow’s NestWilliam Enriquez

Bristlecone PinesWilliam Enriquez

Eastern California Museum: Utilitarian baskets were made by the native Americans and used for daily tasks such as carrying tools, seeds, fish traps, and other essentials.

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Manzenar: place where the Japanese were forced to stay during WWII.

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Manzenar TowersWilliam Enriquez

Alluvial FanWilliam Enriquez

Inyo MountainsWilliam Enriquez

Mt. Whitney: the highest summit in the United States with an elevation of 14,505 feet.

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