Trip one

Saturday March 10, 2012

Mormon rockswhich got its name by mormon settlers and was formed by wind and water over the centuries.

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Mormon rocks granular structure is composed of a quality sandstone conglomerate. Sandlike structure is what it feels like.

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Stream Bed and San Andreas Rift zoneEast side part of the rift zone in the San Andreas Fault. This is a strike slip zone where the north american plate and the pacific plate and cause normal faulting. This is located off the 15 in Cajon pass.

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Cinder hillA cinder cone volcano type that is not deadly to the human life

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Lava flowsthese lava flows are made of basaltic scoria that is formed by the flows.

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Fossil fallsThese rocks were formed by a volcano erupting near these rocks where a river once was

and now this is what you see.

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Owens dry lake stream bed

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Metate holesare formed by rocks and running water over the years

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Obsidian flakesThese flakes were left by native americans who used these to make weapons such as spears

and knives, to either hunt for animals or using it as a defense.

Obsidian Flakes

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PetroglyphsLeft by the native americans, why? A story telling what they did and how they did it.

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House rings That were used by the Native Americans who had tipis and considered these there homes.

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