Trip two

April 13-15

Diaz LakeCreated by a Lonepine earthquake in 1872, which was one of the biggest earthquakes in

California.

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Lone Pine Fault

Consequences of the 1872 earthquake is this fault and Diaz Lake

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Guard shack and Plaques

Manzanar relocation center was used back in WW2 where over 10,000 prisoners were held. Mostly all the prisoners were Japanese Americans.

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Dead forest Zone in Mammoth

Formed by eruptions that ended over thousands of years ago. Now is known as the dead forest zone in Mammoth.

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Mono LakePaoha island which is a active volcano is located at Mono Lake

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Mono Lake and the shorelines

Current shoreline

Old Shoreline

Ancient Shoreline

Old shoreline is where all the vegetation and bushes cease. Current is where the water ends now and the ancient shoreline is by the hill that surrounds mono lake.

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Tufa There were cold and hot springs inside mono lake and when fresh water would flow in to mono

lake and mix with the lakes water it created tufas.

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Convict LakeThis lake was named in 1871 when convicts were on the run and were hiding out here. They were caught

and hung here.

Oldest rock formations

Lateral moraines

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Moraines

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Silver Lake

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June Lake Loop Moraines

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Eastern California MuseumThe stick game, something interesting that stuck out for me because I wonder on how they kept themselves entertained. They even gambled with the game which kept them amused on free time.

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Optional pictures Mono Lake and where the water will eventually be.

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