13. This is a picture of Cinder Hill, which is a cinder cone.
October 9, 2010
14. This is a photograph of the lava flows near Cinder Hill.
October 9, 2010
15. This is a picture of the dry Owens River Stream Bed.
October 9, 2010
16. This is a picture of Fossil Falls.
October 9, 2010
17. This is a picture of Metate Holes that were created when the river was still flowing.
Pebbles would get caught and swirl around and around created these holes.
October 9, 2010
18. This is a picture of Obsidian Flakes that were used by the Indians to make
arrowheads.
October 9, 2010
19. This is a photograph of Petroglyphs drawn by the Indians at Fossil Falls.
October 9, 2010
20. This is a picture of House Rings made by the Indians near Fossil Falls.
October 9, 2010
21. This is a picture of the Mormon Rocks formation.
October 9, 2010
22. This is a photograph of the Granular Structure of the rocks. They are made of
Sandstone.
October 9, 2010
23. This is a picture of the Stream Bed at Mormon Rocks.
October 9, 2010
24. This is a photograph of the San Andreas Rift Zone at Mormon Rocks. This is
where the Pacific Plate meets the North American Plate.
October 9, 2010
26. This is a picture of Mount Whitney, which is the highest peak in the continental United
States.
This picture is from http://www.destination360.com/north-
america/us/california/mount-whitney
27. This is a picture of the Inyo-White Mountains.
November 6, 2010
28. This is a picture of the Inyo-White Mountains. I have highlighted the alluvial
fan.
November 7, 2010
29. This is a picture of Diaz Lake. It is a sag pond, which is created when rainfall
collects in a depression caused by an earthquake or faults.
November 5, 2010
30. This is a picture of the Lone Pine Fault. This picture is from
http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/1872_Lone_Pine_earthquake/
November 5, 2010
31. This is a photograph of the area at Manzanar.
November 7, 2010
32. This is a picture of the Guard Shacks at Manzanar.
November 7, 2010
33. This is a picture of a fire that we saw while we were stopped at Mono Lake.
November 6, 2010
34. 1. This is highlighting of Negit Island in Mono Lake.
2. This is highlighting Paoha Island in Mono Lake.
November 7, 2010
35. 1. This is highlighting the most recent former shoreline from the 1960’s.
2. This is highlighting the older former shoreline from 100’s of years ago.
November 6, 2010
36. This is a photograph of the Tufa Formations at Mono Lake. They were created under
water and as the lakes water level decreased, these formations were revealed.
November 6, 2010
37. This is a picture of the burn area near Panum Crater.
November 6, 2010
38. This is a picture of Panum Crater.
November 6, 2010
39. This is a picture of a glaciated valley. The highlighted portion is a Terminal
Moraine.
November 6, 2010
40. This is a picture of Convict Lake.
November 6, 2010
41. 1. This is highlighting a Terminal Moraine.
2. This is highlighting a Lateral Moraine.
November 6, 2010
42. This is highlighting the oldest rock formations in the Sierra Nevadas. They are
the reddish colored portions on the mountain.
November 6, 2010
43. This is a photograph of the hot springs we visited. Unfortunately I could not get a
picture of the fumarole because of barbed wire and all of the brush covering it.
November 5, 2010
44. This is a picture of Grant Lake.
November 6, 2010
45. This is a picture of a Lateral Moraine at Grant Lake.
November 6, 2010
46. This is a photograph of the Waterfall near Silver Lake.
November 6, 2010
47. This is a picture of Silver Lake.
November 6, 2010
48. I took a picture of these moccasins which were made for a small child because I
thought they were cute. I learned at the museum that the Paiute Indians were making
beaded clothing in the 19th century when early explorers introduced glass beads to the
area.
November 7, 2010
