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Geography5Geography5

April 28April 28thth, 2011 , 2011

Mormon RocksMormon RocksThe importance of Mormon Rocks Formation is to shelter many animal from the dangers of the world. Mormon Rocks were created by the water and sandstones with time.

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Granular Structure Stream Bed/ San Andreas Rift

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Fossil FallsFossil Falls

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Owens RiverbedOwens Riverbed

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Fossil FallsFossil Falls

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Metate Hole

Obsidian Flakes

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The rock formation lets us know that some one once lived at Fossil Falls.

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Petroglyph

One of the reasons why we know there were Native Americans here before us are these petroglyph. This shows their stories of their life's .

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Fossil FallsFossil FallsThe second reason why we have know Native Americans lived in Fossil Falls before they were taking from their land was that there were houses built above the old river bed.

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Lava FlowsCinder Hills

Cinder(red) Hill is full of lava rocks, some forms of grass bushes, and yellow flowers.

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Keoughs Hot SpringsKeoughs Hot Springs

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Mono Lake Committee Visitors Mono Lake Committee Visitors CenterCenter

Visitors Center

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Mono LakeMono Lake

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Lake Mono has many interesting things going on with it like for example the tufa’s, the lake, the mountains , the birds, the foam, and the cold weather

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Current ShorelineFormer Shoreline

Image from: http://www.goldengatephoto.com/westus/mono.html

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TufaTufa

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Mono LakeMono LakeGlaciated Valley and MorainesGlaciated Valley and Moraines

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Convict Lake Convict Lake

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Convict LakeConvict LakeLateral and Terminal MorainesLateral and Terminal Moraines

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Oldest Rock Formation

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Owens RiverOwens RiverBenchmark

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The difference between the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Inyo/white Mountains are that one has vegetation on it and the other does not.