Photo JournalJoanna Angeles

Professor SchmidtGeography 5

November 28, 2012

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S Mormon Rocks were formed on the San Andreas Fault line when there was running water in the stream bed carrying sediments. The rock formations were uplifted due to seismic activity. Their shape is a result of wind and precipitation.

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S Mormon Rocks is composed of sandstone. Water flow carried sediments that formed these rocks.

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S The San Andreas Fault line is a transform boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate.

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HILL Cinder Hill is a cinder cone volcano made up of basalt located between the Inyo

Mountains and Sierra Nevada’s. It is the youngest volcano in the Coso Volcanic Field.

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HILL The lava flow is made up of basalt which flowed and soldified in the Coso

Volcanic Field.

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LLS Fossil Falls was formed by volcanic activity and melted water from glaciers that created a river. The river flowing over the lava caused the rocks to be smooth and round.

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LLS Within Fossil Falls, you will find Metate Holes. Metate holes were created by parts of debris in water penetrating the basalt, producing round holes as the debris spinned in the opening.

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LLS Obsidian was utilized by the Native Americans who lived in the vicinity. They spread numerous small pieces of obsidian by hand which created visible trails. They used obsidian to make tools.

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LLS Native Americans who dwelled in the area created these petroglyphs. These petroglyphs are rock engravings carved by hand with symbolic meaning and may have a story behind them.

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LLS These house rings were created by Native Americans and were utilized as a space for living.

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Mount Whitney’s elevation is 14,505 feet, which is the highest in mainland United States. It is part of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

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The Inyo Mountains is located in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It receives less precipitation and as a result has different types of vegetation.

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An alluvial fan within the Inyo Mountains.

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KE Diaz Lake in Owens Valley was formed in 1872 from an earthquake that occurred

on the Lone Pine Fault. The earthquake caused the land to drop about 20 feet where a spring of water filled the sunken area.

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KE The earthquake that occurred on this fault in 1872 caused some devastation in

nearby towns and created depressions in ground which led to the creation of Diaz Lake.

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AR Manzanar was a Japanese internment camp built during WWII. All Japanese Americans were forced to

relocate to these camps. It is situated in Owens Valley in an area with harsh climate. Japanese Americans lost many of their belongings and had to share small shacks with other families with little privacy.

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AR The administration building for the camp was located in this area. People passed

through this area daily as they worked. Remnants and scraps of possessions of the Japanese Americans were found here.

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E There are 2 major islands within Mono Lake. Paoha Island on the left in this photo is a volcanic island that formed in the 17th century from a sequence of eruptions. Negit Island on the right is a volcanic cone that is approximately less than 2000 years old.

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E The significance of the shorelines is its illustration of how much water from Mono Lake was displaced. The water level of the Lake was much higher than it is today.

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E These tufa towers were developed under water when Mono Lake’s water level was at a higher elevation. Alkaline lake water and fresh water springs from underground reacted and formed these towers made of limestone. When the water level of Mono Lake decreased, the tufa discontinued to grow. This is evidence that Mono Lake’s water level decreased.

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named after convicts in 1871 who broke out of prison in Carson City. They eventually were caught and hung at the site of what is now Convict Creek. The oldest rock formations in the Sierra Nevada range are located here. They are metamorphic rocks that change in appearance due to increases in pressure and temperature.

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OP This photo reveals the moraines created and shaped by glaciers in Grant Lake

located within the June Lake Loop.

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OP Silver Lake is located within June Lake Loop. On the right side of this image,

there is a visibly frozen waterfall.

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M This photo in the Eastern California Museum caught my attention because of the young girls wearing traditional kimonos. This photo was taken in Manzanar during WWII. Although they were stripped of most of their possessions and privacy in the camp, Japanese Americans still found a way to demonstrate their heritage and culture, even during distressing times.

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LIFE After observing the scenic sites at Mono Lake, I witnessed a jackrabbit hopping through the trail, which are known to be abundant animals in the local area.

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LIFE At the end of the second day of our field trip, we stopped in Bishop to visit Erick Schat’s Bakkery. Across the street was a pond with many ducks eager to come up to you if you had a handful of bread.

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On our way home from the field trip, there was a brush fire on the northbound side of the 15 freeway which caused traffic on both sides. Firefighters in yellow suits were on the site, as well as many red and green fire trucks.

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L Moving water swept debris through the canyons of the mountains and smaller debris was transported further out and spanned outward like the shape of a fan.

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L This Solar Power Plant, located in Kramer Junction of the Mojave Desert, is called Solar Energy Generating Systems, or SEGS.

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L Doppler Radar Towers gather climate data to formulate predictions on weather.

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L Garlock Fault is on the northern border of the Mojave Desert. It is also an indication of where the Sierra Nevada Mountain range begins. It is significant because it is California’s second longest fault.

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L Los Angeles Aqueduct

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L In the early 1900s, Los Angeles bought the land in Owens Valley and utilized the water from Owens Lake to bring to the city. The lake was drained which caused a controversy for the inhabitants in the area.