3. Trip One Photo
Kevin Glazer
This is an image of
Mormon Rocks.
Mormon Rocks were
created by
movements from the
San Andreas Fault.
They are named
Mormon Rocks
because this site was
a landmark for early
Mormon settlers.
4. Trip One Photo
Kevin Glazer
This is a close up
image of Mormon
Rocks. In the image
we are able to se that
the rocks are made
out of sandstone.
The sandstone was
formed from water
that used to flow
through the Cajon
Pass area in Southern
California. Geologist
are able to see past
events of history
through the different
layer of sandstone.
5. Trip One Photo
Kevin Glazer
This photo is showing
a dry stream bed that
used to flow through
Mormon Rocks. This
stream and its water
levels can be seen
through different
layers of Mormon
Rock.
6. Trip One Photo
Kevin Glazer
This is a photo of
cinder Hill. It is a
basaltic cinder cone
type of volcanoe.
7. Trip One Photo
Kevin Glazer
This is an image of
the lava flow at
Cinder Hill. The lava
flow is made up of
stone and rock that
becomes so hot it
turns into liquid.
8. Trip One Photo
Kevin Glazer
This is an image of a
dried up stream bed
that would have
flowed into the Owens
River.
9. Trip One Photo
Kevin Glazer
This is an image of
fossil falls. They were
formed by snow melt
from glaciers mixing
with lava flow.
10. Trip One Photo
Kevin Glazer
This is an image of a
metate hole. They
were created by
debris spinning in the
mixture of the lava
flow and stream bed.
11. Trip One Photo
Kevin Glazer
This is an image of
obsidian flakes.
Thousands of years
ago Native Americans
would use this
obsidian which was
created from volcanic
ash to make arrow
heads.
12. Trip One Photo
Kevin Glazer
This is an image of a
petroglyph. It was
created thousands of
years ago from Native
Americans who used
to populate this area.
It is a form of early
artwork.
13. Trip One Photo
Kevin Glazer
This is an image of a
house ring. A house
ring is what is left of
the Native Americans
homes from
thousands of years
ago.
15. Trip Two Photo
Kevin Glazer
This photo is of Mt.
Whitney. The
Elevation of Mt.
Whitney is 14,505 ft.
16. Trip Two Photo
Kevin Glazer
In this image the big
circle is highlighting
the Inyo-White
Mountains. The
smaller circle is
highlighting some
alluvial fans.
17. Trip Two Photo
Kevin Glazer
This is an image of
Diaz Lake which was
created after an
earthquake along the
Lone Pine fault in
1872.
18. Trip Two Photo
Kevin Glazer
The Lone Pine fault
was the product of a
huge earthquake in
1872. 29 individuals
were killed and Diaz
Lake was formed.
19. Trip Two Photo
Kevin Glazer
The Keoughs Hot
Springs are heated by
underground volcanic
activity.
20. Trip Two Photo
Kevin Glazer
This is an image of
the Mammoth rest
area. The dead forest
was created by bark
beetles.
21. Trip Two Photo
Kevin Glazer
The largest circle is
an image of Mono
Lake. The Second
largest circle is of
Paoha Island which is
on Mono Lake. The
smallest circle is of
the smaller island on
Mono Lake which is
called Negit. Negit is
also a volcanoe
22. Trip Two Photo
Kevin Glazer
Mono Lake is the
oldest lake in North
America. The arrows
are pointing to the
former shorelines of
Mono Lake. The lake
was diminished
greatly by the city of
Los Angeles after they
extended the
aqueduct from Owens
Lake to Mono Lake.
23. Trip Two Photo
Kevin Glazer
This is an image of a
tufa formation. It is
formed by freshwater
mixing with the salt
water producing
calcium.
24. Trip Two Photo
Kevin Glazer
The large circle is
highlighting Grant
Lake. The two
smaller circles are
highlighting the
mormaines.
26. Trip Two Photo
Kevin Glazer
Convict lake. The two
arrows at the top are
pointing out the two
lateral moraines while
the bottom arrow is
pointing out the
terminal moraine. The
rectangle is showing
the oldest rock
formations of the
Sierras.
27. Trip Two Photo
Kevin Glazer
This is an image of
the Eastern California
Museum. I found this
photo interesting
because even though
Japanese Americans
were being held
against there will by
Americans they were
still playing Americas
pastime with baseball.
28. Trip Two Photo
Kevin Glazer
This is an image of a
guard shack at
Manzanar. Manzanar
was a holding place
for Japanese
Americans during
WW2.
