White Mountain Research Center

05 Mar, 12 PM - 08 Mar, 12 PM

SAT: Fly into Reno, NV. Rent vehicles; shop for food, drive south on Route 395 to Mono Lake and Bishop, CA. Lodging: White Mountain Research Station; https://wmrc.edu/owens-valley-station/ ($34 per person per night) (night 1 of 3) Geology: Mono Lake levels (hydro management), tufa, ecology, Panum Crater, obsidian at Rush Creek Delta, Glass Mountain obsidian? SUN: Lodging: White Mountain Research Station; (night 2 of 3) Geology: Bishop Tuff, Owens River, Volcanic tableland, paleo-stream drainages, normal faulting under transtension, relay ramps MON: Lodging: White Mountain Research Station; (night 3 of 3) Geology: Glacial moraine and faulting at Coyote Warp, White Mountains: imbricated cobbles, archaeocyathid fossils, bedding/cleavage relations in Poleta Fm., bristlecone pines TUES: Morning pack-up. Geology: Head south: Crater Mountain, basalt over alluvium contact metamorphism, Lone Pine Fault Scarp, Manzanar internment camp, Fossil Falls, Alabama Hills, Drive to Death Valley via Coso Volcanic Field and the northern Panamint Valley (faulted volcanics; Father Crowley Overlook site).

Visit #73346 @White Mountain Research Center

Approved

Under Project # 47525 | Class

PVCC "Geology of Eastern California" field course

faculty - Piedmont Virginia Community College

Reservation Members(s)

Callan Bentley Mar 5 - 8, 2022 (4 days)
Thomas Biggs Mar 5 - 8, 2022 (4 days)
Group of 15 Undergraduate Student Mar 5 - 8, 2022 (4 days)
Group of 2 Faculty Mar 5 - 8, 2022 (4 days)

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Owens Valley Station, Lodging only 19 Mar 5 - 8, 2022
Staff Assistance (other than animal care) 1 Mar 5 - 8, 2022