| Bakersfield to Ojai and Santa Paula | August 6, 1994 |
This trip explores the San Andreas Fault, the Cuyama Valley, Ojai, the Silverthread Oilfjeld, Sulfer Mountain Oil Mines, and Santa Paula Oil. Museum. The tour returns to Bakersfield over the old ridge route between Castaic and Quail Lake. Watershed management and habitat restoration are discussed.
| San Andreas Fault: Ft. Tejon to Wrightwood | Sept. 11, 1994 |
This segment of the San Andreas fault takes us to several sag ponds and offset streams. Stops are made at Ft. Tejon, Quail Lake, Devil's Punchbowl and Wrightwood. Carbon 14 radiometric dating and it's application to understanding the frequency of earthquakes along the San. Andreas Fault is considered at the Pallet Creek paleoseismic site. Examples of the interaction between ecosystems and fault systems are discussed.
| Owens Valley-Mono Basin | Sat./Sun. Oct. 14-16, 1994 |
Water management, glacial and volcanic geology are the main topics of this field trip. Stops or topics of discussion include Cinder Hill, Owens Lake, Alabama Hills, Mazourka Canyon, American Perlite Mine, Tinnemaha Reservoir, June Lake, Devil's Post Pile, Inyo Craters, Mono Lake, Bodie State Park and Travertine Hot Springs.
