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SAN ANDREAS FAULT FIELD GUIDES

San Andreas Fault: Coalinga to Pinnacles; GUIDEBOOK AVAILABLE 
The Tumey-Panoche hills pleisiosaur/mosasaur site, New Idria Mercury mining district, San Andreas Fault,  and Pinnacles National Monument are the main stops on this trip. The history of earthquake activity including the Coalinga and 1992 Parkfield earthquakes are discussed as well plate tectonics and the origin of mercury in the California Coast ranges.
 
San Andreas Fault: Gorman to Wallace Creek (Carrizo Plains); GUIDEBOOK AVAILABLE
This trip examines the "Big Bend" segment of the San Andreas Fault. Exposures of the 1857 Ft. Tejon fault scarp are inspected along with several pressure ridges and sag ponds. The timing of earthquake activity along this stretch of the San Andreas is discussed in relation to the offset drainage at Wallace Creek. The paleotectonic, sedimentation and drainage patterns of the Carrizo Plains-Temblor Mountains is reviewed.
 
San Andreas Fault: Soda Lake (Carrizo Plains) to Parkfield; GUIDEBOOK AVAILABLE
Parkfield, the "earthquake capital of the world" is the final stop in this trip along the San Andreas. We learn about the complex and fascinating ecology at Soda Lake and Carrizo Plains Natural Area. We see examples of off‑set fences and bridges in the fault zone. We investigate oil seeps at McKittrick. The stratigraphy and ecology of the La Panza and Gablin ranges are studied including Syncline Hill in the Carrizo Plains.
 
San Andreas Fault: Ft. Tejon to Pallet Creek; GUIDEBOOK AVAILABLE
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      
 
Roadside Geology of the San Andreas Fault: Hollister to Carrizo Plains
This is a two-day guidebook. The first day starts at Mission San Juan Baptista and ends in Parkfield. That day there are stops at Pinnacle National Monument, Clear Creek, and Coalinga Hot Springs. The second day starts  Parkfield. We inspect mines, unusual stone structures, Wallace Creek Paleoseismic site, Soda Lake, Visitor's Center, Volcanic necks, Bat House, and the 1857 fault scarp. 
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