San Francisquito Dam and Old Ridge Route; GUIDEBOOK AVAILABLE , 2000
This trip explores the San Francisquito Canyon and the infamous Dam disaster that occurred there in 1920. We also investigate the San Andreas Fault between Lake Elisabeth and Quail Lake. The tour includes a mine tour at the National Cement Limestone Mine. The final part of the tour returns to Castaic Junction over the Old Ridge Route. This historic roadway has many outstanding exposures of sediments of the Ridge Basin and an interesting and unique geologic history.
This trip explores the San Francisquito Canyon and the infamous Dam disaster that occurred there in 1920. We also investigate the San Andreas Fault between Lake Elisabeth and Quail Lake. The tour includes a mine tour at the National Cement Limestone Mine. The final part of the tour returns to Castaic Junction over the Old Ridge Route. This historic roadway has many outstanding exposures of sediments of the Ridge Basin and an interesting and unique geologic history.