Geology of the San Andreas Fault
| Date/Time: | Saturday, December 5, 8 am - Afternoon |
| Meet at: | Coachella Valley Preserve |
| Fee: | $60 ($50 JTNPA/PINE members) |
| Instructor: | Bruce Bridenbecker, M. S., Geosciences |
| Professor, Earth Sciences, Copper Mtn. College | |
| Hike Level: | Moderate |
California is a state defined by plate tectonics, motion, continental drift, and subduction zones. Join geologist Bruce Bridenbecker as he demystifies fault systems and their effects. Bridenbecker will unfold the geologic story of the Southern Californian landscape in this all-day field class. Participants will travel a total of approximately six miles walking beyond the ridge above Horseshoe Palms and descend into Pushawalla Palms to see evidence of the folding and uplift that formed Pushawalla Canyon. Bridenbecker will illuminate fault-related features in the field with special emphasis on physical deformations of the landscape.
Photograph by Ken Scofield
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