The Los Trancos Open Space Preserve includes a 1.5-mile trail that shows short-term and long-term effects of two tectonic plates sliding past each other--the Pacific Plate and the American plate sliding along the San Andreas fault. Dad and I went exploring. If you want to follow along with the trail guide, download it in PDF .
(Station 9.) One more view of the fault bench along the hillside. To the left, it slopes up; to the right, it slopes down; but the bench runs smooth and level along and down the hill. The painted poles mark the San Andreas fault line.
(Station 9.) One more view of the fault bench along the hillside. To the left, it slopes up; to the right, it slopes down; but the bench runs smooth and level along and down the hill. The painted poles mark the San Andreas fault line.
Camera: Canon (Canon Eos Digital Rebel) |
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