Volcanoes of the Eastern Sierra Nevada

Indiana University

G188/L130 – Summer 2008

Schedule

SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
		May 13 Outbound Flight AirTran 726 Dep. Indy 8:00am Arr. Las Vegas 9:10am Drive to Death Valley Nevada Test site, Dante's view, Zabriskie Point Night at Furnace Creek	May 14       Exploration of Death Valley, Lone Pine Fault, Mt. Whitney Portal Night at White Mtn. Research Station	May 15 Bristlecone Pine Preserve, White Mountains (Connie Millar, USFS) Night at White Mtn. Research Station	May 16 Overview of Long Valley caldera and Bishop Tuff Night at SNARL Lab (remainder of trip)	May 17 Meet with SNARL Director Inyo Craters, Glass Creek  & Obsidian Domes
May 18 Earthquake & volcanic hazards 'Earthquake Fault'; Mammoth Mtn. Gondola; (Dave Hill, USGS)	May 19 Structural Geology: McGee Creek, Hilton Creek Fault; ; GPS experiment (Beth Bartel, UNAVCO)	May 20 Overview of Mono Basin volcanism: Panum Crater, Black Point Fissures	May 21 Geology of the Sierra Batholith:  glacial landforms Yosemite Valley	May 22 Study of Mono Lake Tour South Tufa Area,  meetings with MLC (Bartshe Miller) & tour of DWP facilities (Chris Plakos) (Dave Marquart, South Tufa Reserve)	May 23 Water resources & environmental quality in Convict Creek watershed Explore mining history at Bodie	May 24 Recreation Day!! Options:  Skiing, kayaking, hiking, fishing, shopping, sleeping…
May 25 Tour of geothermal energy plant Hydrothermal systems and mineralization in Long Valley: Antelope Valley, Kaolin Mine, Hot Creek	May 26 Sierra glacial geology: Lundy Canyon Farewell BBQ	May 27 Drive to Las Vegas Return to Indiana! Return Flight AirTran 720 Dep. Las Vegas 6:15 PM	May 28 Ar. Ind. 12:55 AM