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Fire and Ice of the Owens Valley
Volcanoes, Glaciers & Earthquakes of the Owens Valley
Friday June 25 – Sunday June 27, 2010
Hello fellow Geo-Trekkers,
Come explore the natural wonders of the Owens Valley Mammoth Mountain area! we will hike on the youngest extinct volcano in the US, and see the oldest living organisms on earth. We will visit the rapidly vanishing Mono Lake and its peculiar rock formations, observe numerous recent earthquake faults, see the spectacular evidence of glaciers and lava flows in the Sierras and the source of volcanic eruptions that once covered half of North America. Come visit the spectacular alabama hills, where many Western movies were filmed, and huge dry falls cut by Ice Age lake floods.
Your tour package includes charter bus, 2 nights at a hotel with breakfast, picnic lunch all 3 days, snacks and water, lectures, park admission and shuttle fees, and a guide booklet. Your trip fee also includes a $100 donation to the Skeptics Society. We will stay both nights in the beautiful Best Western Creekside Inn, the premier hotel in Bishop, California. A creek flows through the landscaped grounds of this hotel, and there is also a heated pool and spa. You are on your own for evening meals. There are several nice restaurants within short walking distance of the hotel.
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