Eastern Mojave Vegetation Tom Schweich
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Eastern Mojave Vegetation | California Highway 120 |
| Tom Schweich |
 Topics in this Article: Literature Cited |
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Preface) | | Other Articles: U. S. Interstate 5: 52000 Junction: US Interstate 5
| | Other Articles: CA Hwy 99: 45700 Junction:
California Highway 99, south to Fresno and Bakersfield. |
| Other Articles: Field Notes: Sierra Foothills, October 6, 2000 Locations: Manteca. | Manteca
| Other Articles: CA Hwy 99: 45400 Junction:
California Highway 99, north to Sacramento. |
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| Escalon
| Other Articles: Field Notes: Sierra Foothills, October 6, 2000 CA Highway 108: in Oakdale Locations: Oakdale.
| OakdaleJunction: California Highway 108 |  Oak woodland along Highway 120. Other Articles: Field Notes: Sierra Foothills, October 6, 2000
| |  Digger Pine (Pinus sabiniana) along Highway 120.
Other Articles: Field Notes: Sierra Foothills, October 6, 2000 |
| Other Articles: CA Highway 108: at Yosemite Junction | Yosemite Junction
| Other Articles: California Highway 49: at CA Hwy 120 W
| Chinese CampJunction: California Highway 49 |
Locations: Don Pedro Reservoir.
California Highway 120 crosses the Tuolumne River backed up in Don Pedro Reservoir.
| |  Don Pedro
Reservoir where crossed by CA Highway 120. Other Articles: Field Notes: 20060602100
Vista point | |  Don Pedro
Reservoir and Jacksonville Road bridge. Other Articles: Field Notes: 20060602110 |
| Other Articles: California Highway 49: at CA Hwy 120 E
Junction: California Highway 49 |
| Other Articles: Wards Ferry Road: 90000 Junction: Wards
Ferry Road | |
| Groveland
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| Yosemite National ParkBig Oak Flat Entrance | Other Articles: California Highway 41: Crane Flat
| Crane Flat
|  Half Dome from Olmstead Point Other Articles: Field Notes: 22-Sep-06 in Yosemite Locations: Half Dome. Olmstead Point.
| Olmstead PointView point along Highway 120 in Yosemite National Park.
|  Tenaya Lake  Tenaya Lake from Olmstead Point Other Articles: Field Notes: Olmstead Point, October 6, 2000 22-Sep-06 in Yosemite Locations: Tenaya Lake.
| | Other Articles: Field Notes: Olmstead Point, October 6, 2000 Locations: Tenaya Lake. | Tenaya Lake
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 The
closest thing to a pothole that I saw on Pothole Dome Other Articles: Field Notes: 1-Aug-07 Locations: Pothole Dome.
| Pothole DomeIf you want to climb Pothole Dome, the parking area is at the extreme western end of Tuolume Meadows, just where the highway enters the meadows or, perhaps, leaves the meadow, depending upon your direction of travel. |  Tuolumne
Meadows from Pothole Dome. Other Articles: Field Notes: 1-Aug-07 Locations: Tuolumne Meadows.
The climb to the top of Pothole Dome is fairly easy. From the top of Pothole Dome, you get a little different perspective on Tuolumne Meadows.
| |  Pothole Dome
from CA Hwy 120 in Tuolumne Meadows Other Articles: Field Notes: 1-Aug-07 Locations: Pothole Dome.
| There are many places to stop along the highway in Tuolumne Meadows. However, to minimize damage to the meadow from foot traffic, the Park Service has closed access to much of the meadow. Therefore, if you want to walk out onto the meadow, or to the Tuolumne River, be sure to find a place that permits access. |  Tuolumne Meadows  Tuolumne Meadows from western edge. 
Tuolomne Meadows. Other Articles: Field Notes: Tuolumne Meadows, October 6, 2000 17-Jul-05 20070624020 Locations: Tuolumne Meadows. | Tuolumne Meadows
|  Lembert Dome from Pothole Dome. Other Articles: Field Notes: 1-Aug-07 Locations: Lembert Dome. | Lembert DomeNear Lembert Dome is a parking area, picnic benches, and a trailhead. Trails from this trailhead go to the top of Lembert Dome, or west to Soda Springs. |
Tuolumne River basin above, to the west. |
| Literature Cited: Other Articles: Field Notes: Tioga Pass, October 6, 2000 Locations: Tioga Pass.
| Tioga PassA Middle to Late Triassic volcanic vent structure, named the Tioga Pass caldera by Schweikert and Lahren (1999), is exposed near the eastern boundary of Yosemite National Park. Rocks they associate with the Tioga Pass caldera are will exposed along the Yosemite Park boundary in the flanks of Gaylor Peak and Mount Dana, northwest and southeast, respectively, of the Tioga Pass entrance station to Yosemite National Park. | Locations: Mono Basin.
| Mono Basin below, to the east.
|  Tioga Lake. Other Articles: Field Notes: Tioga Lake, October 6, 2000 Locations: Tioga Lake. | Tioga Lake |  Nunatak
Nature Trail Other Articles: Field Notes: 1-Aug-07 at Nunatak Nature Trail Glossary: nunatak Nunatak Nature Trail | A nunatak is an isolated knob or peak of bedrock that projects prominently above the surface of a glacier and is surrounded by glacier ice. The word is derived from the Eskimo for "lonely peak." I stopped here to see what this trail was all about. However, it was raining pretty hard with no signs of letting up, so I went on down the canyon. |
Tioga Pass Resort | | Other Articles: Saddlebag Lake Road: at CA Hwy120 Junction:
Saddlebag Lake Road. | USFS Junction Campground nearby.
| Locations: Lee Vining Canyon (Upper). |
|  Ellery Lake in the morning. Other Articles: Field Notes: 24 Sep 06 on CA Hwy120 Locations: Ellery Lake.
| Ellery LakeThere is a USFS campground along Lee Vining Creek on the opposite side of the lake. |  Lee Vining
Canyon Other Articles: Field Notes: 6 Oct 06 at Lee Vining Locations: Lee Vining Canyon. |
|  View of Warren Canyon from Tioga Pass Road.
View of
Warren Canyon to the north. |
| Other Articles: Warren Canyon: 90000 Locations: Warren Canyon. Warren Canyon
trailhead. | |  Water
cascades down Lee Vining Canyon Other Articles: Field Notes: 24-Jun-07 Locations: Lee Vining Canyon. Water cascading down Lee Vining Canyon. This is a fairly rare event, and occurs only when the Poole Powerhouse is shut down.
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View of Lee Vining Canyon | |  Lee Vining
Canyon from the Tioga Road. Other Articles: Field Notes: 24-Jun-07 Locations: Lee Vining Canyon. View of the floor of Lee Vining Canyon. |
| Other Articles: Poole Power Station Road: at CA Hwy 120
Junction: Poole Power Station Road |
|  Lee
Vining Canyon in the early morning. Other Articles: Field Notes: 20070627030 Early
morning view of Lee Vining Canyon. |
|  Aqueduct Intake in Lee Vining Canyon Other Articles: Field Notes: 20070624190
Aqueduct Intake | | Locations: Lee Vining Ranger Station. Lee Vining Ranger Station |
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 Negit Island from the Mobil Gas Station
Tioga Gas Mart (Mobil Station) and Whoa Nelli Deli. |
| Other Articles: U. S. Highway 395: at CA Hwy 120 West
Junction: US Highway 395, north into Lee Vining and other points north.
| | Other Articles: U. S. Highway 395: at CA Hwy 120 East
Junction: US Highway 395, south past June Lakes and Mammoth into the Owens Valley.
| |  Grave of the
Unknown Prospector Other Articles: Field Notes: 2-Aug-08 in Pumice Valley Grave of the Unknown Prospector,
dedicated in 2003. It seems to me, though, that before Caltrans rebuilt this intersection, the memorial at this site was the Grave of the Unknown Fisherman.
| |  Bloody
Canyon Other Articles: Field Notes: 23 Sep 06 near Panum Crater In the early morning light, there are excellent views of Bloody Canyon from the vicinity of Panum Crater.
| |  Panum
Crater Other Articles: Field Notes: 23 Sep 06 near Panum Crater Locations: Panum Crater. Panum Crater, with
its tephra ring, is to the north. This view shows that a better view would be found from higher on the hill.
| | Literature Cited: Other Articles: Field Notes: 23 Sep 06 near Panum Crater Locations: Mount Biedeman. Paoha Island. View of Paoha Island just to the right of Panum Crater, with Mount Biedeman across Mono Lake. Bodie would just to the right and behind Mount Biedeman.
| |  South Tufa
Area from a small hill near Panum Crater. Other Articles: Field Notes: 23 Sep 06 near Panum Crater Locations: South Tufa Area.
View of South Tufa Area. Parking lot is behind the tree.
| |  View of Cedar
Hill acress Mono Lake. Other Articles: Field Notes: 23 Sep 06 near Panum Crater View of Cedar Hill across Mono Lake. |
| Other Articles: Test Station Road: at CA Hwy 120 Junction: Test
Station Road, to South Tufa. |
| Literature Cited: Other Articles: Field Notes: 23 Sep 06 at Mono Mills Locations: Mono Mills.
| Mono Mills
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 Big Sand
Flat, from the southwest. Other Articles: Field Notes: 20060923150
View of Big Sand Flat from the southwest corner.
| |  Collection
location on the edge of Big Sand Flat Other Articles: Field Notes: 20070625160 |
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Small road northwest across Big Sand Flat. |
| Locations: Big Sand Flat.
| Big Sand Flat
|  Big
Sand Flat, looking into the Mono Basin from near Sagehen Summit.
Other Articles: Field Notes: 20060923150
View of Big Sand Flat from the northeast, near Sagehen Summit.
| | Locations: Mono Basin.
Mono Basin above, to the northwest |
| Other Articles: Mono Basin Flora: definition of Mono Basin Locations: Sagehen Summit. | Sagehen SummitElevation: 8139 ft.
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| Owens River basin below.
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 Gaspipe Spring Other Articles: Field Notes: 20070625140
| | Locations: Gaspipe Spring.
| Gaspipe SpringGaspipe Spring on the south side of the highway.
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 Gaspipe Spring Other Articles: Field Notes: 20070625140
| |  View of
Cowtrack Mountain Road from CA Hwy 120 Other Articles: Field Notes: east of Gaspipe Spr View of Cowtrack
Mountain Road. | | Other Articles: Cowtrack Mountain Road: at CA Hwy 120 Junction: Cowtrack
Mountain Road | |
Junction: Indian Spring Road |
| Locations: Granite Mountain.
Granite Mountain to the north of the highway. |
|  California Highway 120 begins climbing out of Adobe Valley.
Other Articles: Field Notes: near Dobie Mdws Rd
| | Other Articles: Dobie Meadows Road: at CA Hwy 120 Junction: Dobie
Meadows Road | |  California
Highway 120 southeast towards the White Mountains. Other Articles: Field Notes: near Dobie Mdws Rd |
| Locations: Adobe Valley.
Highway passes through Adobe Valley. |
| Locations: Black Lake.
Black Lake to east of highway. |
|  Looking toward Montgomery Pass through Benton Valley.
Other Articles: Field Notes: 17-Jul-05
There is a nice view of Benton Valley and the White Mountains, just as the highway passes through the Benton Range.
| |  Benton Hot Springs. Other Articles: Field Notes: 17-Jul-05 View of Benton Hot Springs from
California Highway 120. | |
Locations: Benton Hot Springs.
| Benton Hot Springs | Literature Cited: Other Articles: U. S. Highway 6: in Benton Locations: Benton. | BentonJunction: US Highway 6
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| Literature CitedA list of all literature cited by this web site can be found in the Bibliography.
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| Billeb, Emil B. 1968. Mining Camp Days. Berkeley, CA: Howell-North Books, 1968. {TAS} Location records referred to by this literature:
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| Chesterman, Charles W. 1968. Volcanic Geology of the Bodie Hills, Mono County. pp. 45-68 in Coats, Robert R., Richard L. Hay, and Charles A. Anderson. Studies in Volcanology: A Memoir in Honor of Howel Williams. Memoir 116. Boulder, Colorado: Geological Society of America, 1968. ... Location records referred to by this literature:
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| Likes, Robert C. 197x. Mono Mills to Bodie. Desert Magazine. {TAS} Available on the Internet, by permission, at: http://www.explorehistoricalif.com/mono_mills.html. Location records referred to by this literature:
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| Schweikert, Richard A., and Mary M. Lahren. 1999. Triassic caldera at Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park, California: Structural relationships and significance. GSA Bulletin. 111(11):1714-1722. If you have a
question or a comment you may write to me at: tas4@schweich.com I sometimes post
interesting questions in my FAQ, but I never disclose your full name or address.
| | Date and time this article was prepared: 5/8/2008 9:40:05 AM |
