Updated: January 30, 2007 GEOLOGY 496 DEATH VALLEY FIELD COURSE: LINKS TO RELATED WEB SITES

Dissected fan surfaces north of Texas Springs Campground, Death Valley National Park. (Photo by David Hopkins)

Death Valley National Park

• Death Valley National Park   National Park Service homepage for the park.

• Geology of Death Valley National Park   Resources from the U.S. Geological Survey. A "must-see" web site for any geology field course.

• Virtual Geologic Field Trip of Death Valley National Park   A nice perspective as to what we will see.

• Death Valley   A nice site hosted by BackRoadsWest, with stop relevant to our field course.

• Exploratorium: Death Valley   Overview of the park and its geology.

• Recent Earthquakes in California   Constantly-updated map showing all of California, including Death Valley.

• Images of Death Valley   Air, ground, and satellite images of Death Valley, suitable for student reports.

• Fossils in Death Valley National Park   Types and ages of fossils available within the park.

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

• Red Rock Canyon NCA   Homepage for the park.

• Inyo County Water Department   This department monitors the vegetation, soils, and hydrology of the Owens Valley.

• U.S. Geological Survey Long Valley Observatory   Homepage for the USGS unit monitoring seismic and potentially-volanic activity in the Long Valley Caldera.

• Recent Earthquakes for the Long Valley Caldera   Colorful map, updated minute-by-minute that shows the earthquake activity within the caldera over the past week.

• Latest Earthquake Activity in Long Valley Caldera   We'll be visiting a region of constant seismic activity. This updated chart shows you the most recent earthquakes.

• 3-D Digital Elevation Models: Eastern Sierra Nevada, California   Nice 3-D graphical views of the Owens Valley. To view animation, one needs Quicktime plugin.

• Bringing Water to Los Angeles   A guidebook to the Los Angeles Aqueduct and the eastern Sierra Nevada.

• Keogh's Hot Springs   Commercial hot springs, located 7 miles south of Bishop, CA. 600 gallons of 127° water flow upward each minute.

• Furnace Creek Ranch   Just down the road from our campground. Food, pool, gift shop, etc.

• White Mountain Research Station   We stayed here for two nights in 2000.

• Hoover Dam Homepage   We are not scheduled to visit Hoover Dam, but have included it on our previous trip.

• The Amazing Adventures of Milton!!!   From the imagination of former NDSU Librarian Lura Joseph.