| |
Here, the group hikes along the alluvial terrace on the downthrown side of the Big Pine fault scarp. The alluvial terrace on the upthrown side of the scarp is on the left and higher than our heads. The extent of erosion on this scarp is clearly greater than the on the 1872 earthquake scarp on the Owen's Valley fault, which is another indication that the Big Pine fault did not move during the 1872 earthquake. Return to the Day 2 index page. | |