April15, 2021
We had reservations for this tour last year, but then the lockdowns started and it was cancelled. California locked down a couple weeks ahead of Washington. So many things and events are still cancelled, but this wasn't.
We took the Bones to the Earth tour of the San Andreas Fault. It was so interesting. It is a tour of the plants, animals, geology and seismology of the Fault. The fault in this area is 2 miles wide, but in some places it narrows to 100'. Because of restrictions, we were in a tour all by ourselves, now they can only have families in the same tour. Actually this was much nicer, more like a private tour. The jeep can hold 7 so last year we would have been with other people. Liked this much better
The Cahuilla Indians used every part of the plants for their arrows, clothing, huts and medicine. No part was wasted. Even the narrow featherlike edges of some plants were used for thread for sewing. The stick in his hand isn't for walking, it is for snakes. He shakes it in areas where snakes might be. Luckily, we didn't see any snakes. It was a little cool for them. They only come out when it is hot and luckily we picked the coolest day in a long time, only 85 degrees
Our guide, Greg
Old Solar panels that kept the electricity going at the granite plant next door, They don't use them anymore
Good looking couple. We started with jackets because it was cool, we soon shed those
Looking at this rock, Greg asked us if we could name the animal that this canyon is named after . I passed the test and said Hippo. Yahoo!
This formation is called the Wave
Thought this was cute, They give everyone a small spray hand sanitizer
All of these little holes was caused by bees eating into the sandstone. Thought that was amazing
Greg always wore a mask. We had to wear one inside the jeep, but when we went for walks, we could take ours off.
Layers from thousands of years ago
These holes were made when individual rocks fell off. The birds and animals would make the holes bigger for their nests
Roads started getting narrow. Sometimes the jeep almost touched the walls
On the left, a rock shaped like an elephant, on the right, the lizard, Again, it was a test and I passed again!
Closeup of the elephant
There are 2 faults in this area. This is a point where they converge. On the right you see the formations tilt to the left. On the left, they tilt to the right. In the middle, the formations go straight up
I probably loaded too many photos, but could have done so many more. It was a fascinating trip. If you are ever in the Palm Springs area, I would highly recommend it. It was expensive, but worth it
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