Sat, Oct 01
|Bakersfield
Tim Elam: Roadside Geology of the Kern County Mountains
Join geologist Tim Elam for a geologic/photographic tour of Highway 58, Highway 178, Interstate 5, Highway 33, Highway 14, and other roads that travel through Kern County mountains. You can easily spot features mentioned above while driving to the Central Coast, LA, Lake Isabella or Tehachapi!
Time & Location
Oct 01, 2022, 1:30 PM
Bakersfield, 2018 Chester Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301, USA
About the Event
ROADSIDE GEOLOGY OF THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS
October 1, 2022
1:30 PM
Kern County’s mountains possess many significant and fascinating geologic features and landforms. Driving our roads and highways allow you to see many of these features, such as:
· The San Andreas Fault and Garlock Fault
· The Temblor Range…the hills behind Taft
· The Transverse Ranges and Frazier Park area
· The Kern River Canyon and Lake Isabella
· The southern Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains
· Ancient volcanoes of the Piute Mountains
Join geologist Tim Elam for a geologic/photographic tour of Highway 58, Highway 178, Interstate 5, Highway 33, Highway 14, and other roads that travel through Kern County mountains. You can easily spot features mentioned above while driving to the Central Coast, Los Angeles, Lake Isabella or Tehachapi.
See why and how Kern County is the crossroads of California geology!
The presentation will be informal, and no geologic background is necessary to enjoy the event.
There will be no extra charge to attend this event…just the normal museum admittance fee. October 1 is also Family Day at the museum!