San Gabriel Mountains - Field Trip
Geography & Topography
- Trip information, departure, etc
- Tour - The route of the field trip
- GPS Activity
- Photos of field trip
- Handout for the trip
Geology of the San Gabriel Mountains
- Plate Tectonics, Faults, Earthquakes
- Rocks, Minerals, Geological Features
- Big Tujunga Canyon
- Faults of Southern California
- San Gabriel Mountains Field Trip Geology
- Gneiss | Schist | Granite | Quartz
Ecology of the San Gabriel Mountains
- Plant communities
- Animal communities
- Fire in the San Gabriel Mountains
- Human impact
Meteorology, Climate & Weather
- Inversion Layer
- Los Angeles air pollution. Åir Now - EPA reports.
- Climate
- Southern Calfirornia Climate
- United States Air Quality blog
Astronomy
- 100 inch Mount Wilson telescope
- Solar Observatory
- Carnegie Telescopes
- Los Angeles Times Article on Mt. Wilson Observatories
- Mount Wilson Observatory Association: Gale Gant 626 339-7620 (galeg@mwoa.org), Nik Arkimovich
Photographs & History
- San Gabriel Mountains (Herr)
- Mount Wilson slide show | album (Elizabeth Herr historic postcard collection)
- HIstory of the San Gabriels
- Altadena and Mount Lowe Railway
Making your own web-based photo gallery
- Sample photos
- Obtain a Google account before coming to the seminar