AEG FIELD TRIP
The AEG Southern California Section 2005 Field Trip is scheduled for Saturday, April 16, 7:30-5:30. The emphasis
of the trip will be the La Conchita Landslide which reactivated this winter damaging or destroying some 36 homes
and took 10 lives. Dr. Ed Keller of UCSB and grad student Larry Gurrola currently working in the region will
lead this part of the trip. The trip will begin at the Park and Ride parking area just east of the Antelope
Valley Freeway at the Golden Valley Road exit in Santa Clarita. We'll have some coffee & doughnuts while they
last and busses will leave the parking area at 8:00 AM sharp. We will generally follow along the Santa Clarita
River Valley to PCH making some interesting stops along the way, including at least one environmental stop to
observe some "new-school" post construction BMPs (best management practices) used to reduce pollution in storm
water runoff. Engineering geology, drinks and good times will fill in the gaps. The trip includes lunch at the
top of La Conchita where the expansive Pacific views have changed little since Portola advanced his exploring
party through this same area in August of 1769. On August 16th Portola's party camped near a native fishing
village near Rincon Point where "during the night , these people serenaded us with pipes or whistles; these were
very disagreeable and only served to annoy us and keep us awake". Welcome to Rincon! Incidentally, the Portola
party was guarded by 30 foot soldiers under the command of Cptn. Pablo Cota, so there just might be a little
local history including exaggerated truths along our route.
Cost of the trip will be $60/person including lunch, drinks, and road log. There is space for a limited number of
students with current photo ID's at $25/student, but call in ASAP to get this deal! For further information,
please contact Kim Bishop at kbishop@calstatela.edu or (323) 343-2409. Deadline for reservations is Friday,
April 8, 2005. Space is limited, so make your reservation early.
- SIGN UP TODAY BY COMPLETING THIS FORM
- MAKE A COPY FOR YOUR RECORDS
- MAIL WITH CHECK WRITTEN TO AEG SO CAL SECTION TO:
Dr. Kim Bishop
Dept. of Geological Sciences
California State University
5151 State University Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90032
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