AEG Southern California Section

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FIELD Trips

2013 Annual Chapter Field Trip
Wildomar Fault, Elsinore Graben
and Development Challenges,
and Vulcan Quarry (Corona)

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Wednesday May 8, 5pm is the RSVP deadline. Registration limited to the first 20 people and an RSVP is necessary to obtain a guide book.

Make your RSVP at: mspykerman@earthsys.com.

For more information, SEE THE ATTACHED BROCHURE

2012 Annual Chapter Field Trip
Geology and Geologic Hazards and Other Cool Stuff Along Portions of Hwy 18 and Hwy 330

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Registration is NOW CLOSED as we have the maximum capacity. Registration was limited to the first 20 people (i.e. 5 vehicles) due to turnout space along highway. Additional information will be distributed to the registrants.
Address any questions to: mspykerman@earthsys.com.

2011 Annual Chapter Field Trip
Water and the San Bernardino Mountains
The Good, The Bad and The Muddy

Saturday, April 9, 2011
RSVP by Wednesday April 6, 2011

The AEG Inland Empire Chapter's Annual Field Trip will occur on Saturday April 9, 2011. The focus will be on Water and the San Bernardino Mountains The Good, The Bad and The Muddy. Will be looking at and discussing major water projects situated along the San Bernardino Mountain front from the Santa Ana River to Cajon Creek including Seven Oaks Dam, Inland Feeder Project, Devils Canyon Power Plant. Also we will be reviewing the impacts from winter storms and fire burn hillsides. Stops include: review of fault trenching at Plunge Creek; Highland mud damage; and Boulder Avenue Bridge washout from the December 22, 2010 flooding; Cal State San Bernardino flood basins; and a tour of the Devils Canyon Power Plant.

Meeting Point is in the Highland Avenue Plaza – Wal*Mart parking lot on the NW corner of Highland Avenue and Boulder Avenue (near the Burger King). Meeting time will be at 7:30AM so we can begin at 8:00 AM.
Pre-registration is required due to requirements for the tour of Devils Canyon Power Plant. Please notify Mark Spykerman (mspykerman@earthsys.com) or Mike Cook (MCook@kleinfelder.com) by April 6th if you are planning on attending.

2010 Annual AEG-Inland Chapter Field Trip & April Meeting

GEOLOGIC HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PERRIS PLAIN & TEMECULA/MURRIETA AREA
click here to download field trip brochure for more details

Date & Time
Saturday April 17
7:30 am to ~1:00 pm

Schedule
Meet at 7:30 am at Menifee Market Place at Haun Road and Newport Road (TG Page, 868 E3). Staging area in parking lot in front of Breakfast Club.

RSVP by April 13
Contact Mark Spykerman at mspykerman@earthsys.com; list the number field trippers.

2009 AEG-Inland Empire Annual Field Trip

HYDROGEOLOGY OF THERMAL SPRINGS IN THE PALM SPRINGS AREA
– INDIAN CANYONS & AGUA CALIENTE HOT SPRING

Courtesy of the Aqua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians

WHEN:

MARCH 14, 2009

WHERE:

PALM CANYON, ANDREAS CANYON, AND AGUA CALIENTE HOT SPRING, PALM SPRINGS, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

SCHEDULE:

Meet at 7:30 am at Agua Caliente Spa Resort Casino in Palm Springs located at northeast corner of East Tahquitz Canyon Way and Indian Canyon Drive (TG Page, 786 E2). Staging area in parking lot at northwest corner of Spa and Resort (Entrance at Andreas Road and NB Indian Canyon Drive)

General Schedule Of Trip:

Meet at the Agua Caliente Resort in morning and then carpool to Indian Canyon (tribal land).
Hike up Indian Canyon to review the springs and related geology.
Return to the Agua Caliente Spring for a brief walk around to see the spring (now currently under the street near the casino) and discuss the theory’s on its manifestation, geology, and chemistry.

Download field trip announcement for more details

PICTURES FROM THE FIELD TRIP, click on image to enlarge. All photographs by Kerry D. Cato.

Scot Stormo (Earth Systems Southwest & Co-field trip leader) discusses the hydrogoelogy of the springs that the City of Palm Springs were named.	View to the south along Indian Avenue. Original natural location of the springs is presently under the middle of the highway.
Location of the currently active springs is underneath the sidewalk.	View to the N-NW of the City of Palm Springs from the parking lot of the Indian Canyon’s Park.
View to the W, from the Indian Canyon Park parking lot, of Palm Canyon Creek and the native California Palms.	Agua Caliente tribal ranger, and Mark Spykerman (Earth Systems Southwest & Co-field trip leader) listen to Dick Brown discuss nearby area where he did his UC-Riverside Master’s thesis.
Although there is a lighologic change from igneous rock (on the left) to metamorphic rock (on the right), our group did not find a fault in this location.	View west across upper Coachella Valley at the east flank of San Jacinto Mountains. Image shows the 2 field trip stops: at the south is Palm Canyon and at the north is the Aqua Caliente Spa and location of the “Palm Springs”. The San Gabriel Mountains and part of the San Gorgonio pass can be seen at upper right of photo. (Graphic by Google Earth)

2008 AEG-Inland Empire Annual Field Trip

The Emerson Fault, 16 Years Later

On Saturday April 5th, an informal field trip was successfully convened by 8 intrepid explorers, thanks to Mark Spykerman, Chapter Field Trip Chairman. We enjoyed a wonderful weather day in the upper Mojave Desert amidst Spring wild flowers, desert tortoise, and spectacular vistas. Participants, exploring “The Emerson Fault, 16 Years Later”, included Michael Cook, Kleinfelder West, Redlands; Dale Hamelehle, Kleinfelder West, Redlands; Michael Watson and wife Katrina Watson, The Planning Group; Alexander Schreiner, Earth Systems Southwest, Bermuda Dunes; Joey McKinney and son Quinn McKinney, Earth Systems Southwest, Rancho Cucamonga; and Mark Spykerman, Earth Systems Southwest, Rancho Cucamonga.

WHEN:	APRIL 5, 2008
TIME:	8:00 AM TO 2:00 PM (After 2:00 pm, participants are free to roam the area on your own)
WHERE:	JOHNSON VALLEY OHV AREA, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
SCHEDULE:	Meet at Soggy Dry Lake OHV staging area off of Bessemer Mine Road:
Directions to Staging Area: Take Hwy 247 (Old Woman Spring Road) to Bessemer Mine Road. Intersection is at: Thomas Guide Page 4483 H-5 34.4116N, 116.7234W Geologic Note: Old Woman Springs fault is just southwest of Hwy 247 and the intersection. Intersection of Hwy 247 and Bessemer Mine Road Travel northeast on Bessemer Mine Road (dirt) about 3.1 miles to Soggy Dry Lake. Geologic Note: Cross Lenwood fault zone at mile 2.5. Meet at 8:00 am at the Johnson Valley OHV kiosk at Soggy Dry Lake. Stage just north of the kiosk and restroom on east side of Bessemer Mine Road, just east of Soggy Dry Lake. Staging Area Coordinates: 34.4432N, 116.6861W. Look for red Ford F150 Crew Cab. Kiosk at Soggy Dry Lake Staging Area
NOTE: Vehicle access may be restricted to 4x4's. Entry road to Soggy Dry Lake OHV area is rough but accessible to cars (go slow). Bessemer Mine Road from Soggy Dry Lake to Emerson fault area generally passable for cars (trucks and 4x4's recommended). Trail off Galway Lake Road to area of maximum fault rupture is 4x4 recommended due to loose sand in wash. We recommend that participants truckpool at the staging area to reduce the overall vehicle traffic. ATV's are welcome. Please RSVP by April 2, 2008 to Mark Spykerman at mspykerman@earthsys.com. List number of field trippers to attend please. Bring your own lunch and refreshments. Select drinks will be provided by AEG.

*2006 AEG-Inland Empire Annual Field Trip* Pushawalla/Thousand Palms SAF Field Trip
- Click to see image of field trip area
This field trip to see landforms and fault trenches near the San Andreas fault was held on Saturday April 22, 2006. It was led by Mark Spyckerman and Rick Gundry. The chapter plans to run several, small, one-day field trips throughout the year. - See pictures from this fieldtrip by clicking on the thumbnails below (Photos by Mike Cook).