Day

Date

Plan

Camping

1

Tuesday
May 15

Drive to the Bay Area. Meet in front of the main terminal building of the Sacramento International Airport at 1:30 PM. Leave Sacramento airport by 2 PM.

Samuel P. Taylor State Park
415-488-9897

2

Wednesday
May 16

Geology of San Francisco. Guest leaders Dr. Mike McWilliams, Professor of Geology, Stanford University, and Beloit Alumnus Jim Metcalf ’98.

Samuel P. Taylor State Park
415-488-9897

3

Thursday
May 17

The Franciscan formation of Marin county. Bedded chert, blueshist and eclogite. Muir Woods.

Samuel P. Taylor State Park
415-488-9897

4

Friday
May 18

Geology of Pt. Reyes National Seashore. The San Andreas fault, coastal processes.

Samuel P. Taylor State Park
415-488-9897

5

Saturday
May 19

San Andreas fault, Stanford hills. Tour Stanford, drive to the Big Sur region.

Limekiln State Park
831-667-2403

6

Sunday
May 20

Coast Range Ophiolite. Serpentinite blocks in the Franciscan formation. Elephant Seals.

Limekiln State Park
831-667-2403

7

Monday
May 21

Drive to Sequoia National Park. Visit the San Antonio de Padua Mission, a hidden treasure. The Great Valley and the California aqueduct.

Sequoia National Park
559-565-3341

8

Tuesday
May 22

Sierra Nevada Batholith. Visit King's Canyon: "Yosemite without the people."

Sequoia National Park
559-565-3341

9

Wednesday
May 23

Drive to Placerville. King’s River ophiolite, Coloma, and the Gold Bug mine in Placerville.

The Davidsons
Placerville, CA
530-622-2882

10

Thursday
May 24

Raft the South Fork of the American River. Sutter’s Mill.

The Davidsons
Placerville, CA
530-622-2882

11

Friday
May 25

Drive to Mount Shasta. West shore of Lake Tahoe. Mt. Lassen.

Castle Crags State Park
530-235-2684

12

Saturday
May 26

Geology of Mount Shasta. Guest leader Dr. William Hirt, Professor of Geology, College of the Siskiyous.

Castle Crags State Park
530-235-2684

13

Sunday
May 27

Drive to Crater Lake National Park, Oregon. Lava Beds National Monument, hike Crater Lake.

Castle Crags State Park
530-235-2684

14

Monday
May 28

Drive to Mount Shasta.

Castle Crags State Park
530-235-2684

15

Tuesday
May 29

Drive to Sacramento International Airport. Arrive Airport before 1:00 PM.

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