Lone Pine

The Owens Valley is a structural trough that has been dropped down as a graben along regional scale normal faults that separate it structurally from the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the west, and the White Mountains to the east (Pakiser, et al. 1964). Measured at 121 km north to south and it encompasses roughly 1400 square kilometers, the Owens Valley includes such features as hot springs, the basal Bishop Tuff from the Long Valley Caldera eruption which occurred approximately 750,000 years ago (Southworth, 2012), the Poverty Hills, Alabama Hills, and the Owens Valley dry lake bed found on the valley’s southern end. Of particular interest is the Big Pine Volcanic Field which offers great opportunity for relative dating of the Poverty Hills (Fig. 2). The Owens Valley is a sedimentary basin comprised of both igneous material from the west (Sierra Nevada Mountains), and meta-sedimentary material from the east (Inyo/White Mountains), and while the Owens Valley is the result of geologic activity stemming as far back as the Paleozoic, in more recent times the valley is most evidently the product of extensional forces originating from the Basin and Range province of eastern California, and Nevada. Geologically, the Owens Valley is fairly young, and the valley is documented as being the result of Cenozoic uplift from approximately 5 million years ago (Wakabayashi, et al,…

In Robert Frost's Poem "Stopping By Woods on A Snowy Evening" the speaker chooses to surround himself with the dangers of nature away from the comforts of society; whereas Tennyson's "The Lady of Shalott" is in a tower locked away from the beauties of society because of her own fears. As the speaker in Frost's poem secludes himself from society he notices the dangers around him and what they could potentially cause. In Robert Frost's poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" he describes a man…

Out of all, the burned area showed a significant increase in longleaf pines, (Pinus Palustris) and a decrease in woody species, compared to the unburned area. In fact, it jumped from a frequency of 15 in the unburned area to a frequency of 50; which is two times that of the burned area (see figure 1). Compared to all other species of tree, Pinus Palustris experienced the most increase of frequency. Whereas, Pinus Clausa or sand pine, was only present in the burned area showing that it was a…

Jon Forrester never left his room. Which was common for a writer. The only times were for a smoke, or too lie up on the roof and watch the planes fly by. The planes were headed somewhere important. Off too burn a couple of traitors, no doubt.Anybody with two functioning eyeballs could see the bombs hanging off the belly of the machines. End of the world shit. Anybody with a brain knew that the taste of sulfur and gas in the air, wasn’t natural. Nor was the way the skyline would light up like…

day. Whether it the temperate conditions outside or actual concrete matter, you are impacted in a great way. This can be seen in the poems Thanatopsis by William Bryant on page 123 and To the Pine Tree by Jane Schoolcraft on page 162. There are many similarities and differences that can be noticed between the two poems. Despite having more differences such as themes and overall poem structure; there are similarities as well; such as, the joy or gladness nature provides to people and also the…

are keystone species, community ecology tends to focus on this group of Angiosperms. A staple example can be found in Lanner’s (1996) book, aptly titled Made for Each Other: A symbiosis of Birds and Pines. Here, Whitebark pine acts as a keystone species, and has an intricate relationship with Clark’s nutcrackers (fig. 4). Whitebark pine seeds can only be dispersed when an animal carries it away. This is done by two animals: Red Squirrels and Clark’s nutcrackers. Clark’s nutcrackers hide small…

Namely, the highest train track in Europe, or The Petit Train D’Artousete. This antique engine and cars are in the Pyrenees National Park. Specifically, this small railroad travels from La Sagette Peak to Lake Artouste. To get to the boarding area for this magnificent ride, tourists drive vehicles and ride a tram to the Sagette ski station. Once there, they board the quaint little train and traverse some fifty minutes in and around some of the most beautiful scenery in Europe (Pyrenees…

When one thinks about dirt, what comes to mind? Dirty items, like dirty shoes, shirts, and pants. The question comes up, is dirt really dirty? Take this thought, you play baseball, and you slide into home plate. When you get up, happy you scored the run, and you dust the dirt off. So now you are all dirty, or are you? Can they be such a thing as clean dirt? In our lab, we were giving two bags of dirt, one looked like dirt you would dig up from someone back yard (sample B), the second one was…

After awhile the old man riding in the front seat said, “Here”. Shamus’s father stopped the car and the three of them got out. Across a small coulee Shamus could see a small stream flowing from a mountain covered with majestic pine trees. The stream was flowing from an opening in the mountain canyon and Shamus swallowed deeply as he suddenly realized that the stream was the same one he had seen in the painting on the wall at his friend’s house. The stream was flowing from the mouth of Mission…

This unique gadget is a vaporizer made by Storz & Bickel in Germany. You can buy the Volcano Vaporizer in its classic form or in a digital form. Both vaporizers have temperature control settings to heat up the marijuana. The vapor is then filled into the attached balloon. This is proven to be a safer method for inhaling cannabis, as the Volcano Vaporizer eliminates almost all of the tar and carcinogens exhibited through marijuana smoke. The price runs from $300-$400. 2. DIY Weed Kit A…