Contents
Preface
1. A Fault Runs Through It 1
2. Key Concepts 5
3. Geology of the Fault 11
4. Geology of California 33
5. Seeing the Fault 39
6. Driving the Fault 50
7. Trip 1: Salton Trough - Brawley to Desert Hot Springs 56
8. Trip 2: San Gorgonio Pass - Desert Hot Springs to San Bernardino 74
9. Trip 3: San Gabriel Mts - San Bernardino to Palmdale 88
10. Trip 4: Leona Valley - Palmdale to Frazier Park 100
11. Trip 5: San Emigdio Mts - Frazier Park to Soda Lake Road 108
12. Trip 6: Carrizo Plain - Soda Lake Road to Simmler 114
13. Trip 7: Palo Prieto Pass - Simmler to Parkfield 126
14. Trip 8: Franciscan Melange - Parkfield to Hollister 134
15. Trip 9: Heart of the Fault - Hollister to Daly City 144
16. Trip 10: Marin Headlands and Point Reyes - Mussel Rock to Point Reyes National Seashore 152
17. Trip 11: Bodega Head - Point Reyes National Seashore to Manchester State Beach 160
18. Trip 12: North Coast - Manchester State Beach to Point Delgada 170
Appendix 1. Fault Location Coordinates 176
References 189
Glossary 191
