If I were to drive through Trench Canyon again, I think I would do it from southwest to northeast. That would avoid having to climb the dune at the southwest end of Trench Canyon.">
![]() | Trench Canyon Road |
Tom Schweich |
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There really isn't a road called "Trench Canyon Road." However, there is a little road that goes from Dobie Meadows Road, through Trench Canyon, past Larkin Lake and into Alkali Valley to Forest Road 058 at the power line. If I were to drive through Trench Canyon again, I think I would do it from southwest to northeast. That would avoid having to climb the dune at the southwest end of Trench Canyon. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other articles: Dobie Meadows Road at road through Trench Cyn |
Junction: Dobie Meadows Road
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Field Notes
23 Sep 2006
Drainage Divide
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Other articles: Field Notes 23 Sep 2006 Locations: Trench Canyon.
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Russell (1889, p. 272) describes a trip through Trench Canyon thus: |
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Bottom of Trench Canyon
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Drainage Divide: Trench Canyon to the West
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Field Notes
23-Sep-06 at Larkin Lake
In the center of Larkin Lake, a hole has been scooped out, and resulting depression contained some very green water. There were pollywogs in the water, some of which had front and back legs. But many had died. The yellow jackets were swarming to eat the dead pollywogs. | Later, having returned home, I reviewed the collections of frogs at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (MVZ). There are four species of frogs that have been collected in Mono County. They are:
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Field Notes
23-Sep-06 at Larkin Lake
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Other articles: Field Notes 23 Sep 2006 Locations:
Larkin Lake.
Road skirts the edge of Larkin Lake
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Field Notes
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California above. | Nevada below.
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Other articles: Power Line Road 86870 Forest Road 058 at Power Line Rd
Junction: Forest Road 058, Forest Road 058 and the Power Line Road are actually separated by about 1/4 mile in thi area. |
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| Literature CitedA list of all literature cited by this web site can be found in the Bibliography. |
Dohrenwend, J. C. 1982. Map Showing Late Cenozoic Faults in the Walker Lake 1° By 2° Quadrangle, Nevada - California. Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1382-D. Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey, 1982. {TAS-map}
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Russell, Israel C. 1889.
Quaternary history of Mono Valley, California.
Eighth Annual Report of the U. S. Geological Survey.
Washington, DC: United States Geological Survery, 1889.
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Wilusz, John P. 2002. The Colorful History of the California/Nevada State Boundary. Professional Surveyor. Pts. 1-2. (http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/row/landsurveys/Study_material/State_Boundaries/ca-nv-border-p1-2.pdf, date retrieved: 19 April 2016)
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Date and time this article was prepared: 2/14/2019 11:56:59 AM |