Obsidian Dome, CA
Getting to the top of this dome has been on my bucket list for a while. The dome is located a couple of miles off of Highway 395 in the Eastern Sierras. I drove my truck about two miles on a dirt road to get to the trail that leads to the top of the dome. The black pile of rocks in this picture is all obsidian. The dome is about 300 feet tall and about a mile across.
I first heard about the dome from a fellow teacher that likes the outdoors like me. The geology fit with what we taught in science and I thought it would be cool to bring back a couple of the rocks to share with my students. Unfortunately, I'm retired now but I do get to check this off of my bucket list. And of course, I did take back a couple of samples to prove I made it.
Obsidian Dome, CA
Getting to the top of this dome has been on my bucket list for a while. The dome is located a couple of miles off of Highway 395 in the Eastern Sierras. I drove my truck about two miles on a dirt road to get to the trail that leads to the top of the dome. The black pile of rocks in this picture is all obsidian. The dome is about 300 feet tall and about a mile across.
I first heard about the dome from a fellow teacher that likes the outdoors like me. The geology fit with what we taught in science and I thought it would be cool to bring back a couple of the rocks to share with my students. Unfortunately, I'm retired now but I do get to check this off of my bucket list. And of course, I did take back a couple of samples to prove I made it.