1st Stop: Aerial view of Split Cinder Cone, fault labeled -
Photo by Tom Bean, NPS.
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The first stop that caught my attention was Split Cinder Cone. This cinder cone was created by magma seeping up through the faults of Death Valley. The way in which it split is estimated to be caused by strike-slip fault pushing in opposite directions. I would like to know if there is other evidence of this strike slip fault nearby. Following the estimated line where the fault is located, is there more evidence that other mountain ranges are affected by this same fault? If not, I'd like to know if there is evidence of another event that may have caused the cinder cone to split. I'd also like to test the rock make up to see if the cinder cone material is different than the erosion deposits around it. If so, is there evidence of the cinder cone erosion?

2nd Stop: Badlands topography. Photo by Paul Stone, USGS.
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Another area that really caught my attention were the Badlands in Death Valley. This area was formed by prehistoric lake sediment, that were then . covered again by other deposits. I would like to know if these areas only span small sections of Death Valley or if there's evidence of this sediment throughout Death Valley. It seems that most, if not all, of Death Valley was formed by water at some point and it begs the question if it had not all been under water at the same time. If this same lake sediment can be found throughout Death Valley, it may be a clue that it was all indeed under water at the same time.

3rd Stop: Boulders litter the narrow mouth of Golden
Canyon after a flash flood. Photo by Gerry Wolfe, NPS.
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Finally, the last area that really intrigued me was the Golden Canyon stop. This area was created by a recent flash flood. The large stones at the opening of this canyon attest to the force of water and its immense power to erode large areas quickly. The fact that there are large stones make me wonder if other layered areas of rock do not have large stones embedded in them. I believe that the entire world was under water at one point due to a world flood and small localized floods may reproduce results we that the world flood may have produced. Id like to see if this area formed layers of sediment (or an area where the water from this flood had a chance to settle). I'd also like to check the radiometric dating of rocks affected by this flood versus rocks at the original location. Sea water affects radiometric dating and I want to know if rain water can also affect it.