Geologist's Walk Around Oakland's Lake Merritt - Saturday April 26

Schedule

Sat Apr 26 2025 at 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Children's Fairyland | Oakland, CA

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In this vigorous 3.6-mile walk around Lake Merritt, we'll see the Ice Age landscape underneath it and learn the lake's million-year history.
About this Event

Back again for 2025! Led by Andrew Alden, author of Deep Oakland: How Geology Shaped a City. Limited to 20 people. We'll meet at the podium at the gateway to Children's Fairyland, under the stainless steel signage and next to the entrance to Lakeside Park. Be ready for a brisk walking pace on paved surfaces. We will stop about a dozen times, including places with restrooms and water fountains. Park inside Lakeside Park or along or near Grand Avenue. The 12 bus line stops here, at Grand and Bellevue.

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Where is it happening?

Children's Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, United States

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Tickets

USD 12.51

Andrew Alden, deepoakland.com

Host or Publisher Andrew Alden, deepoakland.com

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