Geology Trail ride with Geologist- The Great Unconformity (South to North)

Name: Geology Trail ride with Geologist- The Great Unconformity (South to North)
Start: 2025-02-01T09:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-02-01T14:00:00-08:00
Location: Sunrise Trailhead

Schedule

Sat Feb 01 2025 at 09:00 am to 02:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Sunrise Trailhead | Henderson, NV

What is an Unconformity?
An unconformity is a buried erosion surface. It is a surface of rock that was exposed on the Earth's surface and was then covered by younger layers. Unconformities are important because they represent missing intervals of the geologic record, like pages missing from a history book. The Great Unconformity represents about 1.2 billion years, which is more than one fourth of the age of the Earth.
Meet up 9:00am at Sunrise Trailhead 36.10940365874575, -115.01045429976885
9:30am Drivers Meeting and Take off towards Kodacrome North Bound
We will stop a various stops with our Guest Speaker Marvin Saines with Citizen for Active Management.
12:00pm We will stop for a lunch and Educational Talk
2:00pm ish We will exit out of Sunrise Trailhead
Link to Rainbow Gardens Map: https://ohv.nv.gov/assets/etc/pdfs/Rainbow_GardensV2.pdf
Link to Marvin's Power Point of Rainbow Gardens Geology: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/b6vb7zb1lhixn08dvxrzg/Saines-revision-of-Steve-s-Monument-Powerpoint-2.pptx?rlkey=p89z192andjpi0jnl042m9frt&e=1&st=3kptmotg&dl=0
Bring your recovery gear, food water and your own first aid. This will not be a fast ride, it is family themed. We will Tread Lightly, by staying on existing trails. I have basic recovery gear, minus a winch.