THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT

THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT RUNS ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF PALMDALE

THIS IS THE CORNER OF BARREL SPRINGS ROAD AND 42nd ST EAST

THERE IS A COLLECTION OF HOMES SCATTERED AROUND A FEW SANDY KNOLLS IN THE BACKGROUND

DIRECTLY ACROSS BARREL SPRINGS ROAD IS A SMALL STAND OF TREES GROWING IN A LOW HOLLOW ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD

THE PONDED WATER AROUND THE BASE OF THE TREES MARKS THE SAN ANDREAS FRACTURE ZONE

BARREL SPRINGS ROAD WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL THROUGH-WAYS ALONG THE SOUTHERN BORDER OF THE MOJAVE DESERT, IT FOLLOWS THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT ALONG THE FOOT HILLS OF THE SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS

THE FRACTURED SURFACE CAPTURES SUB-SURFACE WATER AND EXPOSES IT TO THE SURFACE, USUALLY SEASONALLY

THE NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS THE STREET STANDS ON A PRESSURE RIDGE OF THE FAULT, THE WISDOM OF THIS DEVELOPMENT IS OPEN TO QUESTION

THE LAST MOVEMENT ON THE FAULT DIRECTLY IN THIS AREA WAS AROUND 1900 CENTERED AT THE NEARBY WRIGHTWOOD AREA, THE DISPLACEMENT IS ESTIMATED AT OVER 20 FEET OF LATERAL SLIP

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