fault – Irreverent Outcrop https://irreverentoutcrop.com Travel stories with mild geo-flavor Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:57:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://irreverentoutcrop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cropped-logo-temp-01-1-2-32x32.png fault – Irreverent Outcrop https://irreverentoutcrop.com 32 32 Devil’s Punchbowl: sandstone formations warped by San Andreas Fault https://irreverentoutcrop.com/devils-punchbowl/ https://irreverentoutcrop.com/devils-punchbowl/#respond Sun, 29 Jun 2025 08:54:59 +0000 https://irreverentoutcrop.com/?p=1292 Read more]]> North of Los Angeles lies a striking sandstone outcrop known as the Devil’s Punchbowl. I’d seen it before from the air— it’s right where the Transverse Ranges of Southern California give way to the Mojave Desert, directly adjacent to the San Andreas Fault. But it was not until this year that I finally had a chance to visit. The area’s sedimentation dates back to…

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