Day 2

 July 9th

Location: Strawberry Lake

 

              This morning we got up at 6:00 am to start the day. We had breakfast at 7 and left an hour later. The drive to the lake was 2 hours away from where our campsite is located. Unfortunately, I was not able to complete the entire hike like I had hoped but enjoyed my day exploring the area. We noticed at the location that there was a large quantity of dead trees, both standing and some that had fallen over. My group during the hike decided to spend most of our day by Strawberry Lake but tried to visit Basin Lake before finding out it was another 3-miles away and turning around. Today was a great reminder that I need to take more pictures at the areas I visit. I also learned about the Basalt found in the area which is a different type then the ones we see over in Central Washington. I was told that the Basalt found there is Oceanic Basalt. Dr. Black and I were able to find a Basalt rock where we were able to see more crystal details and pores throughout it. Dr. Corbin and Zach collected water samples at Strawberry Lake and we incubated them at around 7:30 pm along with a water sample from Keyes Creek. We will be doing analysis on the water to determine if there are any bacteria present in the water after 36-48 hours. During our drive back we noticed an outcrop where we saw steep inclines with 45-degree angles alongside 2 walls of a mountain. After some discussion we collectively decided that it was the result of a fault. We quickly determined that there are large amounts of iron deposits present in the location and saw many lavas flows throughout as well.


Photographed: Orange Butterfly on Maria's hand at lower Strawberry Lake

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