View down west fork of Chistochina Glacier. Denali fault can be seen crossing the glacier, Wrangell volcanoes in the distance.
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View down west fork of Chistochina Glacier. Denali fault can be seen crossing the glacier, Wrangell volcanoes in the distance.
West fork of Chistochina Glacier. Denali fault trace here is parallel to the moraine, indicating that the structure of the glacier ice is influencing the surface trace of the fault.
West fork of Chistochina Glacier. Denali fault trace here is parallel to the moraine, indicating that the structure of the glacier ice is influencing the surface trace of the fault.
Denali fault near headwaters of Chistochina River, view to the south. Dark blur at top of photo is rotor blade.
Denali fault near headwaters of Chistochina River, view to the south. Dark blur at top of photo is rotor blade.
Denali fault crossing stream near headwaters of Chistochina River. Stream offset was 4.8m. Perhaps better than the previous photo.
Denali fault crossing stream near headwaters of Chistochina River. Stream offset was 4.8m. Perhaps better than the previous photo.
View of Denali fault trace in Chistochina River valley.
View of Denali fault trace in Chistochina River valley.
View north of Denali fault trace at Gillette Pass. this view shows that the surface rupture reoccupies the previous fault scarp. Also the right-lateral offset of these stream gullies has developed since deglaciation in the last 10,000 years or so.
View north of Denali fault trace at Gillette Pass. this view shows that the surface rupture reoccupies the previous fault scarp. Also the right-lateral offset of these stream gullies has developed since deglaciation in the last 10,000 years or so.
Fault trace in trees west of the Mentasta Road. Tallest trees are perhaps 40 feet tall.
Fault trace in trees west of the Mentasta Road. Tallest trees are perhaps 40 feet tall.
View south along Tok Cutoff Highway. Here the fault offset the road almost 7 meters.
View south along Tok Cutoff Highway. Here the fault offset the road almost 7 meters.
View southeast along the Totschunda fault.
View southeast along the Totschunda fault.
Near the southeast extent of the surface rupture of the Totschunda fault thrust faulting pushed the frozen sand and gravel over the snow surface.
Near the southeast extent of the surface rupture of the Totschunda fault thrust faulting pushed the frozen sand and gravel over the snow surface.
At pass west of Delta River. Here there was roughly 5 m of offset. Note the push up in the background. There is permafrost at the bottom of the cracks.
At pass west of Delta River. Here there was roughly 5 m of offset. Note the push up in the background. There is permafrost at the bottom of the cracks.
View eastward along Black Rapids Glacier. The Denali fault follows the trace of the glacier. These very large rockslides went a mile across the glacier on the right side. Investigations of the headwall of the middle landslide indicate a volume at least as large as that which fell, has dropped a meter or two and is almost ready to fall.
View eastward along Black Rapids Glacier. The Denali fault follows the trace of the glacier. These very large rockslides went a mile across the glacier on the right side. Investigations of the headwall of the middle landslide indicate a volume at least as large as that which fell, has dropped a meter or two and is almost ready to fall.
Trace of Denali fault along north margin of Canwell Glacier.
Trace of Denali fault along north margin of Canwell Glacier.
View north along Richardson Highway where it was offset by the Denali fault. Trans Alaska Pipeline is in the background.
View north along Richardson Highway where it was offset by the Denali fault. Trans Alaska Pipeline is in the background.
Brown Pelican with fishhook caught in bill.
Brown Pelican with fishhook caught in bill.
California sea lions on a platform.
California sea lions on a platform.
California sea lions on a platform.
California sea lions on a platform.
California sea lions on a platform.
California sea lions on a platform.
California sea lions on a platform.
California sea lions on a platform.
California sea lions on a platform.
California sea lions on a platform.
View from a distance of the power plant cooling tower on the edge of Lake Michigan.
View from a distance of the power plant cooling tower on the edge of Lake Michigan.