Lower Walker River map: October 11
Eight more hours, on a Sunday with great weather no less. Map is close to 'good enough for now'. It is boiling down to all of the small, complex areas and is looking pretty good overall. Only a few glaring glitches to fix if I have time. Otherwise, will emphasize 'Preliminary' in the title more than usual.
What I have now is a really good map to take in the field for detailed scrutiny of complicated areas. Also a serious conversation starter for my co-authors-to-be who will have lots to say about it.
It is one of the more complex maps I have worked on ever, and most of the complexities are related to either the interaction of active faulting and the ups and downs of pluvial lakes throughout the Quaternary; or to tremendous changes in lake level and river planform in only the last 100 years. That's right, the most intricate areas to map are historical in age.
Heading home for a bike ride with the family...
