Katie's Doing Well at U.C.S.B.

[JC w KC redux]

The easiest way for me to determine what is where on that map is by Lake Cachuma (one drives right by it on the way to the usual trailheads). My recollection is that there's a fair amount of granite in the higher reaches of the area (at least I'm fairly sure it's granite - I haven't studied it but it looked and felt that way). I was wondering whether the purple on the map was granitic rock (maybe older rock - country rock if I'm using that phrase correctly - that was uplifted along with everything else nearby).

And, although I've never mentioned this to you, I did take general education level geology while at U.C.S.B. I especially enjoyed the field study portions of the class. I have no memory of who my professor was though (but if she's retired now, it may well have been professor Atwater).

Nice. If there is granitic rock in the area it is likely intrusive rock that migrated up into the sedimentary country rock.
Continued uplift along with weathering and erosion uncovered it. 
I'll see if I can figure it out when I get some more time

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Continued uplift along with weathering

Good add space.

[Brad Young]

If there is granitic rock in the area it is likely intrusive rock that migrated up into the sedimentary country rock.

So which would be the older rock (if the rock up high is granite), the granite or the sandstone(s)?

[JC w KC redux]

I was wondering whether the purple on the map was granitic rock

Haven't been able to excavate any files. I found some references to the quads but they are only available at the libraries - UCSC and Stanford.

I will guess that the red on that map is granitic and the purple is probably metamorphic. The state geologic map uses those conventions.
They use pink for volcanic, red for plutonic, blue, green and purple for metamorphic. Unfortunately there are no standard colors for geologic maps.

[JC w KC redux]

So which would be the older rock (if the rock up high is granite), the granite or the sandstone(s)?

The country rock is always older. It had to be there first in order for the granite to intrude.
The sedimentary rocks would also typically be much softer than the granite and so they would wear away quicker leaving the granite sticking up.

[Brad Young]

She just got handed her degree!

[Brad Young]

That's one down. One to go....

[Brad Young]

I texted her that "they can't take it back now."

This was her reply:

"It's not even my degree haha. It's a congrats paper."

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[mungeclimber]

well done Katie!

*yeah, all graduations are like that, they mail it to you later.

[Brad Young]

THE END:

[mynameismud]

Awesome, Congratulations!

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Proud!!!

[JC w KC redux]

Those pictures are really good.
Amazing how time flies.

[Brad Young]

Back 15 years ago and longer I used to "prove" to Katie that I was her superior (and thus correct about everything) by reminding her that "I'd led Feed the Beast" (the 5.11c route at Pinns). The usual response was a groan (for the uninitiated, reference paragraph 4.7.3 of Section II of The Father's Instruction Manual).

Nowadays her backpacking guide job is going very, very well. She's great as a guide. As an example, on a recent trip she had a guy in his 50s who was struggling. She quietly started slipping weight from his pack into hers. Some of her work has also involved what they call "portering," which is exactly what it sounds like. She carries a 100 liter pack when she porters. One hundred liters!

And, as we continue to learn, apparently, a university education made her clever.

Here's part of the text exchange I just had with her:

[mungeclimber]

Heh

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 I would hate to be the enemy if she ever goes to finishing school.

[Brad Young]

 I would hate to be the enemy if she ever goes to finishing school.

  

And by the way, that other daughter is now a junior in high school. Don't you feel old?

[mynameismud]

Nice

[mungeclimber]

I would hate to be the enemy if she ever goes to finishing school.

Pretty sure she is in Yosemite Valley, so be careful.