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The California Backcountry exists because huge GEOLOGIC FORCES have been shaping these remote areas, created mountain ranges, volcanoes, deserts, rivers and lakes. The very nature of the Backcountry is that it is a rugged environment not as easily inhabited by humans, and therefore less disturbed by human presence. What makes it so rugged ? GEOLOGY! And what peoples knew how to live in balance with this rugged geology? Native Americans. In this DIG we will explore California Geology and the Miwok Indians, and how geology shaped Miwok legends.
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Dig Challenge#1 – What are the FIVE major geologic forces that have shaped the California Backcountry ? button
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Dig Challenge #2 – Can you name the three basic rock types in the world – and that are a part of the California Backcountry? And how are they formed? button
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Dig Challenge #3 – Name the forces that have built the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range button
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Dig Challenge #4 – How was Yosemite Valley, home of the Miwok Indians, formed ? button
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Dig Challenge #5 – In this Miwok Legend, two prominent geologic landmarks in Yosemite Valley are an important part of the story – El Capitan and Half Dome. Which characters in the story are associated with which of these granite formations? button