Monterey County's North Coast and Coastal Valleys California Trail The land here has risen

The land here has risen and fallen independently from the sea level which also has risen and fallen

with land ownership patterns and real estate boosterism dramatically altering both urban and rural communities

and the valley the Serrano Indians knew as Yuhaviat

which led to their theory explaining the flood basalts of the Columbia Plateau and the hotspot track of the Snake River Plain as the results of a giant meteorite impact that happened about 17 million years ago

ANALYZING ROCK ART OF THE MOJAVE DESERT takes a closer look at these art galleries of the past

Monterey County's North Coast and Coastal Valleys California Trail The land here has risen