Taking off to the north from Bishop airport, one soon crosses the southern edge of the volcanic tableland, where the Bishop Tuff has been eroded by the meandering Owens River. This is just a few miles north of Bishop. Looking out the left side of the airplane, the eroded edge of the tableland, known as the Chalk Bluffs, and Mt. Tom are visible.
Looking north, east-dipping normal faults cut the surface of the tableland. The north end of the White Mountains is in the distance.
A closer view of fanning fault arrays in the tableland.
Fish Slough, a large graben in the tableland north of Bishop.
Fossil fumaroles in the Bishop tuff commonly are more resistant to erosion than the rest of the tuff, so they stand up several meters, forming the "Pimple Hills".
Looking east into morning light at the western side of the White Mountains, several fault scarps can be seen cutting both bedrock and alluvium.
Looking north up Owens River gorge; Glass Mountain in the distance.
