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steeper southwestern slope had been established. How the 

 Haywards fault affected the consequent streams is shown in 

 figure 48. Along the foothills between Claremont Creek and 

 the Arroyo Viejo lies a long narrow interrupted valley which 

 is parallel to the range of the Berkeley Hills, which marks the 

 crest line of the Berkeley faulted block. Most of the conse- 

 quent streams which flow down the steep southwestern slope 



FIG. 49. Muir Woods. Redwood Forest, 

 from one horizontal trunk. 



r tesy Redwood Empire Association 

 Fourteen trees are growing 



of the block, which valleys were intersected by the longitudinal 

 valley of Haywards fault, are diverted for short distances 

 before they pass southwestward through breaches in the fault 

 wall. The consequent drainage of the southwest slope of the 

 Berkeley Hills (Berkeley block) was established before the 

 Haywards fault occurred. The tendency of streams to follow 

 the paths of least resistance caused the diversion of the conse- 



