Terminal Moraine Remnants of the Trail Creek Glacier Northeast of Sun Valley, Idaho

By Eric L. Rothwell and Spencer H. Wood
This optional excursion is 8 miles on paved road from the center of Ketchum (Main Street and Sun Valley Road traffic light), northeast through Sun Valley along the Trail Creek Road (fig. 1). A short walk of 10 minutes takes you to the crests of two moraines of very different ages. Here we view and discuss calcareous soils developed into the deposits, the pretty weathering-rinds developed on the sandstone cobbles, and ages of Pinedale and Bull Lake advances.

thumbnail image of Location of Stop 1, 8 mi northeast of Ketchum. (fig. 1)