How Did Fresno Get Its Landscape Features
🤯 The Epic Saga of Fresno's Flattest Landscape: How a Valley Got its Vibe! 🌵 Yo, listen up! You've seen Fresno. You know it's flat . Like, super flat . You could probably roll a marble from the Sierra Nevada foothills to the Coastal Ranges and it wouldn't hit a speed bump. But how did this central California town get this legendary, pancake-level landscape? It wasn't just a cosmic accident, folks. It's a geologic telenovela full of ancient oceans, mountain heroics, and a whole lotta mud. Grab a snack, because we're diving deep into the dirt, literally! This is the blockbuster story of the San Joaquin Valley Trough and how Fresno became its chill, agrarian heart. ☰ Table of Contents Step 1: The OG Subduction Zone – When California Was Under the Sea 🌊 1.1 The Great Trough and the Farallon Plate Drama Step 2: The Sierra Nevada Glow-Up and the Valley's Big Fill-Up ⛰️ 2.1 The Rise of the Sierra: Nature's Bulldozer 2.2 River Rampage: The Alluvial Fa...