tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942007593478726390.post7754911655599161944..comments2023-10-22T09:27:47.213-04:00Comments on It Just Comes Naturally: PiedmontScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04443352705506509732noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942007593478726390.post-57228342695326784512010-11-16T09:36:40.841-05:002010-11-16T09:36:40.841-05:00Jain,
I don't know where you're located e...Jain,<br /><br />I don't know where you're located exactly, but if you're very near Lake Erie, you're on the Lake Plain. If you're a bit further inland, you could be on the Glaciated Appalachian Plateau (which extends westward from the Pennsylvania state line to central Erie and Huron counties and eastern Richland County before it heads south). If you're a bit further west and south, you're on Till Plains, which have been glaciated. One of my "bibles" and most cherished books is called "Ohio's Natural Heritage," published in 1979. I doubt that it's still in print, but you could probably get a used copy on Amazon.<br /><br />Though you're on sedimentary rock, you may actually be on firmer footing than I. Just a mile south of me lies the Huntingdon Valley Fault which has not been active in recorded history, but who knows...Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443352705506509732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942007593478726390.post-64157418453522024792010-11-16T09:22:48.167-05:002010-11-16T09:22:48.167-05:00When we lived in Florida, Grizz, we resided in Lak...When we lived in Florida, Grizz, we resided in Lakeland, just west of the geographic center of the peninsula and a bit closer to Tampa than Orlando. The only place where we could find natural outcrops of limestone were in the Hillsborough River at Hillsborough River State Park northeast of Tampa. We were definitely west- (Gulf-) coast oriented, but a few times we went over to the Atlantic, which included a visit to The Nature Conservancy's Blowing Rocks Preserve where waves have excavated limestone outcrops in the ocean. Otherwise, I would have had to subdue my unruly neighbors by throwing sand in their eyes.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443352705506509732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942007593478726390.post-12476774572180425132010-11-15T21:24:52.787-05:002010-11-15T21:24:52.787-05:00I envy your knowledge of geology, I've always ...I envy your knowledge of geology, I've always been a dope that way. I just assume that whatever I'm standing on will hold me. :o)<br /><br />Lovely outcroppings, and I'm wild about Hemlocks. Waterfalls may be overrated.Jainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10690696808699122828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942007593478726390.post-67715230920186244452010-11-15T18:25:57.045-05:002010-11-15T18:25:57.045-05:00Well, at least as a wandering Buckeye you didn'...Well, at least as a wandering Buckeye you didn't stay stuck in Florida's sand. Nope, you settled where there are real seasons, where snow and autumn leaves aren't abstract concepts. A state where, should you decide to pluck a stone from the earth at your feet and smite your unruly neighbor upon the head, you could commit such an act forthwith and not have to allot three days beforehand for actually finding an adequate smiting rock. <br /><br />I say well done! And your photos are great.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.com