http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/03/29/sandstone-island-trail/ a place where nature, photography and writing meet Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:36:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/03/29/sandstone-island-trail/#comment-10768 Sun, 19 Nov 2006 17:41:49 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/03/29/sandstone-island-trail/#comment-10768 [...] The final part of our hike led us along the trail where it passes through a narrow slot between a sandstone ledge and immense fragments of the ledge that have broken away and tipped over onto the downhill side of a steep slope leading to a pond filled basin (see photo below). The sandstone lies atop the granite bedrock beneath, and as erosion has weakened the sandstone layer, sections of the ledge have fallen away. In this photo, Sabrina is seen standing in one of the sections of trail where the uphill side ledge is not so high. In places, it is roughly 3 meters (about 10 feet) or so high. For a better feel for the geology, check out this post that I wrote about the Sandstone Island Trail, which is located not far from the trails hiked yesterday. As you can see in this photo taken from beneath a sandstone ledge in the Rock Shelter, the ledge gradually erodes until the cantilevered “shelf” someday falls and tips to the forest floor (hopefully when there’s no one around!). [...] […] The final part of our hike led us along the trail where it passes through a narrow slot between a sandstone ledge and immense fragments of the ledge that have broken away and tipped over onto the downhill side of a steep slope leading to a pond filled basin (see photo below). The sandstone lies atop the granite bedrock beneath, and as erosion has weakened the sandstone layer, sections of the ledge have fallen away. In this photo, Sabrina is seen standing in one of the sections of trail where the uphill side ledge is not so high. In places, it is roughly 3 meters (about 10 feet) or so high. For a better feel for the geology, check out this post that I wrote about the Sandstone Island Trail, which is located not far from the trails hiked yesterday. As you can see in this photo taken from beneath a sandstone ledge in the Rock Shelter, the ledge gradually erodes until the cantilevered “shelf” someday falls and tips to the forest floor (hopefully when there’s no one around!). […]

]]> http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/03/29/sandstone-island-trail/#comment-264 Sat, 15 Apr 2006 22:51:15 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/03/29/sandstone-island-trail/#comment-264 Peter - yes it is wonderful scenery and you're very lucky to have been able to hike the Charleston Lake area 20 years ago. It's still a super place to hike, but does feel some pressure from the human footprint. Peter - yes it is wonderful scenery and you’re very lucky to have been able to hike the Charleston Lake area 20 years ago. It’s still a super place to hike, but does feel some pressure from the human footprint.

]]> http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/03/29/sandstone-island-trail/#comment-263 Sat, 15 Apr 2006 21:10:51 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/03/29/sandstone-island-trail/#comment-263 I first hiked this trail in the late 80's, when I was about 10 years old, and have visited every few years since. Breath taking scenery. I first hiked this trail in the late 80’s, when I was about 10 years old, and have visited every few years since. Breath taking scenery.

]]> http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/03/29/sandstone-island-trail/#comment-103 Wed, 29 Mar 2006 21:10:07 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/03/29/sandstone-island-trail/#comment-103 There's something about a cave or overhang that strikes a chord deep within our subconscious, an echo of our distant past perhaps. There’s something about a cave or overhang that strikes a chord deep within our subconscious, an echo of our distant past perhaps.

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