Jenny- The entire southeast third of the state is unglaciated, and that is part of the Appalachian province, both geologically and culturally. The appearance there is similar to eastern Kentucky or West Virginia, with big hills, but no real mountains. Also, I-80 and I-90 converge just west of Cleveland, and remain the same road until splitting again in Chicago.
Steve On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 1:26 PM, JennyNYC <[email protected]> wrote: > > Oh, also, there is an unglaciated part of Ohio? > > Jenny > > On Apr 22, 10:25 am, Steve Galehouse <[email protected]> wrote: > > Jenny- > > > > The unglaciated Appalachian area of Ohio, the SE third, is very hilly, > but > > the rest of the state is flat to rolling at best, but a lot of streams > cut > > through the flat-lands, producing deep valleys and ravines, often with > > impressive rock formations or shale cliffs and bluffs---but these > features > > are seldom visible from a highway( I-90 is especially flat and boring, > more > > so towards Indiana). > > > > Attached is a pic of a nearby shale cliff in a Cleveland metropark. > > > > Steve > > > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 9:30 AM, JennyNYC <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Ed, Steve, and Randy, > > > > > Do you know anything about the geological history of that area? I am > > > uninformed about Ohio topography. I've driven through only painfully > > > flat land. > > > > > Jenny > > > > > On Apr 21, 4:57 pm, Larry <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Ed, Steve, Randy- Holden Arboretum looks like a beautiful place > > > > to visit! Good reporting and good photos! Man that White Pine is > tall! > > > > Those Chestnut Oaks looked awesome in the photos. Very impressive, > > > > wish I could have made that trip with you guys, never been to Ohio. > > > > Larry > > > > > > > > Rocky River.jpg > > 1245KViewDownload > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
