All, I dug up some maps on the geology of ohio,
Shaded Elevation Bedrock Topography Drift Thickness Glacial Features On Apr 22, 2009, at 1:53 PM, Steve Galehouse wrote: > 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
