Randy, Those are great sites. I was able to understand a little of the topography. Geology/land formation is so fascinating, but frustratingly hard much of the time.
Jenny On Apr 23, 10:48 pm, Randy Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
