Don
I'm just about positive the boulder was dislodged. There is
plenty of material higher up on the ridge.
Bob
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On Aug 30, 2009, at 10:48 PM, DON BERTOLETTE <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Bob-
> Nice depth to photos!
> Re immense boulder...is there a rim up higher that a boulder could
> have dislodged from, or wood this particular boulder more likely be
> a glacial erratic that was dropped with the passing of the last
> glacier?
> -Don
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> Subject: [ENTS] Mahican-Mohawk Recreational Trail
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> ENTS,
>
> Today Monica and I shared part of the Mahican-Mohawk Recreational
> Trail (MMRT) in Mohawk Trail State Forest (MTSF) with two dear
> friends, Dr. Doug Seal and his wife Emarie Pope. I realize that I
> report a lot on MTSF, but I believe most who visit that magical
> place would agree that there is good reason. I will now share some
> scenes from along the trail.
>
> Image#1-MMRT.jpg: The MMRT winds its way up the north side of Todd
> Mountain through an old growth area dominated by hemlock, black
> birch, and northern red oak with a scattering of white birch,
> American beech, and other species.
>
> Image#2-Hemlocks3.jpg: The hemlock zone through which the trail
> passes appears fairly uniform in age, suggesting a cohort form a
> past disturbance. I think the hemlocks in this area are between 150
> and 225 years old. A few look older, but not a lot older, maybe
> between 250 and 280 years.
>
> Image#3-SPAndBoulder.jpg: An immense lichen-covered boulder rests on
> an old terrace. This boulder catches the attention of many hikers
> who past near it, if they are the least bit observant. The huge rock
> once had a white birch growing on its back side with roots extending
> down to solid earth. The birch died about 15 years ago and almost
> all signs of it are now gone.
>
> Image#4-BordonMtn2.jpg: This view looks across the Cold River Gorge
> to 2,505-foot Bordon Mtn, seen on the horizon.
>
> Image#5-PhilosopherAndFranksTree.jpg: Doug rests against the Frank
> Decontie pine. While Doug sat contemplatively, he was blessed with
> the sight of two pileated woodpeckers. Doug is a philosopher. He
> visited Wisconsin this summer and the cabin of Aldo Leopold. He also
> met Leopold's daughter, who is in her 90s and spry as ever according
> to Doug.
>
> While in the Algonquin Grove, I stopped to measure a slender, but
> tall red maple. Its girth is only 5.8 feet, but I measured it to
> 116.9 feet in height. I doubt I hit the top. I'll remeasure it later
> when the canopy is more open. However, its height speaks to the
> extraordinary growing potential of the forest on Todd and Clark
> Mountains. The red maple is the 8th tallest I've measured in Mohawk.
> Farther along the trail, I remeasured a favorite red maple that is
> 8.2 feet around and now 110.6 feet tall.
>
> It was a good day. Oh yes, while in the upper meadow, we chose an
> old growth white pine high on Todd Mountain to name the Aldo Leopold
> Pine. Doug is going to contact Leopold's daughter and inform her of
> the dedication.
>
> Bob
>
>
> >
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