Huckleberry Rock Earthcache EarthCache
Huckleberry Rock Earthcache
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This earthcache will take you to one of the most scenic overlooks
in all of Muskoka. This rock outcropping offers a beautiful trail
and spectacular view of Lake Muskoka. Parking lot and trailhead is
off Milford Bay Rd.
The rock you will be standing on is part of the Canadian Shield or
PreCambrian Shield. You will be standing on some of the oldest
rocks in the world which were formed in PreCambrian times by the
collision of two tectonic plates which forced the rock beneath the
earth’s surface. It is said that mountains have deep roots and it
is these rocks that are the roots. Mountains formed above these
rocks. Over time the mountains were eroded down to reveal this
hidden bedrock. So, Huckleberry Rock could be seen as a root of an
ancient mountain.
Because of the age of the rocks here , how exposed they are, and
their availability from the highway, this is one of the best areas
for seeing and understanding the effects of weather, glaciers, and
even plant life that made Huckleberry Rock and the Canadian Shield
appear as it does today.
The coordinates will take you to a where a plaque stood at the
lookout which explained the effects of Geomorphology. Geomorphology
is the study of landforms, their origin, their evolution, and the
processes that shape them. Geomorphology tries to answer the
question: Why do landscapes look the way they do?
Unfortunately the sign was stolen. However, the effects of
geomorphology are easy to see here. Some of features that can be
seen here include glacial striae (deep grooves in the rock),
erratics (boulders left behind by the glaciers), erosion from water
(there is an intermittent stream nearby), and in the rock you can
bands of pink feldspar and white quartz. As well, the effects of
lichen and moss alter the landscape and the rocks themselves and
are evidence of geomorphology.
As of July 16, 2008, To Log this cache: Since it
looks like the sign will be gone for a while, go to the coordinates
(the post that held the sign is still there) and take a picture of
you and/or your GPS at the lookout and and a picture showing
evidence of having discovered one of the features mentioned above
and post them with your log.
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