Kissing Rock EarthCache

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golfdiva: I think this has been around long enough! Thank you to all who found it.

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Hidden : 4/7/2008
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: not chosen (not chosen)

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It will be very hard to miss this once you are on the correct road. You can park on the road's shoulder, within a few feet of Kissing Rock.

A glacier is a river of ice. It is formed by layers of snow compacting together. It moves in response to the pull of gravity. As it moves it reshapes the land.

Michigan didn't always look the way it does today. Over a million years ago, Michigan was shaped by four huge glaciers. The last glacier that covered Michigan was named the Wisconsin Glacier. The Wisconsin Glacier covered Michigan about fourteen thousand years ago. This glacier was about 1 mile thick. It reached from Hudson Bay to the Ohio River. The heavy weight of the ice compacted the ground. As the ice moved over the land, it moved millions of tons of earth and rock. When it receded, between 10-15,000 years ago, it left soil, rocks and boulders.The soil is still slowly rebounding from the compression of the glaciers.

For more information about the Wisconsin Glacier, check out this website:
(visit link)

In order to log this earth cache, you must find a specific boulder left here by the glaciers. This rock is locally called Kissing Rock. Local legend says it was named this because it has an indentation that looks liked a seat. In the "olden days" unmarried couples would sneak away, hide behind this huge boulder and sit in its seat to have some privacy! Today, it's doubtful that the boulder still serves this purpose! However, it has become the object of high schoolers pranks! Periodically, a group of teens will still sneak away to Kissing Rock, and make their mark with paint. Included on this page is a picture of Kissing Rock sporting its most recent decorations.

When you have found Kissing Rock take a picture of yourself and/or team along with the rock and post it on this web page. Also in your post, take a guess as to how much you think it weighs. (I have no idea, I thought it would be interesting to find out what people would guess.) Go ahead and post your find and picture, then email me your observations:

1. How tall is Kissing Rock?
2. What is it's circumference?

If you are unable to take a picture, email me the answer to this question:

Sit in the "seat" of Kissing Rock. (Picture 2) In which direction are you facing?

Also, consider visiting the VEEN James C Observatory, (616) 897-7065. It is just .30 miles north of Kissing Rock. It is open to the public on some nights. Call ahead to find out when it is open.

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