The Grannies & The Sphinx EarthCache
The Grannies & The Sphinx
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Go to see some eolian mushrooms and the Romanian version of the
Gizeh's Sphinx
This kind of landforms is often seen in the deserts, where the
erosion of wind and sand are shaping the stones day by day. But you
can find these eolian mushrooms also in the Carpathians Mountains
(Bucegi).
The idea of how these landforms are born is pretty simple: a
harder layer of rocks, based on looser rock, which offers great
resistance to weather- ing, is responsible for the evolution of
mushroom-shaped. In years, the looser rock is eroded by rain and
wind. The strong layer above remains ‘suspended’
The place is called “Babele” (in translation “old
women”) as groups of the mushrooms look like a gathering of
old ladies chatting about the weather.
The same erosion process created in nearby vicinity another strange
formation called the sphinx because with its resemblance to
its’ Egyptian brother from Gizeh.
Because of there nicety, both “Babele” and the
“Sphinx” are declared geomorphologic monuments. The
area around them is protected, so go for ‘climbing’ or
taking parts of the stones as memories – pictures are
better.
As a side note: these “stones” are worshiped since the
early ages of civilization in this part of the world. Legends among
common people are still speaking about war and agricultural gods.
Also about something similar to the Peru ’s Pachamama –
the early trachian considered them altars which made the spiritual
connection between Earth and Sky.
To log this Earth Cache
1. Take a photo of yourself, your GPS and one of 2
“stones” Answer by email the following questions
2. What is the altitude near the “stones”?
3. What is the height of the “Sphinx” ? J same height
as Great Sphinx from Gizeh
You can start logging immediately.I will contact you in case of any
issues.
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