To get to the coords cross the swinging bridge and follow the
Outcroppings Trails. It splits off in several locations but you
shouldn't have too much trouble finding the Earthcache location .It
is right alongside one of the main branches. I suggest picking up a
trail map at the park office.
Along the way you will encounter many large rock formations;the
most famous of which is Jean's Overhang.
Once you arrive at the coords the referrenced earthcache rock
outcropping will be obvious ! (The formation you are seeking is NOT
Jean's Overhang)
Tishomingo State Park, named after a Chickasaw Indian Chief, is
located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains providing the
most picturesque and rugged terrain in Mississippi. The Park
contains rock formations dating to the Devonian and Mississippian
epochs of the Paleozoic era. This is the only location that
these two formations are found in the State of Mississippi.
Archaeological surveys have revealed area occupation since Early
Atchaic Period (circa 7000 B.C.) or earlier times and a long,
moderately intensive use of the park area and environs from Middle
Archaic Period (circa 6000 B.C.) through Early Woodland Period
times (terminating circa 200 B.C.), and became intensively utilized
in the Middle Woodland Period (circa 200 B.C. to 400 A.D.). Much of
the aboriginal use of the park can be attributed to its unique
environment as a source for materials and foodstuffs.
Outcrops do not cover the majority of the Earth's land surface
because in most places the bedrock or superficial deposits are
covered by a mantle of soil and vegetation and cannot be seen or
examined closely. However in places where the overlying cover is
removed through erosion or tectonic uplift, the rock may be
exposed, or crop out. Such exposure will happen most frequently in
areas where erosion is rapid and exceeds the weathering rate such
as on steep hillsides, mountin ridges and tops, river banks, and
tectonically active areas. Bedrock and superficial deposits may
also be exposed at the Earth's surface due to human excavations
such as quarrying and building of transport routes.
Outcrops are also critically important for understanding fossil
assemblages, paleo-environment, and evolution as they provide a
record of relative changes within geologic strata.
The cause could be erosional, tectonic, or man-made, or any
combination of them.
In order to log this cache you must e-mail me the answers to these
questions.Failure to do so could result in a deleted log.Please
follow this Earthcache specific guideline.Do NOT log your find
unless you are sending the recquired info also. Photos of you
holding a GPS at the cache site is no longer recquired but would be
greatly appreciated.
1) Estimate how far out the overhang protrudes.
2) Estimate the height to the top of the overhanging
structure.
Posting of photos are encouraged just be sure not to give away
the answers to any questions in your photos