Sugar's Geology Lesson #1 - Scablands Corridor Traditional Cache
Sugar's Geology Lesson #1 - Scablands Corridor
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Finding this cache gives you a geology lesson as well as providing some wonderful views of the Lower Snake River.
The other day Sugar and I were talking about the natural beauty of Eastern Washington and what geological forces were responsible for it.
In case you are not already aware, two major geologic forces molded the eastern Washington landscape. First there were the massive Columbia River basalt (lava) flows that occurred from 17.5 million to 6 million years ago and formed the major river beds and mountain structure. Then sometime between 15,500 – 12,700 years ago more than 40 massive floods swept across Washington from the periodic discharge of glacial Lake Missoula. These floods laid bare the basalt formations and created the channeled scablands that Sugar and I find so fascinating.
This cache is hidden along the Columbia Plateau Trail (formerly the Scablands Nature Corridor Trail). This trail is a 130 mile-long Spokane, Portland, and Seattle (SP&S) railroad bed and when it is fully developed it will provide hiking and mountain biking from Ice Harbor Dam (near Pasco) to Fish Lake (near Cheney). The trail has four trestles (all National Historical Landmarks) and a 2000 foot-long railroad tunnel. The trail offers several views of the Gingko and Palouse Falls flows of the Frenchman Springs member.
Have a great time. - - Sluggo and Sugar
Adopted by YeOleImposter on 10/26/2007
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