Take a drive on I-70 and see some of the rock formations, historic locations, and some of the great caches.
Please note that there is NOT a physical cache container for you to find and sign. You MUST complete the logging requirement(s) to log this as a find.
I was actually driving down I-70 and noticed this crazy, cool looking rock formation. I decided this would be a neat, and quick stop to increase your finds. This is my first earthcache as well. Also, please be aware that I am no geologist, but I have researched accurate information for this cache.
The rock formation you see at the posted coordinates is a sandstone type. This sandstone is called The Light Brown and Gray Sandstone. (I know it sounds unscientific, but it is actually called that. Look up that exact keyword in your browser and see for youself. There's not much more information I could find out about on Google. So, feel free to browse the internet and learn more.)
I am also aware that there is not much parking room besides a shoulder on the road. Feel free to stop but there is NO NEED to get out. A quick minute stop will do just fine. And, If you feel uncomfortable or unsafe stopping for a second, don't worry about stopping and just complete the logging requirements.
Here is some information about sandstone rock.
Sandstone, a sedimentary rock, is formed when grains of sand are compacted and cemented together over thousands or millions of years. The sand grains often are composed of the minerals quartz or feldspar that were worn off other rocks and ground down into pebbles.
Sandstone varies in color depending on the color of the sand grains it comprises or impurities it may contain. Outcrops in Kansas range from tan to orange to purplish red. Formations, or layers, of sandstone often are porous and permeable, meaning they contain small pores, or holes, that interconnect and allow fluids to flow through. Water and oil are produced by drilling into underground sandstone formations where they have accumulated.
In Kansas, sandstone was formed along shorelines or in deltas that flowed into different shallow seas that covered all or part of the state during various geologic periods, including the Carboniferous, Permian, and Cretaceous.
The Dakota Formation, a widespread sandstone that crops out on hillsides and can be seen in road cuts in central Kansas, formed from sand deposited on or near the Cretaceous seas that covered much of Kansas 80 million years ago. Historically, Dakota Sandstone was used in the construction of buildings and bridges in central Kansas. Oddly shaped rocks on the surface at Mushroom Rock State Park in Ellsworth County and large spherical rocks at Rock City in Ottawa County are remnants of sandstone that remained after the less durable sandstone around them eroded away.
Text from: GeoKansas Rock Sandstone Articles
Logging Requirements:
You must reach these requirements in order to log your find.
#1. Is sandstone a sedimentary or metamorphic rock?
#2. SEND (not post) a picture of you at the rock location site or an object you cherish in front of the rock location site.
*You may also post a picture of the rock location site through your window of your vehicle if you decide not to stop.*
*IF YOU DO NOT SEND YOUR ANSWERS WITHIN 48 HOURS OF AFTER YOUR FIND LOG WAS POSTED, YOUR LOG WILL BE DELETED!*
Please have fun and be safe. Good Luck and Happy Caching!
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