This EarthCache is located at the bluffs at Fair Haven State Park. The highest and most notable of these bluffs is Sitts Bluff. These bluffs were formed when glaciers from around 12,000 to 15,000 years ago plowed up rocks, clay and sand to form oval hills called drumlins. Then over time wind, rain/snow, and waves slowly eroded this drumlins into cliffs which makes them bluffs. Permit #FHB-002
You may think that these bluffs at Fair Haven State Park might be similar or the exact same as Chimney Bluffs located 23 minutes away, but there are many differences between the two. One of these differences is the shape of the bluffs. Fair Haven’s Bluffs have smoother, broader faces where big sections collapsed at once. Chimney Bluffs are famous for there “chimney” like shape with spikey pinnacles. Additionally the height and continuity between the two are major differences. Fair Haven’s Bluffs are the tallest drumlins along Lake Ontario at 164 ft. Well chimney bluffs is at around 150 ft. Also Fair Haven’s Bluffs are longer continuous stretches of bluffs where Chimney Bluff has more broken segments. The main reason for these differences is the material in which the bluffs are made out of. Fair Haven’s Bluffs are made of more clay rich material, which allows for erosion to cause large sections to collapse at once. Chimney Bluffs on the other hand are made of more gravel and sand composition leading to more uneven erosion and “chimney” like formations.
Directions to get to the cache: (A map has been added to the images to further help you out)
1. Start at the trailhead and when you meet a T in the road turn left.
2. After you walk on this trail for a while, you will come across a stony beach, walk across this beach to the second trailhead
3. Follow this trail until there is a fork in the road and then go to the left on the Lakeshore Trails
4. Following these directions will lead you to the EarthCache
Log Requirements: Send the answers to me (cmdrcody09)
1. Describe the texture of the bluffs?
2. What color are the bluffs?
3. How tall is the highest bluff (Sitts Bluff) you can see (estimation)?
4. What are the bluffs made out of?
5. How were the bluffs formed?
6. What are the major differences between the bluffs here and the Chimney Bluffs?
7. Send a picture of you or a item that is special, with the bluffs in the background
Good luck! And have fun at the bluffs!
Well done TheMoops — the trailblazing explorer who completed this EarthCache before anyone else! Thanks for the favorite!
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimney_Bluffs_State_Park
- https://peakvisor.com/peak/sitts-bluff.html
- https://www.annestravels.net/sterling-nature-center-fair-haven