Sunday, June 26, 2016
Bob W joined us for a morning hike in Chapin Forest Reservation in Kirtland, OH.
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| Bob, Kent, Brynne, and Gus |
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| We followed the Lucky Stone Trail |
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| Lucky stones are quartz pebbles brought here by glaciers |
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Chapin Ledges are made of Sharon Conglomerate (sand and stone)
that broke off when the underlying shale eroded |
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| Chapin Ledges |
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Some of the stones in the Sharon
Conglomerate are the lucky quartz pebbles |
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| Chapin Ledges |
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| Bent but still alive beech tree |
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Conopholis americana/Squawroot, a parasitic plant
growing from the roots of oak and beech trees |
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| Lucky Stones Trail: SE loop |
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| Sharon Conglomerate |
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| What's that on the Lucky Stones Trail NW loop? (KSS) |
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Pantherophis alleghaniansis/Eastern Ratsnake,
a good four feet long (KSS) |
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| Eastern Ratsnake (KSS) |
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Historic Sperry Quarry, where from 1959-1972, the Sharon
Conglomerate was removed and crushed to extract sand and gravel |
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| A view of the Cleveland skyline from 16-18 miles away |
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Gus and Brynne at the Historic
Sperry Quarry Lookout |
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| Bob and Kent emerge from the woods |
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| More Sharon Conglomerate |
We returned to civilization for lunch at the New Heights Grill in Cleveland Heights, where the gentlemen found further evidence of NBA Cleveland Cavaliers fever/pride...
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| (KSS) |
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