An old mill pond, no longer floating logs
A snowy day in Oakridge
This too is the old mill pond, with a twist
Yesterday, I posted pictures of hot water flowing from a hillside near Salt Creek. The water is too hot to touch for more than a moment, but it mixes with near-freezing creek water in pools near the shore. And there I soaked my feet after a snowy slog.
Near the pools stand river-rocks placed by the forces of nature. Many times, along creeks and rivers, I have seen a rock resting on another and thought it not unusual. A few times I’ve seen rocks stacked three high and figured it a low-probability result of natural processes where billions of chances make even improbably outcomes likely. The probability of the rock stack you see here is so low that it’s easy to say it could not happen naturally. Each rock has at least three points of contact with the rock below it, and all but the top rock transfer thrust from above vertically into the rock below. I tried doing it and never got more than three rocks high. Forces of nature more amazing than mine have operated here and their work has stood against wind and rain and snow for many days judging from the evidence of humans having been here.
Good morning dear Sharon, you know we all believe six impossible things before breakfast and I am here sipping my coffee and eating tiny pieces of chocolate and musing over your adventures. I am still waiting for your snow-woman. Mmmm Thursday March 31 at noon you could show a snow-woman for Women's History month at Caltech along with your Pakistani photos from the Women's Rights rally. Snow-women too, have rights! How to you like that rock-icicle?? And maybe other of our on-line loggers might join us in person? Casey is going to sing a French song about how hard it is to understand women! It should be a very interesting program.
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