Steve and I explored new hiking territory--Glacial Park, which contains evidence of the last glacier to cover this area. The mound in the distance is one of several kames created when melting streams of water on the glacier surface carried along rocks and soil and deposited them at its base. After the glacier melted, these huge piles were its last footprints.
Here you can see two kames beyond the trees and restored prairie Steve is walking through. In addition to the prairie, a kettle bog and kettle marsh have also been restored. Kettles are depressions where a large chunk of glacial ice was buried within a pile of debris, later melting and leaving a low area where water would collect. Both the bog and marsh had been drained long ago to make the land arable, but ever since the land was set aside for conservation, the goal has been to restore the property to its original, pre-settlement state, including areas of oak and hickory savannah.
The trail to the top. The kames are 100 feet high, which added a nice bit of exertion to a super morning of hiking. We climbed this kame twice, once from each direction, just for the fun of it.
Steve and I explored new hiking territory--Glacial Park, which contains evidence of the last glacier to cover this area. The mound in the distance is one of several kames created when melting streams of water on the glacier surface carried along rocks and soil and deposited them at its base. After the glacier melted, these huge piles were its last footprints.
Here you can see two kames beyond the trees and restored prairie Steve is walking through. In addition to the prairie, a kettle bog and kettle marsh have also been restored. Kettles are depressions where a large chunk of glacial ice was buried within a pile of debris, later melting and leaving a low area where water would collect. Both the bog and marsh had been drained long ago to make the land arable, but ever since the land was set aside for conservation, the goal has been to restore the property to its original, pre-settlement state, including areas of oak and hickory savannah.
The trail to the top. The kames are 100 feet high, which added a nice bit of exertion to a super morning of hiking. We climbed this kame twice, once from each direction, just for the fun of it.
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