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Sailing stones (also called sliding rocks, walking rocks, rolling stones, and moving rocks) are part of the geological phenomenon in which rocks move and inscribe long tracks along a smooth valley floor without animal intervention. The movement of the rocks occurs when large, thin sheets of ice floating on an ephemeral winter pond move and ...
Sliding Rock is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard, so named because visitors can slide all the way down the waterfall into the plunge pool below. The plunge pool is around 8 feet deep in the middle, with a strong churning river current, so users must be able to swim or wear a life vest.
It is home to Leala Shoreline National Natural Landmark and Leala Sliding Rock. [2] Leala Sliding Rock is a natural rock formation between Vailoatai and Taputimu, which is a scenic landmark as well as a natural playground or slide. It was created by the ebb and flow of the ocean; the erosion has created a smooth shoreline site.
Slick Rock Falls; Sliding Rock; Triple Falls (DuPont State Forest) Turtleback Falls; Upper Whitewater Falls, part of Whitewater Falls which extends into South Carolina, which together drop over 1000' in elevation before hitting the plunge basin.
Sliding Rock is located nearby. [1] Leʻala Shoreline is a young flow of basalt, inter-bedded with layers of tuff that illustrate erosion by wave action. The area is covered with dense tropical vegetation. Leʻala Shoreline was designated a U.S. National Natural Landmark in 1972. The National Natural Landmark covers 35 acres (14 ha). [2] [3]
In the case of a massive rock slide reported Saturday, Jan. 28, in New Mexico, that riddle was solved when someone checked a Google Maps photo for the spot. That July 2022 image seems terrifying ...
The presence of a playa pool with precise depth parameters was a critical requirement for rock motion. [3] Other elements included floating ice, appropriate temperatures, sunlight, and mild winds, which were most common around midday when the ice melted. Because of their origin beneath the ice, the formation of rock trails was difficult to detect.
The name comes from nearby Looking Glass Rock, which resembles a wintertime mirror (or "looking glass") of sunlight, as water freezes on its sides and reflects the sun, and from the name of the stream from which the falls plunge, Looking Glass Creek.