Connecticut Diaries

Niantic, CT  2020  

Niantic, CT  2018 I think this might be considered an erratic, a large rock deposited by a glacier.  Connecticut was covered by a gla...

Niantic, CT  2018 When walking the trail running through our condo community here, once can find this local landmark.  I guess it sor...

Niantic, CT  2017 I think this is what is left after the last glaciers melted from Connecticut, over 15,000 years ago.  

South Burlington, VT  2015 Here's another interesting geologic formation seen along the shores of Lake Champlain.  The red color ...

Lake Champlain, 2015 Lake Champlain was formed when the last glaciers receded about 12,000 years ago.  It's hard to believe but t...

Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT  2015 About 21,000 years ago, all of Connecticut and Long Island were covered by glacier ice whic...

Rocky  Neck State Park, Niantic, CT  2015 This boulder is typical of the geology found at Rocky Neck State Park.  It's granitic g...

Gay City State Park, Hebron, CT This little boulder stood out amongst the grass and fallen leaves.  It almost looked like ice and is ...

Niantic, CT New Hampshire had it's famous Old Man of the Mountain, which unfortunately collapsed in 2003.  I'm sure this rock...

McCook Point Park, Niantic, CT Although there are some sandy beaches along the Connecticut coastline most of the shoreline is rocky. ...

Oswegatchie Hills, Niantic, CT The dictionary defines a cairn as a mound of rough stones built as a memorial or landmark, typically...

Oswegatchie Hills, Niantic, CT Following along the red trail, I came upon this ridge of solid rock.  It's amazing that even without...

Oswegatchie Hills, Niantic, CT The trail passed many interesting rock formations like the ones shown here.  Readers of this blog k...

Harkness State Park Waterford, CT Although this beach seen at Harkness State Park looks very inviting, for some reason, there is no...

Devil's Hopyard State Park East Haddam, CT Followers of this blog know about my interest in geology and the various rock format...

Niantic, CT

Niantic, CT

Rocky Neck State Park These pot holes are formed naturally when a rock gets caught in a depression and gets moved about within by wa...