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View #2, from about 50 meters closer. The United States Geological Survey(USGS) is conducting a soil erosion study in a highly disturbed area along the east rim of Kawela Gulch on Moloka`i. This area, once dryland forest, has been greatly impacted, first through cattle grazing, and now by large herds of feral goats. The lack of plant cover leads to massive erosion that carries silt into Kawela Stream and into the Pacific Ocean, smothering near shore reefs and destroying sensitive marine spawning grounds. This long term study will document water and silt runoff in a control, unfenced area, compared with a fenced area that will prevent grazing by feral ungulates, and allow plant recovery. |
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Castle Rock badlands from atop the Smoky Hill Chalk. |
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Third of five from yesterday... |
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View from the center of the Windows Section parking area of the west side lit by the morning sun. |
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Another morning shot from the Windows Section of Arches National Park. |
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View from Point Royal, looking to the southeast (this is a point at the end of a short drive - west of where Grand Canyon Lodge and Bright Angel Point are located). |
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First follow up to http://gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=13571
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Trying to get views of Castle Rock from different angles... |
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Three very patient paleontology grad students give you a sense of scale at Castle Rock, Kansas. |
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Another angle on Castle Rock... |