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Take Hike With Geologist Bob Wintsch This Weekend
Explore Canfield-Meadow Woods Preserve in Essex and learn some interesting facts from Geologist Bob Wintsch.
ESSEX, CT β Geologist Bob Wintsch will lead 1Β½ to 2-hour hike in Essexβs Canfield-Meadow Woods Preserve on Saturday, December 4th at 10 a.m. He will be identifying ancient fractures filled with granite and explain when and why the granite came to be there. He will also spend some time discussing how the last glacier modified the landscape and shapeed the rocks that are exposed. Finally, Wintsch will discuss how the locally famous Honey Hill fault (under Gilletteβs Castle) is part of the fascinating history of the [earth's] crust.
This press release was produced by The Essex Land Trust. The views expressed here are the author's own.
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