tiabunna

tiabunna club

Posted: 03 Jul 2014


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They Went That Way....

They Went That Way....
Back in the late 1800s and early 1900s, horse-drawn wagons, drays and even coaches would stop at the natural spring to the east of the Lake Mungo sand dunes. Sometimes a particularly heavily laden dray would compress moist sand and leave tracks - with time the uncompressed sand surrounding the tracks has eroded, leaving the century-plus wheel marks raised above the surrounding surface. I rather think these deserve to be preserved with some kind of covering structure.

Sven Scholz, just"jj", , Nora Caracci and 2 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 slgwv
slgwv club
Nice! A small-scale example of what geologists call "topographic inversion."
9 years ago. Edited 9 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to slgwv club
Thanks, Steve, on the strength of your comment I've added this to the 'geology' group. :)
9 years ago.
slgwv club has replied to tiabunna club
Great! I've seen the phenomenon fairly commonly with cross-country ski tracks. The snow squished under the ski takes longer to melt, such that the ski tracks end up standing up as ridges above the surrounding snow. It's considerably more ephemeral than tracks in sand, however! ;) Here's an example where the compacted snow actually turned into ice:
www.ipernity.com/doc/289859/24268549/in/album/643809
9 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to slgwv club
Thanks for that, a very good example.
9 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
o0o I agree George ... and I hope that his happens ... but suspect
perhaps not ... but is there other things around in the area that would
make this a "site" oOo

Mmm . . . I like it !
9 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to beverley
Yes, but it's a long story, Bev.
9 years ago.
beverley has replied to tiabunna club
o0o well you have the picture as the bookcover ;-) (groan) ;-)) oOo
9 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
ADMIRED in LANDSCAPES 4U
9 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to beverley
:)
9 years ago.
 Polyrus
Polyrus
An interesting presentation George...and not a fence in sight!
9 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to Polyrus
Thanks, Neil. Fences coming up next. :))
9 years ago.
 Nora Caracci
Nora Caracci club
the testimonies of the past are always suggestive, thanks for sharing !
9 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to Nora Caracci club
And thank you for your comment, Nora.
9 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Magnifique,les traces sont bien remarquable.
9 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to Malik Raoulda club
Merci, c'est vrai.
9 years ago.
 Gillian Everett
Gillian Everett club
Fascinating piece of history!
9 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to Gillian Everett club
Thank you, Gillian.
9 years ago.
 just"jj"
just"jj"
I'm glad to have learned about that (as well as liking the photograph).
9 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to just"jj"
Thanks, Judith. I'd suggest visiting sooner rather than later, given the way it's going.
9 years ago.

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