“Badlands” is a geologic term for an area of soft rock devoid of vegetation and soil cover that has become molded into a rolling landscape of rounded hills and gullies. Such areas are rare in Ontario and this is one of the best examples. They exhibit the reddish hue of the Queenston Shale that forms them; the iron oxide in the shale produces this colour. The narrow greenish bands that can be seen throughout the shale are due to the change of red iron oxide to green iron oxide brought on by the circulating groundwater. The relatively soft shale is essentially clay and is easily eroded by water.
We were up early Saturday morning and decided to visit the "Badlands" before they got too busy with tourists. This is a unique place near Caledon and really quite beautiful. We stayed for about an hour taking pictures. We enjoyed a nice breakfast out and then ran some errands before coming home and cleaning up around the house. I have nice clean windows again (yeah) and I raked the front lawn and gardens. I was amazed at how many branches and twigs were on the ground. We lost a lot of grass as well this winter and while raking I was finding many bald patches that will need repair.
It was a beautiful day!!
1 comment:
I've always wanted to visit this area. Your photos are beautiful! The colours are great.
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