Friday, September 14, 2007

Similar stones





I think it's really fascinating to find similar stones in distant places.

That's why checking the RockPiles Blog is a daily habit with me.

Take this one,for example:


"Sunday, September 09, 2007

Further pictures of the Rhinebeck cairn
Reader Ji sent these in:"





























The first thing that caught my eye was a sort of yellow stone:

































To the east and south of Rhinebeck, one major river system away, along a tributary of the River known as the "Housatonic," a mahican word that means "the river beyond the mountains," is this stone on stone:


More thoughts on the Yellow Hammer stone to follow...

3 comments:

  1. Is it sitting on a quartz support? That seems significant.

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  2. This is a very unique cairn. Thanks for posting it. This is located in New York State?

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  3. Yes. Hudson River Valley--
    and we've found more cairns in Rhinebeck this weekend.

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