Ugliest "Falls" I've seen
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Just east of Canajoharie right next to the Erie Canalway Trail is the ugliest 'falls' I've ever seen. I use quotes around 'falls' because I've been past it several times and never seen more than a light cascade of water, even in spring. But what I found remarkable is the way the water has deposited minerals on the rock face, creating what look like domes at the top and - for lack of better description - stalactites near the bottom and on the rock face. All I can guess is the water has been running for an exceedingly long time, and I find that especially surprising given all the building and development that surrounds it. 42.905361, -74.555889
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Closer look where the water rolls over the short vertical drop. It almost looks like decayed leaves, but I think it's rock because what else could it be? Wondering also what could create the brown and black coloring. Whatever it might be, it makes the rock pretty ugly.
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Ha ha. Fun topic. You got MY attention. I suppose just like people, they can't all be beauties. Perhaps it's beautiful on the inside?
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Could be some type of algal mat, depends on whether it's flexible or not. If it's hard, then it's probably rock. It could also be a combination of the two, the algae traps particles and other debris that can then harden into a rock-like substance, but is not actually rock.
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It looks like a slime mold (alga, bacteria) and mud.
I'm sure it's at least a little pretty in heavier flow.
I'm trying to think what was the ugliest for me.... I guess the small one in that buffalo cemetery- serenity falls. Mostly because of the smell and trash.
I'm sure it's at least a little pretty in heavier flow.
I'm trying to think what was the ugliest for me.... I guess the small one in that buffalo cemetery- serenity falls. Mostly because of the smell and trash.