Sometimes a rock is just a rock… with a pretty waterfall going through...
Monday, January 27, 2014
A Sunday Walk-About
After a bleak morning the weather improved significantly around noon, and managed to chase us off our sofas. We went where the old rocks live, the granite kind, which nature can't destroy that easily. A good place for waterfalls...
A pleasant 45 minutes drive on the Black Forest Panorama Road got us to the Geroldsau Waterfall.
While high on the rim road the scenery was covered in snow, the valley of the Grobbach (literally: Rough Creek) was clear of the white stuff.
A small weathered road sign led us into a muddy parking lot with a handful of cars in it. A promise of solitude. It was an easy, albeit slippery hike along the creek. Trees and stones were moss covered, and reminded us of the Pacific We(s)t Coast.
We listened to the mesmerizing noise of the stream while we followed the path uphill. There was Rhododendron on both sides, and we wondered what this area would look like when the plants would be in full bloom.
Half way into our round trip we arrived at the falls. There were not that spectacular. Well, we have seen higher and mightier. However, this place was all about geology. The so called Forbach granite in this area is a crystalline basement. With an estimated 300 million years it is very old rock stuff. And before giving a lecture on the Carboniferous...
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love those winter pictures, beautiful area and it really looks like West Coast or even somewhere in the Rockies. So your "home-sickness" might be a little bit cured after this trip :-). Vancouver (and also Seatlle) experienced a lot of fog during the past 1,5 weeks (but with sun in the afternoon) and the rain should start tomorrow. So it's not that bad where you live.
ReplyDeleteTake care,
Yvonne
Thanks for trying to lift our spirits. It's not that bad, really. But there's also quite a few things, we miss dearly sometimes.
Deleteas promised, rain started this morning ;-).
DeleteI feel the other way around: I miss some german things. I think it's quite normal, no matter where one lives. Luckily I enjoyed a Döner in Seattle, one of the things I missed badly since moving to Canada.
Beautiful area. I thought that this may be the beginning of the geology blog.
ReplyDeleteRichard, there will be the occasional hint at geological stuff, but no lecture, we promise :-)
DeleteThat article is funny, yep we Germans are pretty weird people ;-) but a least we know how to dress (NOT!) in a sauna...
ReplyDeleteWell Bob, I really liked the ferns and moss covered trees despite the rain and the damp
ReplyDeleteSo pretty - it does remind me of this area with all that moss.
ReplyDeleteDo you have snow at home or just higher up?
No snow at valley level but snow capped hills and mountains all around.
DeleteNice scenic spots for walking.....are Volks Marchs still happening over there?
ReplyDeleteHave you done any Volkslauf while you were here? Yes, it is still happening anytime, everywhere and for all age groups.
DeleteI didnt see it referred to as Volkslauf, they would call them Volks Marches and one could then get a souvenir pin/medal and beer stein at the end! :)
DeleteYep, it's usually a 10k non-competitive walk/hike, and you get an appreciation medal. I had tons of them… not sure about the beer stein… I was a youth when I collected them, and I can't recall having been offered alcoholic beverages… ever! Darn, what did I miss? ;-)
Deletewell, you know G.I.'s, beer is an incentive....especially good German beer, I miss that stuff.
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