Huntington Gorge

The Huntington Gorge is a 10,000 year old land formation in Huntington Vermont. The area is currently a popular area with beautiful swimming holes and waterfalls. With a high water level, the area can be extremely dangerous and has claimed the lives of 2 dozen people in the past sixty years. The Gorge is considered a sinus gorge and is comprised of blue schist that lends itself well to water sculpture. There is much sand and dirt in the water from snow melting which is giving it a brown/green tint. 

These three pictures really demonstrate the impact that the fast flowing water can have on the rock, carving deep pathways into the schist.

The moist environment and mist from the moving water creates an ideal environment for moss to thrive.

The the fast moving water will move big rocks and boulders through the stream that will crash into he schist, creating large wells or holes in the rocks