http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/tags/reserve/ Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:35:54 -0800 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:35:54 -0800 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm1.staticflickr.com/68/buddyicons/80516279@N00.jpg?1150338056#80516279@N00 http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/tags/reserve/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/2148621511/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/herzogbr/">herzogbr</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/2148621511/" title="Castalia Quarry Sign"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2151/2148621511_99751952cf_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Castalia Quarry Sign" /></a></p> <p>While in Ohio for Christmas, my parents and I took advantage of a warm day and went for a walk in the <a href="http://www.eriemetroparks.org/Castalia Reserve Quarry/HomeCQR.htm">Castalia Quarry Reserve</a>, which is part of the <a href="http://www.eriemetroparks.org/">Erie Metropark System</a>.</p> Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:35:54 -0800 2007-12-26T14:52:08-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (herzogbr) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2148621511 41.390187 -82.829382 41.390187 -82.829382 2488533 Castalia Quarry Sign <p>While in Ohio for Christmas, my parents and I took advantage of a warm day and went for a walk in the <a href="http://www.eriemetroparks.org/Castalia Reserve Quarry/HomeCQR.htm">Castalia Quarry Reserve</a>, which is part of the <a href="http://www.eriemetroparks.org/">Erie Metropark System</a>.</p> herzogbr park ohio sign hiking reserve oh erie quarry metropark castalia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/2149450736/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/herzogbr/">herzogbr</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/2149450736/" title="Wall from Floor"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2198/2149450736_b18f41d525_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Wall from Floor" /></a></p> <p>The tallest wall doesn't look nearly as large from below. I do like all the stratification, though. I'll have to come back sometime when the weather is warmer and poke around for fossils.</p> Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:50:18 -0800 2007-12-26T14:33:41-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (herzogbr) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2149450736 41.387024 -82.828974 41.387024 -82.828974 2488533 Wall from Floor <p>The tallest wall doesn't look nearly as large from below. I do like all the stratification, though. I'll have to come back sometime when the weather is warmer and poke around for fossils.</p> herzogbr park ohio cliff rock wall hiking reserve oh erie quarry metropark castalia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/2149450730/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/herzogbr/">herzogbr</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/2149450730/" title="Wild West Quarry"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2085/2149450730_30011ef679_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Wild West Quarry" /></a></p> <p>Parts of the quarry floor reminded me of parks I've been in out west. I think it was the low, scrubby trees and the right-angled rock. Not your typical Ohio landscape.</p> Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:50:18 -0800 2007-12-26T14:27:27-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (herzogbr) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2149450730 41.388102 -82.831785 41.388102 -82.831785 2488533 Wild West Quarry <p>Parts of the quarry floor reminded me of parks I've been in out west. I think it was the low, scrubby trees and the right-angled rock. Not your typical Ohio landscape.</p> herzogbr park ohio cliff hiking reserve oh erie quarry metropark castalia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/2149450718/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/herzogbr/">herzogbr</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/2149450718/" title="Patterns in Ice"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2197/2149450718_40d1ca7eb5_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Patterns in Ice" /></a></p> <p>The ice here was really thin (near the edge, anyway), and I found these odd patterns. I thought the lines were scratches on the the rock below, but it's actually the ice that is frozen like that.</p> Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:50:18 -0800 2007-12-26T14:02:08-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (herzogbr) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2149450718 41.383679 -82.830659 41.383679 -82.830659 2488533 Patterns in Ice <p>The ice here was really thin (near the edge, anyway), and I found these odd patterns. I thought the lines were scratches on the the rock below, but it's actually the ice that is frozen like that.</p> herzogbr park ohio ice frozen pond hiking reserve oh erie quarry metropark castalia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/2149450734/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/herzogbr/">herzogbr</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/2149450734/" title="Observation Deck"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2394/2149450734_a5c51cc7de_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Observation Deck" /></a></p> <p>This is what the observation desk looks like from below.</p> Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:50:18 -0800 2007-12-26T14:46:46-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (herzogbr) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2149450734 41.387269 -82.82774 41.387269 -82.82774 2488533 Observation Deck <p>This is what the observation desk looks like from below.</p> herzogbr park ohio cliff observation desk hiking reserve oh erie quarry metropark castalia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/2149450712/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/herzogbr/">herzogbr</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/2149450712/" title="Danger Ice Unsafe Sign"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2362/2149450712_85dcb164ce_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Danger Ice Unsafe Sign" /></a></p> <p>Towards the back of the quarry was the biggest pond, complete with &quot;keep off ice&quot; sign. I also liked the collapsed wall in the background.</p> Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:50:18 -0800 2007-12-26T13:57:22-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (herzogbr) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2149450712 41.383679 -82.830659 41.383679 -82.830659 2488533 Danger Ice Unsafe Sign <p>Towards the back of the quarry was the biggest pond, complete with &quot;keep off ice&quot; sign. I also liked the collapsed wall in the background.</p> herzogbr park ohio ice sign frozen pond hiking reserve oh erie quarry metropark castalia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/2149450726/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/herzogbr/">herzogbr</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/2149450726/" title="Quarry Floor"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2217/2149450726_1e0aaf996a_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Quarry Floor" /></a></p> <p>After walking all the way around the rim, we took a trail down to the floor. It seemed much larger from inside.</p> Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:50:18 -0800 2007-12-26T14:25:35-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (herzogbr) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2149450726 41.388102 -82.831785 41.388102 -82.831785 2488533 Quarry Floor <p>After walking all the way around the rim, we took a trail down to the floor. It seemed much larger from inside.</p> herzogbr park ohio hiking reserve oh erie quarry metropark castalia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/2148621543/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/herzogbr/">herzogbr</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/2148621543/" title="Ice Cracks around Rocks"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2122/2148621543_b5fc584137_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Ice Cracks around Rocks" /></a></p> <p>A few ponds had formed since work stopped, and I like the way the ice melted/cracked and refroze around these rocks.</p> Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:35:55 -0800 2007-12-26T14:05:29-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (herzogbr) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2148621543 41.384222 -82.830133 41.384222 -82.830133 2488533 Ice Cracks around Rocks <p>A few ponds had formed since work stopped, and I like the way the ice melted/cracked and refroze around these rocks.</p> herzogbr park ohio ice pond hiking reserve oh erie quarry metropark castalia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/2148621515/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/herzogbr/">herzogbr</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/2148621515/" title="View from Observation Deck"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2043/2148621515_305fd7fa71_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="View from Observation Deck" /></a></p> <p>The first trail we walked was the two mile rim trail. The quarry is L-shaped, and right in the corner is an observation desk. This shot is looking Northish, towards the entrance to the quarry and out over Lake Erie.</p> Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:35:54 -0800 2007-12-26T13:33:13-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (herzogbr) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2148621515 41.387269 -82.82774 41.387269 -82.82774 2488533 View from Observation Deck <p>The first trail we walked was the two mile rim trail. The quarry is L-shaped, and right in the corner is an observation desk. This shot is looking Northish, towards the entrance to the quarry and out over Lake Erie.</p> herzogbr park ohio hiking reserve oh erie quarry metropark castalia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/2148621545/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/herzogbr/">herzogbr</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/2148621545/" title="Big Metal Thing"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2086/2148621545_a4bd83f00c_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Big Metal Thing" /></a></p> <p>At one end of the quarry was this abandoned Big Metal Thing. I can only imagine what it was for.</p> Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:35:55 -0800 2007-12-26T14:22:12-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (herzogbr) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2148621545 41.389302 -82.831431 41.389302 -82.831431 2488533 Big Metal Thing <p>At one end of the quarry was this abandoned Big Metal Thing. I can only imagine what it was for.</p> herzogbr park ohio hiking reserve oh erie quarry metropark castalia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/2148621535/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/herzogbr/">herzogbr</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/2148621535/" title="Quarry Wall and People"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2061/2148621535_bf3c376bfc_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Quarry Wall and People" /></a></p> <p>Also taken from the tier wall, I liked seeing the people close to the wall. I think this wall is the highest in the quarry.</p> Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:35:54 -0800 2007-12-26T14:04:02-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (herzogbr) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2148621535 41.387024 -82.828974 41.387024 -82.828974 2488533 Quarry Wall and People <p>Also taken from the tier wall, I liked seeing the people close to the wall. I think this wall is the highest in the quarry.</p> herzogbr park ohio cliff wall hiking reserve oh erie quarry metropark castalia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/2148621529/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/herzogbr/">herzogbr</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/herzogbr/2148621529/" title="View from Tier Wall"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2110/2148621529_2f09bec575_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="View from Tier Wall" /></a></p> <p>Towards the end of the long part of the L is &quot;tier wall&quot; where the quarrying stopped (I don't know why). This shot was taken inside the quarry, on top of the wall - about halfway between the floor and the rim.</p> Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:35:54 -0800 2007-12-26T14:05:12-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (herzogbr) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2148621529 41.384222 -82.830133 41.384222 -82.830133 2488533 View from Tier Wall <p>Towards the end of the long part of the L is &quot;tier wall&quot; where the quarrying stopped (I don't know why). This shot was taken inside the quarry, on top of the wall - about halfway between the floor and the rim.</p> herzogbr park ohio hiking reserve oh erie quarry metropark castalia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en