San Francisco Bay Area hiking trails hold a wealth of treasures for people who love rocks, whether you’re a professional geologist, a serious rock hound, or just a lover of natural beauty, you can find a lot to hold your attention.
Geology has been a special interest of mine. As some of you may know, I’m a professional freelance writer specializing in writing for college textbook publishers, and I’ve done several projects for college-level geology textbooks.
Bay Area hiking icon Gambolin’ Man has just written an excellent essay on the rocks he’s encountered on and near the trails:
Who hasn’t climbed up boulders and clambered around on rocky ridges and banged a knee or jammed a finger or three? Who hasn’t marveled at a jumbled pile of rocks, the craggy detritus of some unimaginable upheaval, or gazed as though contemplating a Pollack painting at a surreal lichen-coated or moss-carpeted rock in a favorite nook of the woods? Who hasn’t built a ziggurat of stacked rocks or erected some other artistic structure resembling a mini-Stonehenge? Who doesn’t love the peaceful setting of stones harmoniously arranged in a zen garden, or appreciate rocks as decorative sculpture, or forming the spiraling pathway of a labyrinth?
Photo by Gambolin' Man
Photo by Gambolin' Man
Beautiful and heartfelt essay with lots of good pics. Great job!
