How was the waterfall created?
When a river flows over a layer of hard rock, the softer
rocks are more quickly eroded down-stream from the harder rock. The
river bed becomes steeper and rapids develop as the water flows
quickly over rocks and bolders.
As the softer rock is worn away (eroded) more quickly a steep
waterfall begins to form. A steep back-wall is formed. Water starts
to fall over the harder rock further eroding the softer rock below.
As the softer rock is worn aeay the waterfall creates a plunge pool
into which water falls.
If you want to log this cache, you have to complete two
tasks:
1) how big is (approximately) water fall?
2) take a picture of you in front of the water fall and upload the
image to your log (if you are as courageous as we were, take the
picture of you inside the plunge pool :))
