Mechanical Weathering, Beautiful!
It’s not uncommon for visitors to Devil’s Lake to think that all of this fallen rock means that the whole park was once a quarry. While there were quarries within the park borders at one time, the fallen rock you…
How Tall Is That?
The Bluffs surrounding the lake rise about 500 feet above the water. This is called "prominence". Prominence is a measure of how tall a hill stands against the surrounding landscape. "Elevation," tells us the distance (or how tall) something is…