Chimney Bluffs - Lake Ontario
September 2002

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Chimney Bluffs

Technically these are truncated drumlins. Drumlins are large hills (in this case 180 ft high) made of dirt and rounded stones piled up by glaciers 12,000 years ago. These drumlins have been truncated by erosion since they face the weather coming off Lake Ontario, which is as large as a sea but consists of freshwater.

On the Beach
Left to right: Teddy, Trang, Tommy, and Laura.


Looking for interesting stones

Everybody (except us) was hauling away pretty stones.


The water brings out the best colors


The cold water is quite clear


Eroded spire--from below


From above


Because "it's there"--who can resist climbing?


On top it's nice and shady


The cliffs look like "badlands"

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