Saturday, August 6, 2011

Kettle Holes

There are two kettle holes on the property, about 50 feet across or less.
Because they are both on the side of hills, they are steeper on one side than the other, suggesting a theater with seating on one side and a stage on the other.

Kettles have a unique history. As the front of the glacier retreats it sometimes leaves behind huge blocks of ice which becomes surrounded by sediments carried by glacial melt water streams. As the ice block melts, a depression forms called a kettle.