Geology+-+River+of+Rocks

The river of rocks is about 2 football fields long and 30 feet deep. it is all rocks, and underneath it a river flows, and in some spots you can hear the river flowing. There are lots of underground streams at hawk mountain that lead into the river of rocks river. if you take the express trail from the northern peak you can hear one of them.
 * __The river of rocks__**

In eastern Pennsylvania, the rocks reveal violent events that happened to the mountain and the earth around it. The rocks that are currently are in the river of rocks probably were formed on the mountain and fell. When looking down from the North Lookout at Hawk Mountain, you can see the river of rocks from 1,521 feet, the 230 foot river of rocks can fit in your hand when looking at it from that angle. And trust me, I have done this seen this before.

The river of rocks is also a hard place to navigate. If you are on the trails, you would have to cross the river of rocks to get to the other side. Or you could go around it. On our hike in Hawk Mountain, we only went about 20 feet across before we decided to go around. The average rock is huge and also hard to walk on. Since the river of rocks is a clearing in the forest, you are very likely to see hawks. We saw a few when we stopped their. Since they were at a high altitutde, it was extremely difficult to see. Overall, going to Hawk Monutain was fun and it was a unique time when we stopped at the river of rocks.

In some places on the river, you can hear the streams of water below but you have to be very quiet. If you pick the right spot and get down deep enough, it is a good chance you can hear the water. Probably years ago, you could actually see the water above ground but today it is covered with giant rocks.

These are few pictures of Hawk Mountain, and a link below is were you can find facts. Their is also a video.



Link: Hawk Mountain Wikipedia Link: River of Rocks

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