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Comments on Gigapan: Roaring Brook Falls

  2. Roaring Brook on Giant Mountain in the Adirondacks holds a special place in my heart because it was the site (a bit further upstream) of my first geology research project, undertaken as an undergrad at Colgate University. The falls occur where the hanging valley of Roaring Brook joins the main valley of the Auasble Ri...

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  1. Chris Fastie

    Chris Fastie (September 22, 2011, 02:56PM )

    Wow, those are serious slides. Here is a new gigapan from yesterday that shows no fresh slide scars on the southwest face of Giant: gigapan.org/gigapans/87992/. The streambed of Roaring Brook was quite torn up, especially below the falls, but there was no evidence of debris flows.

  2. Ron Schott

    Ron Schott (September 22, 2011, 02:47PM )

    I haven't seen anything that indicates new slides on the Giant of the Valley, but it looks like Irene triggered quite a few other slides around the Adirondack High Peaks: adkbcski.com/2011/08/31/a-birds-ey e-view-after-irene Will open in a new tab or window/

  3. Chris Fastie

    Chris Fastie (September 08, 2011, 06:41AM )

    It must have been quite a different scene here during tropical storm Irene. Access to this location is still blocked 10 days after the storm because the flood damage to Route 73 has not been repaired. I assume that the road damage is from water flowing over this waterfall! Trails to Giant Mountain from other roads were just reopened today. I hope the road and other trails reopen soon because I am curious to see if I can detect new slides on the side of Giant Mountain. On the day you made this gigapan, I made a little handheld panorama of the summit from the Nubble (photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=5eee2 d29-d29b-4b1a-9c8f-14ca41c15071 Will open in a new tab or window) but I am now very sorry I did not have the Epic 100 with me. I guess I will have to pack it next time.