The Drumlin

[urbpan]

The place I work is named after a Drumlin, a rounded hill left by the glaciers. These are some pictures of and from that hill.





This rock--a glacial erratic--prevents the shrub from being mowed down.



Birders often come to the drumlin during fall migration and other times, to see hawks soar by.



Surprisingly, the drumlin is one of the highest elevations in our area--eastern Massachusetts being a pretty low place. To the west we can see the Worcester hills. This mountain is either Modadnock or Wachusett.

Comments

[perspicuity.livejournal.com]

Modadnock being its own special kind of mountain/rock as well...

it's made of an extra special hard material, and has resisted glacers, erosion, and other things tossed at it.

except those tungsten tipped (leki type) hiking poles. hates them. they chip and scar the rock. blah. dumb peoples.

i call it leki-pox :)

also notable: one of the few NH mountains that does NOT allow dogs on the trails. the ranger on top gets kinda cranky about it.

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[matthewdh.livejournal.com]

you must have the best job ever

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

It has its moments. One of the nice things about blogging about it, is people constantly say things like that. It has the same frustrations as any job, and I'm willing to leave if I find something comparable.

[iandavid.livejournal.com]

I'm about 90% sure that the mountain pictured is Wachusett, with the shorter Little Wachusett on the left. Here's a simulated relief of the two from Google Earth:

[mmpoetatheart.livejournal.com]

That is just a beautiful picture...looks like a postcard...