glacier polish and erratic boulders

Glacier Polish And Erratic Boulders

The clouds and the seasons come and go, but these boulders on a glacier polished slab on Steens Mountain haven't moved a millimeter in the 15,000 years or so since they were dropped here by a retreating glacier at the close of the last glacial period.

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