Last Saturday, I joined the group led by Yashira and Todd Bittner to the wonderful Cascadilla Gorge.

Todd introduced the history of the gorge, which we have never learned before and there were some interesting facts like how the gorge came into being. Also by showing us the previous picture of the Cascadilla gorge, Todd compared the differences between the past and the present. We can imagine the gradual change that happened to the Cascadilla gorge due to water erosion and some other factors.

During the trip, we noticed the plants along each side of the gorge are among different types and the cliff is composed of many layers which were formed over a long period of time. What also amazed me was the fact that the university spent a lot of money into the project of the Cascadilla gorge, but we cannot trace the man-made signs without taking a close observation. The stones which are concreted with cement are integrated into the background of the gorge cliff. According to Todd, the success of this project is that nothing seems changed after spending lots of money into it.

This entire trip is more like a vivid geography and biology class which made me learn a lot, but it is more than a class because it is really relaxing and much more fun.

BTW, I am sorry for posting the blog so late because last week was really a busy week for me and there were several prelims around the week. But walking along the gorge is a great relax for the study break!