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Cut out of solid granite over millions of years by the roaring waters of Shell Creek, this sheer-walled canyon and plunging falls can only be called spectacular. They are marvelous examples of nature's engineering skill and sheer persistence. To slice through the gray and pink granite -- some of the oldest and hardest rock on earth -- the rushing waters had to gradually wear away the walls of naturally occurring fractures in the rock. You can actually feel the ongoing pounding of water against rock through the soles of your shoes as you walk near the falls. A layer of softer sandstone on top of the granite contains 550-year-old fossils of some of the first shelled animals that lived on earth -- and this gave Shell Creek its name. |
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