STAY SOLID AS A ROCK

On a recent Wisconsin trolley, we stopped to photograph this roadside Monument Rock.  

According to a WI historian, this rock is real proof of what is called the Driftless Region.  Any ice sheet would have destroyed this rock spire, formed by the prolonged erosion of surrounding rock over thousands to millions of years. 

It boggles the mind to think that this rock dates back to what geologists refer to as the Ordovician era which dates back some 485 million years ago. This was another of our discoveries.  We were merely driving along and there it was in front of us. 

These natural earth formations tend to ground me, or shall I say they center my soul on what really matters in life.  Seems like everything we've known has become fragile and close to extinction.  It's good to know that we, like this monumental rock, can withstand the high winds that life throws our way.