The Ancient Paths of an Iconic River

The Ancient Paths of an Iconic River

If you watch the banks of a river long enough, you’ll see geological change happening in real time. A small crumble of soil might slide into the current, or a pebble, as the earth around the river is taken in by the flow of the water. Try to wade across even ankle-deep water when it is moving, and you can feel why. Rivers and streams are strong. But humans tend to have a poor sense of scale when it comes to how Earth’s features shift. So when a …