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Geology of the East Bay Bike Path

Geology of the East Bay
Bike Path


Saturday, April 26, 2014 at 9:00 am

Winding around the shoreline, the East Bay Bike Path provides wonderful vistas
of the coastal lagoons, marshes and shoreline of the upper Narragansett Bay but
it also provides a glimpse into Rhode Island's distant past 300 million years
ago. Along the bike path we will examine rock sequences recording the
deposition of braided rivers, floodplains, and lakes culminating with faulting
and deformation from the final assembly of the supercontinent of Pangaea. Along
our walk from Watchemocket Cove to Riverside Square we will also see traces of
the mighty glaciers that scoured the area during the last Ice Age. Pre-
registration required.



Cost:
$5.00 per person/Museum Members: Free

(No one under age 7 permitted. No pets permitted.)
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