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This boulder carved a satisfying track as it slid downhill, and you can see it with lidar imagery
['Philip Prince']
Philip S Prince, Geologist
This Macon County, North Carolina, boulder is a rare exception, as it carved a distinct groove or track on the land surface that can be followed from cliffs upslope to the boulder’s current position. A particularly interesting detail of the boulder and its trip downslope is the pile of “plowed” soil visible at the boulder’s leading edge. I have written about a few other lidar features that suggest details of boulder and rockfall travel, and I have seen one small boulder in the field which had recently rolled into place and left interesting marks in the soil and on trees upslope.