The Origins of Modern Geology
After a rainy morning where we stayed home, we made our way down a short but fascinating stretch of canal from Kinver to Wolverly. The local rock is red sandstone, and in some places the navvies who cut the canal with pick and shovel left it overhanging the water. Through this section we were chasing a party of schoolkids paddling outriggers, but they pulled over to let us go by. Then they got to chase us through a tunnel with…