Celestial Challenge- Thursday Forces in Nature: Providence Canyon

Today is Thursday, and for @sirknight #celestialchallenge that means we are enjoying forces in nature. I thought I would go a bit off the beaten path here & instead of showing you lightening & dark rain laden clouds, I would show you instead the result of said forces.

These lovely canyon pictures you see are from Providence Canyon (AKA "little grand canyon".) It is located in rural Georgia and is in large due to erosion. The sediment lends itself well to erosive forces since it is full of soft Georgia clay. You can find interesting chunks of white clay in the bottom of the canyon. The canyon bed from rim is measured at 150' depth in some sections. There's also an underground river in the canyon bed which causes the bed to become very muddy when large groups of people tread on it.

The park has made efforts to curtail erosion by putting up some fencing to keep people from the edges. It is forbidden to take the white clay though local gas stations and convenience stores sell it. Those with pica love to eat the clay. Pica, for those who don't know, is when people crave non nutritive foods. This happens often in pregnant women who want to chew ice cubes & all in all, is probably due to a mineral deficiency in the body.

The park is really cool. I did the half marathon they have hold there back in 2015. That was when most of the pics were taken. This canyon was also only about an hour from where I used to live. The race takes the runners through some sections of challenging trail along the outer canyon rim and then down into some more flat areas in the valley.

I hope you've enjoyed learning about this canyon. It was a favorite place for me for many years and now I don't live there anymore. I hope the park is still working on curtailing erosion and controlling people attempting to get to close to threw rim. It is in a very rural section of Georgia so that helps keep some destructive people out. =) Some people just don't have respect for nature, unfortunately.

Feel free to participate in this challenge by @sirknight. It's a fun one! First check out his original post for all necessary info & details:
https://steemit.com/celestialchallenge/@sirknight/sirknight-s-daily-celestial-challenge-new-for-all-steemians

Days & corresponding themes are as follows:
Sunday-Light
Monday-Darkness
Tuesday-AnimalKingdom
Wednesday-Structures
Thursday-ForcesinNature
Friday-LoveBeautyFreedom
Saturday-Agriculture

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Fact involving canyon depth obtained from:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence_Canyon_State_Park