We stopped at what is called the Flower Pots or Hopewell Cape. The story of the rocks began approximately 300 million years ago when fast flowing streams deposited thick layers of sand and gravel at Hopewell Cape from the nearby Caledonia Mountains. Over time, the sand and gravel compacted into layers of conglomerate rock and sandstone. Forces within the earth thrust and tilted the rock layers, creating large, vertical and horizontal fractures. From this point on, the flowerpots began to evolve in the unique shapes. Imagine with 40 foot tidal changes rushing water back and forth, mother nature sculptured the Flower Pots.
You can see how the water has eroded the bottom of the rocks.
