Four+Falls+Earthcache

media type="googlemap" key="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=N+46%C2%B0+49.406+W+067%C2%B0+44.256&ie=UTF8&ll=46.830134,-67.733374&spn=0.003127,0.007231&t=h&z=14&iwloc=addr&output=embed&s=AARTsJrJD5KtSbMcmoeNG6yeAiDfGHSn4g" width="425" height="350" This is a series of waterfalls formed on the Limestone River just before it flows into the Aroostook River. The falls are a classic example of a falls formed on steeply angled rock. Four Falls has four major drops and a number of smaller ones over broken bedrock. The fall is about ten meters wide with the drops varying in height. The falls is in a rural setting just offer the Trans Canada Highway. Even with the close setting to civilization it has an amazing wilderness feeling that is heavily forested. What makes this fall special other than its beautiful setting is that it is a classic example of a falls formed across the cleavage of the bedrock. The bedrock in this area is dipping upstream at a very high angle. Since large blocks can fall freely away from the falls under the lip the falls tend to be a void. In the case of the largest fall when the water is low you can walk behind the fall watching the water cascade into the pool below. It is for this reason that the pool is a popular swimming hole for the locals. Each of the falls becomes smaller with greater evidence of large broken blocks of bedrock in the river. There is also a great deal of evidence in the rock of both farming and logging. The falls start with a broken dam that was once a waterwheel for milling grain. The final drop is where the area changes into the Aroostook Riverbed. The rocks in the stream are large and very angular and well polished. Viewed from Trans Canada Highway it appears to be a slice into the valley wall. The rock is made of bands of limestone with small amounts of shale in between. The falls is located at the end of a very short trail. The trail is reached by turning west off the Trans Canada Highway just after crossing the Aroostook River. There is a small parking area located near the bridge and the falls can be found just down stream.