Solid Ground ? You don't want to walk here ! There is around 7 feet of water below this ( maybe more ) False surfaces are not uncommon. Looks solid but it is anything but.
Build up around log jams can actually get thick enough to support growth of plants making one think that solid ground is below them. The biggest example of this is about an hour north of us. There is a bog ( it's huge ) that is completely covered ( like this ) even has trees growing on it. There is a board walk that crosses it supported on pontoons that appear to sit on solid ground. When you walk across it the trees and other plants will sway back and forth. This has been like this for thousands of years. They have recovered bones of saber tooth cats, and other prehistoric megafauna there. The surface will not support the weight of a heavy objects, they fall right thru never to be seen again. The plants float on a thick carpet of debris and the roots are intertwined.
Solid Ground ? You don't want to walk here ! There is around 7 feet of water below this ( maybe more ) False surfaces are not uncommon. Looks solid but it is anything but.
Build up around log jams can actually get thick enough to support growth of plants making one think that solid ground is below them. The biggest example of this is about an hour north of us. There is a bog ( it's huge ) that is completely covered ( like this ) even has trees growing on it. There is a board walk that crosses it supported on pontoons that appear to sit on solid ground. When you walk across it the trees and other plants will sway back and forth. This has been like this for thousands of years. They have recovered bones of saber tooth cats, and other prehistoric megafauna there. The surface will not support the weight of a heavy objects, they fall right thru never to be seen again. The plants float on a thick carpet of debris and the roots are intertwined.