> Peter Rathman wrote > >I attributed it to a false perception of the land as > >providing a true horizon and therefore the water was > >sloping downward > This now reminds me of the effect you get when paddling down the Nahanni River downstream from the Virginia Falls. The cliffs on either side of the river show the layers of sedimentary rock slightly sloped relative to horizontal. This makes the river appear sloped. An optical illusion like those magnetic hills. Definitely a possibility with the right shoreline. Three candidate explanations - ready for a vote? :-) Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Nov 28 2001 - 18:38:56 PST
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