Lone Rock Point is a ten minute bike from my house, it’s become an important place for my health and well being, partly because it’s secluded, mostly because it’s stunning! I used to visit to see the views from the rocky cliffs, but now I visit to see the forests. Climbing down the cliffs, there are many secluded beaches with the monolithic thrust fault of Dunham Dolomite resting on Iberville Shale. Across the point there are many different ecological communities, here is a handy map!
The most common woody plants are Northern White Cedar, Red Maple, Sugar Maple, Oak and Hemlocks. There are beautiful mosses and ferns in the under story as the forest shifts. The south and the north sides have different vegetation. The marsh in the center grow golden rod and purple aster, last time I went to the field was swarming with bees! The most exciting sighting I’ve had was a red fox, thirty feet off the trail, chewing on a squirrel. I watched it for a while until it ran off silently. Fluffier than I could’ve imagined.
Here’s the my map pin, I’ll be returning as much as I can.
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