Carolina Environmental Diversity Explorations
Roan Mountain Highlands · By Dirk Frankenberg and Jennifer Godwin-Wyer
A grassy bald
Figure 2. A grassy bald with exposed gneiss. (Photograph by Dirk Frankenberg. More about the photograph)
Figure 2 shows the grassy bald on Round Bald with ancient gneiss exposed in the foreground, and other grassy balds on high ridge crests in the background. The gneiss here looks pretty dull because its separation of minerals is masked by weathering and lichen overgrowth.
