Sideling Hill research

When first googling the word sideling the majority of web results and nearly all pictures were of Sideling Hill and it various features. This is unsurprising given the US bias on western search sites such a google. I decided to conduct some research into the location as a potential source of interest: 

Sideling Hill (also Side Long Hill) is a long, steep, narrow mountain ridge in the Ridge-and-Valley province of the Appalachian Mountains, located in Washington County in western Maryland and adjacent West Virginia and Pennsylvania. With a high point of 2,310 feet (700 m) at Fisher Point in Fulton County, Pennsylvania. The ridge is capped by an erosion-resistant conglomerate and sandstone of early Carboniferous geologic age. The ridge's slopes are formed of much more easily eroded kinds of rock, with long, narrow valleys paralleling the ridge on either side. The variation in rock ages and types allows for a unique banding when cut into. This is visible as route 68 carves its way through the rock. 

The area also features a range of trees including oaks and pines and a selection of tunnels built in various eras mainly for railway purposes. This variety of natural and manmade features gives me plenty to explore and experiment with typographically. I think the idea of physically cutting into letters or eroding them in some way could be a strong idea or just taking inspiration from natural forms in general.