Large round boulders on hilltops

In the area where we live there are lots of hills. Most of them are covered with huge, round boulders. Every time I see them I think they had to be tumbled about in a massive amount of water. This seems to me like evidence for a HUGE flood. I, however, don't know a whole lot about geology, so I was wondering if anyone had any other explanation.

How did those boulders get into the soil?

Where did the water come from that smoothed the cracks?

I thought about it last night after I posted that question, that everyone would then be wondering where I live. I think, if you don't mind, I'd like to keep myself as anonymous as possible. Pick any area with large boulders on mountains and we can discuss that. It doesn't have to be my area.

Actually it looks like the hills are piles of these boulders. I don't think the water lifted the boulders to the tops of hills, although perhaps strong currants could do that, it seems more likely that the movement of the water piled them up to form the hills. This is all purely speculation on my part.

I happen to be a she.

somehow that's hard to imagine. I don't think I'm qualified for this discussion but it seems that rainwater would cause one-sided erosion, not round boulders.

I can see parts of the bigger rocks breaking off in normal processes, but I'm having a hard time imagining how they could become smooth and round without being tumbled, somehow. Did you wittness something geological during that earthquake?

Well, I've thrown rocks into the water before, but never tried to make them float because I'm pretty sure that they don't. It looks like a white piece of paper with some sort of writing on it that I can't read because it's too small and apparently in another language. take a look at this:http://www.wwltv.com/.../slideshow/083005_dmnkatrina/15.html
Remember that Katrina was an increadibly small flood compared to what I am proposing.

Yes, quite a bit like that. Where was that taken?

Most of the boulders range in size from house size to desk size, approximately. The piles aren't that huge. My three-year-old was able to climb one in about an hour. Some of the hills seem more like piles of large rocks while others seem more like piles of dirt with big rocks all over them.

How is it that Jacen can edit Lam's post?Also, I don't think the hills in my area are the only evidence for the flood.

As I've looked at those rocks a bit more closely, I realize that they are not smooth rocks that have been tumbled in water. They are composed of many smaller rocks, and they do appear to break apart in kind of a circular pattern.But it is documented that this whole area was once a huge lake, so I wasn't too far off, suggesting that water was involved.

Thanks for your support Jar, I may become an evolutionist yet! Question is: are any of you folks willing to admit that you might be wrong? Nah, you've already researched everything and know you're right. Us YEC's are the only one's who could possibly be ignorant.

Just a short general reply to say that I'm glad you guys are willing to be proven wrong. I personally know that I am ignorant so I will reserve further comment until I've done more studying.