These skyscraping natural structures of the Colorado Plateau owe their creation to a series of natural phenomena like the uplift of the earth’s crust, effects of the movement of tectonic plates and erosion.
Tag: Lithic Landscapes
Hidden Pockets: Mt. Diablo’s Wind Caves
See some intriguing sculptures created by wind, water and carbon dioxide at this Rock City in Northern California.
Horseshoe Bend: A Wonder Meander of the Colorado River
Here’s all you need to know before you visit this ‘bend’ in Page, Arizona.
From the Oregon Coast: Cannon Beach in the Summer
Cannon Beach in Summer: The Haystack and the Needle, the other sea stacks and dramatic evening light — a photo feature from the OR seaside.
Delving Deeper into Death Valley
Death Valley NP– the part in which we see Ubehebe Crater and other craters, alluvial fans, Mesquite Dunes and Borax Harmony Works…
Come, see what Death Valley holds!
Within this national park are areas called Furnace Creek, Badwater Basin, Funeral Mountains, Devil’s Golf Course and Devil’s Cornfield to name a few. Come, get tipsy from a trip to Death Valley.
Believe it or not: There are Painted Hills in Oregon
Some miles northeast of Bend, Oregon is a little known treasure – a natural gallery of some of nature’s best masterpieces. It is called Painted Hills.
Stay And Play at Morro Bay This Summer
Morro Bay is an often-foggy and lovely seaside town on California’s Central Coast. Find a list of things-to-do there, in this post. Happy Summer!!
Sculpted by nature: A Red-Rock Garden for the Gods
While I was charting out my trip to Colorado — a few years ago— I completely missed ‘The Garden of the Gods.’ To this day, I don’t know how that…