‘Hoodoos’ [SOOC]

Hoodoo: “a column or pinnacle of weathered rock” — https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/hoodoo

Today we went outside Grand Canyon National Park and hiked into a “cinder cone” in the Red Mountain Geological Area of the Coconino National Forest. From a sign on the trail »

“The Red Mountain Geological Area was created to preserve a unique cinder cone within the San Francisco Peaks Volcanic Field. The large natural amphitheater cut into the cone's northeast flank offers a unique experience for visitors to stand in the center … of the crater surrounded by erosional pillars or Hoodoos.”

The nearly-vertical back walls of the amphitheater rise 800 feet. The amphitheater was created by an eruption about a million years ago but continues to be enlarged by erosion today.

1 year ago (“My [retirement] education continues”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2016-03-08
2 years ago (“When is the camera irreverent or intrusive?”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2015-03-08
3 years ago (“A glorious day on the lake!”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2014-03-08
4 years ago (“Strangely beautiful?”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-03-08
5 years ago (“Light fixture”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-03-08
6 years ago (“Fat Tuesday”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-03-08

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[Maggiemae]

What a magnificent place to be in and walking in would give you plenty of time to admire it!

[Danette Thompson]

Love the shapes and colors.