Jay Dee Texas
The Hoodoos Trail at Big Bend Ranch State Park
The hoodoos are the Stonehenge of West Texas – a gathering of impassive monuments overlooking the banks of the Rio Grande in the southern arm of Big Bend Ranch State Park.
These isolated, knobby rock spires arise where a layer of hard rock, such as limestone or cemented sandstone, overlays softer rock. Weather erodes most of the softer layer away, but the lingering cap of more resistant rock protects what lies beneath it. Hoodoos assume all sorts of shapes but often resemble a collection of toadstools. Eventually, the supporting rock gives way and the hoodoos collapse into a collection of boulders.
The Hoodoos Trail at Big Bend Ranch State Park
The hoodoos are the Stonehenge of West Texas – a gathering of impassive monuments overlooking the banks of the Rio Grande in the southern arm of Big Bend Ranch State Park.
These isolated, knobby rock spires arise where a layer of hard rock, such as limestone or cemented sandstone, overlays softer rock. Weather erodes most of the softer layer away, but the lingering cap of more resistant rock protects what lies beneath it. Hoodoos assume all sorts of shapes but often resemble a collection of toadstools. Eventually, the supporting rock gives way and the hoodoos collapse into a collection of boulders.