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Natures Patient Sculptures... Three plus one.

The Thumb, Monument Valley, Navajo Tribal Park, Utah, USA.

Monument Valley natural structures were created through timeless erosion.

Stages of erosion:

Mesa - From the Spanish word for 'table' is a large rock formation that looks like a table (flat).

Butte - Is a smaller rock formation and the second stage of erosion from a mesa.

Spire - The final stage of erosion from a butte that becomes narrow and free standing.

Due to the desert climate, dormant trees are more numerous here than the alive ones.

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Uploaded on August 29, 2016