Minarets
The Minarets are a series of jagged peaks located in the Ritter Range, a sub-range of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the state of California. The peaks resemble the minarets of Islamic mosques. Collectively, they form an arête, a thin, knife-like, ridge of rock which is formed when two glaciers erode parallel U-shaped valleys. The smoke was from the quickly contained Sky Fire west of Yosemite. Not the best light, but a good view of this striking rocky ridge.
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Minarets
The Minarets are a series of jagged peaks located in the Ritter Range, a sub-range of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the state of California. The peaks resemble the minarets of Islamic mosques. Collectively, they form an arête, a thin, knife-like, ridge of rock which is formed when two glaciers erode parallel U-shaped valleys. The smoke was from the quickly contained Sky Fire west of Yosemite. Not the best light, but a good view of this striking rocky ridge.
Hope everyone has a great start to the week. Thanks for stopping by and for all of your kind comments.
© Melissa Post 2015.
All rights reserved. Please respect my copyright and do not copy, modify or download this image to blogs or other websites without obtaining my explicit written permission.