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For the last 800 years, lime has been mined here.
But 63 million years ago, it was a giant coral reef at the bottom of an ocean.
If you bring a hammer and chisel, you can find shells, shark teeth, sea crocodile teeth and more.
It was "only" 3 million years after the great meteor strike that killed the dinosaurs, but life on earth flourished again. There is a geomuseum on site that tells about nature at that time.
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I was very careful stepping on some rocks to get to this pristine section of the desert. The soil there is alive, and takes many years to get to this state ... so not stepping on it is quite important. I really liked this pristine view of the earth there leading into the wall of the Reef there in Utah.
This view was via one of the back dirt roads there in the park.
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On way out after spending the day at Capital Reef National Park I pulled over the side of the road and scrambled on top of a boulder to take one of my last shots for the day.
Wikipedia: The Pacific reef heron (Egretta sacra), also known as the eastern reef heron or eastern reef egret, is a species of heron found throughout southern Asia and Oceania. In Australia, Pacific reef herons inhabits most of the coastline, and offshore islands including the Torres Strait Islands. Pacific reef herons are widespread across Micronesia, with breeding records in Guam, the Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, and Palau, among various other islands. The species also breeds throughout western Polynesia, including in Fiji, French Polynesia, and Tonga – though it does not breed in Niue.
It occurs in two color morphs with either slaty grey or pure white plumage. The sexes are similar in appearance.
Conservation status: Least Concern
This point near Bell Buoy Beach in northern Tasmania marks the beginning of a rocky reef. As the name suggests it extends out to sea and along the coast for two miles. It is one of the reasons the Low Head Lighthouse was built to warn shipping.
Was lucky that this fellow flew in for a few minutes whilst at Long Reef. Not as sharp as one would like as it was just after sunrise.
Along the scenic drive in the Capitol Reef National Park, don't pass up the stop at the Slick Rock Divide. One gets great views along the winding once-underwater reef in this now high desert, ambling over this terrain as you wish. This is from Spring, 2023.
A cloudy and rainy day presented few opportunities at Long Reef this morning. This was taken on the way bay up the hill when the clouds started to clear.
The San Rafael Reef rises spectacularly, with uplifted monoliths of bare sandstone reaching hundreds of feet above the desert. This formation, which continues for many miles, is accented by a repeated pattern of soil and brightly colored rock forming "teeth" at the bases of the uplifted slabs. This shot shows the repeated pattern and the layers of the "teeth."
The pattern formed by many teeth is seen in the first comment.
There's a point on the scenic drive of Capitol Reef National Park where if you turn back you can see an incredible landscape. Exactly this point!
Im seeing black and white today..its not good. A Quick post before the weekend so I hope everyone has a blast!
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Spent a couple of nights down in deepest darkest Cornwall at the end of last week and based close to Godrevy, this pic taken early one morning just after Sunrise on a dull day before the rain hit, not what I was hoping for but you have to make the most of the hand your dealt! ;)
Looking out towards Godrevy Lighthouse and the Stones Reef to which the Lighthouse was built to warn shipping of the impending danger hidden beneath the waves.
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