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A large chert outcropping near the Peak of Mount Diablo.
The "Devil Mountain" obviously has quite a few legends associated with it. The most well known is a version involving a Franciscan padre from a nearby mission, who in defiance of his new Native converts decides to ascend the cursed mountain to show the glory of God. At the top, he observes the hundreds of miles of land, which in his mind sprang up with cathedrals, orchards and gardens. At this point, the Devil shows up as an elderly, well dressed figure, and before he could be driven off, the Devil tempts the friar with a vision of the future. Succumbing to the knowledge, the padre agrees. With a flourish of his hat, the Devil bids the padre to look to the West, where Spanish soldiers and friars head off with the horses and banners and crosses into the sunset. Taken aback, the friar replies, “The seed they have planted shall thrive and prosper on this fruitful soil.” The Devil then points to the East, where come large groups of men with blue eyes and blonde hair appear, and the trees and ground tear up as they arrive. Horrified, the padre asks why the newcomers arrive, and is responded by a trip to the underworld, where he finds flowing rivers of gold. The Devil offers the padre to return to Spain to enjoy his life and delay the onslaught, but is driven off by the padre, who is wounded in the fight. And of course the inevitable arrives.
This version is quite popular, and in fact I have seen a painting of it at one of California's old state capitols. However this version was actually written in 1863 as the "Legend of Monte Diablo" by the famed author Bret Harte in the Atlantic Monthly. He appeared to have made up the entirety of the story.
Mount Diablo State Park, Clayton, California
The Devils Postpile is an amazing sight. I could attempt to write a description of how this formation was created, but you'd be better off checking out this link.
For a scale, check out the size of the trees. These are huge columns of rock.
Help save the Tasmanian Devil from the devastating effects of the Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD), a unique contagious cancer, spread by biting, which is consistently fatal. The Tasmanian devil is now listed as an Endangered Species.
www.utas.edu.au/foundation/devil.htm
Photo taken at the Tasmanian Devil Park - Taranna
Lots of problems with this shot but I liked the composition. One of those great in theory shots.
Taken at Worm's head, Rhossili, Gower, Wales, UK.
No graphics please.
The Childrens Graveyard on the Island of Royale. Most of the Children died of Childhood diseases. Emilien was 27 months when he died in 1906
Devils Tower phonolite porphyry, Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming. The large white crystals are plagioclase. Nickle for scale. Photograph by R.F. Hopson Copyright. © All rights reserved.
February 19th, 2019 - TORONTO ONTARIO CANADA - The Toronto Marlies, AHL affiliate of the NHL Toronto Maple Leafs, take on the Binghamton Devils at the Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo credit: Christian Bonin/TSGphoto.com)
I'm the devil, or I'm wearing a scary hockey mask from Kingdom of Loathing that has horns. The Office Space reference is nice.
Lubeck
Sitting on the devil's stone. When the devil saw a new building being erected he thought they were building a pub and gave a hand. The building went on apace, but when he realised they were building a church he decided to throw a great big stone to destroy the building. The architect convinced him not to do this by promising to build a wine bar opposite and so the devil placed the stone outside the church instead.
Playoff-Viertefinals, Spiel 4, Herren NLB:
UHC Sarganserland – Red Devils 3:4 (1:0, 1:3, 1:1)
Sporthalle Riet, Sargans.
© Pascal Müller, www.seppli.li
Devils Tower is a butte, possibly laccolithic, composed of igneous rock in the Bear Lodge ... Devils Tower was the first United States National Monument, established on September 24, 1906, by President Theodore Roosevelt. .... a prime example being the columnar “hoodoo” formations at Bryce Canyon National Park.