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An alluvial fan covered with small pieces of petrified wood in the badlands of Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona.
Overlook in this national park located in Arizona. The formations there are pretty cool, and the land very expansive.
De-na-zin Wilderness in New Mexico. It's fun to wander around in places like this where there is an abundance of elbow room.
“It is better to be beautiful than to be good, but it is better to be good than to be ugly.”
Oscar Wilde
(using my petrified wood for texture)
The petrified trees at this site remained buried for 3.4 million years until, in 1870, an intrepid Swedish homesteader by the name of Charles Evans ("Petrified Charley"), while raking his pasture, discovered the top of an old hollow log that was as hard as stone. His initial curiosity led a number of scientists to visit the property in order to learn more about these natural wonders in California.
Extreme PS manipulation of a photo of my son, Henry taking a break on a recent northwoods hike. "Texture Wrap" via the displace filter. The bg and texture is weathered granite formations prevalent in this locale.
I'm lichen it ;-)
"I just want to travel such a long way from here.
Don’t want to know nobody there.
Just want to fall asleep for 27 years.
And maybe wake up in a different atmosphere."
~ Marques Bovre from "27 years"
Well it could be an egret and it could have been petrified in rust !! Judging by the patina there is no coming back !
Spotted in the shop at Trelissick Gardens - I did not look to see how much - but from what I can see in the shot it is at least £42 though !!
The strata here looks a lot like the Badlands in South Dakota ... such a neat park there in Arizona.
The storm here was intense bearing down us quickly, with the sunset light trying to peak in under the cloud deck from the west adding warmth to the rocks.
Liked the way the folds in land lined up with the folds in the clouds ... and the folds lead in well to the piles of petrified logs there in the folds of the land.
Late day light filtering through the clouds from the west bathes the land ... while stormy skies in the east bear down in a threatening manner ... it would soon be pouring down.
The Petrified Forest, in Calistoga, California holds one of the finest examples in the world of a preserved ancient forest. This unique site at the gateway to the Napa Valley was created following a violent volcanic explosion 3.4 million years ago.
Seven miles northeast of the property lies the remains of an extinct volcano that today we call Mt. St. Helena. The incredibly powerful blast knocked down the forest of prehistoric Redwood trees (Sequoia langsdorfii) in a SW-NE orientation. Thick layers of volcanic ash billowing from the volcano rapidly buried the trees, creating an anaerobic (oxygen deprived) environment which discouraged the presence of the bacteria that decompose organic material. For thousands of years the formation of mineral-rich water percolated through the ashy deposits, saturating the pores of the organic tissues of the Redwoods with silica, filling the cellular spaces. During this process the saturated water evaporated, and the excess minerals were deposited in the cells and tissues, creating a three-dimensional fossil through the process of permineralization, and perfectly preserving even the most minute detail of the wood.
I stayed with auntie Eileen on Tuesday night as she had a procedure and needed someone there over night. We had quite a laugh about how scary this panda was in my room! I've never seen such a scary Panda! Lol! Just for fun!