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Os Passadiços do Cerro da Candosa, em Vila Nova do Ceira (Góis), oferecem um percurso pedestre seguro pelas encostas do vale do Rio Ceira, afluente do Mondego. Com cerca de 600 metros e 450 degraus, a estrutura de madeira serpenteia pelas fragas quartzíticas de 440 milhões de anos, resultado da transformação de areias marinhas. A iniciativa, promovida pela Junta de Freguesia e pelo município, visa revitalizar a região após os incêndios de 2017, permitindo o acesso a miradouros com vistas panorâmicas sobre o rio, a malha rural de Vila Nova do Ceira, e a Serra da Lousã. O percurso culmina no desfiladeiro conhecido como Cabril ou Portas do Ceira, um canhão fluvial com escarpas íngremes e vegetação exuberante. A intervenção integra-se numa estratégia de turismo sustentável, valorizando o património natural e promovendo a observação de aves e a interpretação ambiental nesta área de biodiversidade mediterrânica.
The Cerro da Candosa footbridges, in Vila Nova do Ceira (Góis), offer a safe pedestrian route along the slopes of the Ceira River valley, a tributary of the Mondego. With about 600 meters and 450 steps, the wooden structure winds through the 440 million year old quartzite cliffs, the result of the transformation of marine sands. The initiative, promoted by the Parish Council and the municipality, aims to revitalize the region after the 2017 fires, allowing access to viewpoints with panoramic views of the river, the rural network of Vila Nova do Ceira, and the Serra da Lousã. The route culminates in the gorge known as Cabril or Portas do Ceira, a river canyon with steep cliffs and lush vegetation. The intervention is part of a sustainable tourism strategy, valuing the natural heritage and promoting bird watching and environmental interpretation in this area of Mediterranean biodiversity.
Minutes before sunrise, first light strikes the stunning escarpment along the eastern face of the Snowy Range and reflects in the beautiful calm waters of Lake Marie, in the Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming.
I've been fascinated from afar with the Snowy Range for quite a few years now, but hadn't made it there until we took an extra day and headed that way last month after fighting the crowds in Rocky Mountain National Park for a couple of days.
What we found in this part of the Medicine Bow was even more awesome than I'd hoped. It's one of those places that's actually very accessible, but has the appealing, uncrowded feel and wonder of a far more remote location. A great trail system (that I need to explore much further) weaves among and between the stunning alpine lakes, meadows and rockfalls nestled beneath the soaring cliffs and quartzite mountains.
And speaking of quartzite, I'm not sure I've ever seen so much in one place. The Snowy Range is aptly named, not just because it gets a lot of snow in winter, but also because there is so much quartz in its exposed rocks that it appears almost snow-capped year round in many lighting conditions. Beneath the higher peaks, boulder fields of bright quartz blends scatter here and there among blue waters, firs and autumn-toned undergrowth. A beautiful and fascinating place.
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This is a familiar location for a lot of avid Ontario hikers, but a perspective which is a little less hammered home than others. This is the top of a really well known vantage point, but by largely ignoring the vantage point itself, you can really showcase the rugged landscape that Killarney is known for. Fall is really unlike any other time for this type of hike.
I never get tired of sunrise light on quartzite!
Taken with a Canon 5DIV and a 24-70 f/2.8Lii with a Lee landscape polarizer. Processed in Camera Raw and Photoshop
A la pointe de Pen Hir, les rochers de grès et quartzite servent de terrain de jeu aux grimpeurs.
Le départ des voies se fait au niveau de la mer.
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At the tip of Pen Hir, the sandstone and quartzite rocks serve as a playground for climbers.
The routes start at sea level.
Presqu'île de Crozon, Camaret-sur-Mer, Finistère, Bretagne, France
Quartzite of Standley Chasm deposited in ocean floors 2.2 billion years ago, some of the oldest surface rocks and mineral formations in the world.
This tree has quite the presence. Paddling into the area you see this tree looming over the lake, as if it's watching everything below. Up on the hill, the tree seems even more dominant. With roots nestled into the quartzite, all cracks in the rock lead to this tree and the lake below, almost as if the tree was an unspoken guardian, or silent observer. I always find it interesting when the most unlikely of characters becomes a subject of focus.
Taken with a Canon 5DIV, 24-10 f/2.8Lii, and a lee landscape polarizer. This panorama was stitched from several horizontal images to increase size. Processed in PTGui, Camera Raw and Photoshop.
Quartzite Falls flows through a small gorge, during autumn, near L'Anse Michigan in the Upper Peninsula.
Mount Conner, also known as Attila and Artilla, is a mountain located in the southwest corner of the Northern Territory of Australia, 75 km southeast of Lake Amadeus and 90 km east southeast of Uluru. Mount Conner reaches 859 metres above sea level and to 300 metres above ground level. Mt Conner is situated on a vast, fully operational, privately owned cattle station called Curtin Springs Station.
Mount Conner is a flat-topped and horseshoe-shaped inselberg, part of the same vast rocky substrate thought to be beneath Uluru/Ayers Rock and Kata Tjuta/Olgas.
It can easily be confused with Uluru, since it can be seen from the road to Uluru and Kata Tjuta, when approaching from Alice Springs.
It was named Mount Conner by William Gosse in 1873 after South Australian politician M. L. Conner. (sourced form en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Conner)
The conglomerate and quartzite formation measures 2 miles (3 km) by 0.75 mile (1.2 km), with sandstone and limestone ridges extending for 1.5 miles (2.5 km) from the base. The region’s Aborigines, who call the mountain Artilla, believe it to be the home of icemen who create cold weather. (Encyclopaedia Britannica)
This was captured on board a AAT Kings coach while travelling at 100 km/hr. The sun happened to be above and just behind me, so the reflections on the window was minimal.
Arkle is a mountain in Sutherland, in the far north-west corner of the Scottish Highlands. The mountain is made up of glistening white Cambrian Quartzite laid down around 530 million years ago on an uneven basement of much older Lewisian gneiss. The quartzite, and the Torridian sandstone which makes up many of the other mountains in the area, have been dissected by rivers and glaciers, leaving a series of isolated peaks,
Pilot Mountain, a metamorphic quartzite monadnock rising to a peak 2,421 feet . It is a remnant of the ancient chain of Sauratown Mountains, NC. The Saura Native Americans, the region's earliest known inhabitants, called the mountain "Jomeokee", meaning "great guide❤️
In 'Explore', 2022.04.01
Exakta Varex, Ektachrome X, two original 35mm slides scanned, panorama stitching and development in Lightroom.
"Quartzite is very resistant to chemical weathering and often forms ridges and resistant hilltops. The nearly pure silica content of the rock provides little material for soil; therefore, the quartzite ridges are often bare or covered only with a very thin layer of soil and little (if any) vegetation." (Wikipedia)
Exakta Varex, Ektachrome X, three original 35mm slides scanned, panorama stitching and development in Photoshop and Lightroom.
Foinaven (Scottish Gaelic: Foinne Bheinn) is a mountain in Scotland, situated in the far north-west corner of the Scottish Highlands. Like many of the monolithic mountains that surround it, the mountain is [...] made up of imbricated layers of Cambrian quartzite [...]. (Wikipedia)
I love the way quartzite shines in golden light. It has a sort of subtle softness to it. Killarney is just amazing for views that feature that beautiful exposed rock and lovely forests. This scene was one I won't soon forget. I love the way the wispy trees just seem to flow with the scene. What a spot.
Devil's Lake is one of three places on earth that has natural Quartzite. One must climb down stairs made from this material as you descend from Balance Rock. Five exposure HDR processed with Nik HDR Efex Pro 2
Bow Fiddle Rock is a natural sea arch near Portknockie on the north-eastern coast of Scotland. It is so called because it resembles the tip of a fiddle bow. It is composed of Quartzite, a metamorphic rock which was originally quartz sandstone.
This rock is part of the Cullen Quartzite formation which is seen along the coast between Buckie and Cullen. The formation is some 2,400m thick and dates from the Neoproterozoic Era, 1,000 to 541 million years ago.
On Wednesday December 29, 2021, Wisconsin and Southern Railroad locomotive 4178 leads the day's edition of train L867 through the Upper Narrows on the north side of Rock Springs, Wisconsin headed for the end of the line at Reedsburg. The railroad and State Highway 136 share space with the meandering Baraboo River in this small stretch of canyon carved out from the distinctive quartzite bluffs of the Baraboo Range. The bridge in this view is one of four Baraboo River bridge crossings that occur in a relatively short distance just on either side around Rock Springs, but this under deck truss bridge is one of the more unique structures.
Robert and Mason on the L467 crew have just finished dropping a cut of grain hoppers at the United Cooperative elevator on the south end of Rock Springs, to be loaded with the fruits of some of Sauk County's fall harvest for transport to distant markets. Now with 8 cars in tow, each loaded with raw materials destined for at least 5 different industries in or around Reedsburg, the train is trundling through the scenic beauty of the Upper Narrows that is still coated with a dusting of fresh white powder from an overnight snow storm.
When I first got a drone a little over three years ago, I certainly had a lot of places I wanted to try using it, and have found countless views and scenes I couldn't have imagined. But definitely one of the scenes I had in mind was something like this, although I couldn't imagine the beauty of the view exactly. Over the last decade and a half or so, I've hiked the bluffs on both sides of the canyon and been able to find a few "land based" overview shots before. Trees have obscured some of the views that photographers of the Chicago and Northwestern used to capture here in publicity photos many years ago. Since I acquired the aerial imaging device, my schedule hadn't lined up with both the weather/lighting conditions and the railroad's schedule (movements through here usually only occur Monday to Friday these days) until this particular day. The morning's glorious sunshine (see my previous Devil's Lake photos) had faded by this point in mid afternoon, but that was okay in that it softened what otherwise would have been sharp shadows and backlighting. And The Narrows did not disappoint - this is one of many frames that was captured as a brief "aerial chase" occurred, easy to do when the train is only going about 10 mph...
Bow Fiddle Rock is a natural sea arch near Portknockie on the north-eastern coast of Scotland. It is so called because it resembles the tip of a fiddle bow. It is composed of Quartzite, a metamorphic rock which was originally quartz sandstone.
This rock is part of the Cullen Quartzite formation which is seen along the coast between Buckie and Cullen. The formation is some 2,400m thick and dates from the Neoproterozoic Era, 1,000 to 541 million years ago.
A lone Conifer emerges from the quartzite cliff face of "The Crack" to stand lookout over Killarney Provincial Park.
This Quartzite sample is from INCO's Lawson Quarry and is on display at the A.Y. Jackson Lookout and Park located off Highway 144 in Greater Sudbury in Northeastern Ontario Canada
Quartzite a metamorphic rock composed almost entirely of quartz. The type of Quartzite rock from the Lawson Quarry was used in INCO's Smelting process.
The Pinnacle Rock is a massive quartzite rock that erupts from the earth’s surface and reaches some 30 metres in height. It is a freestanding rock that towers over the dense indigenous forest of Driekop Gorge in a dramatic display of nature’s quirks and the unique splendour of South Africa. It is littered with stunning, brightly-coloured aloes that not only add to the appeal amongst the local birds and insect species but also make for extra beautiful photographs of the rock and its surrounds. There are public ablutions available here, as well as vendors sitting at this attraction selling African curios and keepsakes. These stalls are a delight to visitors and locals alike and the vendors are friendly and helpful.
Info source URL: www.sa-venues.com/attractionsmpl/pinnacle-rock.php
Photo capture date & Location: 2019-10 Sabi River Sun Resort
Athabasca Falls in Jasper National Park is not the highest or the widest waterfall in the Canadian Rockies but it is the most powerful. The full width of the Athabasca River is funneled into a three metre gap and over the brink of the falls. Despite what the interpretive signs say, most of the rock is not limestone, it is actually gog quartzite, and ounce for ounce it's as strong as steel. And as you can well imagine, it would take a very powerful waterfall to cut through steel.
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Huperzia gnidioides growing on quartzite sandstone rocks in Parque Nacional De Chimanimani. It's place in the grand scheme of botanical taxonomy is as odd as its looks. It's one of several Lycophytes found in the area. Lycophytes are vascular plants reproducing through spores and therefor are usually treated as allies to ferns but they are not quite ferns at all. In fact "true" ferns are phylogenetically more closely allied to flowering plants than they are to Lycophytes.
Seen from this side, the quartzite outcrops and scree that give the mountain its name ("White Peak") are very obvious.
Scanned from the negative. I've previously posted a scan from a print; the colour balance is better here.
Old Minnehaha County Courthouse, Sioux Falls, SD. Rear of building and 6th Street side entrance. The courthouse was built in 1890 and served as the county seat until 1962. It is built from locally quarried quartzite. It now houses a museum. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Deep sea loch with quartzite topped mountains on the horizon.
19th century lime kilns can be seen on Ard Neakie. Here the Durness limestone was heated to produce lime for improving the acidic peaty soil and for making mortar for building.
One of a series of shots taken during a short trip along the Geological Trail on the NW of Scotland (www.nwhgeopark.com).
Lake Gordon from Twelvetrees Range in South West Tasmania.
In the left middle ground is the Gordon River Road and the infrastructure scars of the former township of Strathgordon. Upon completion of the Gordon River dam, and hydro-electric scheme, residential and workshop buildings were dismantled and removed.
Unfortunately the scars will remain for a very long time to come due to the landscape being so desperately poor, a result of the geology being unyielding pre-Cambrian quartzite.
The tangle of ranges to the north of the lake are most likely the Prince of Wales, Princess and Hamilton Ranges.
Fujifilm GSW690III, Fuji 65mm f/6.3. Ilford FP4 Plus ISO 125. 1/200th sec at 5.6. Very little post - just a few curves and vignette and SEP for the toning. Mostly happy apart from a slight error with the hyperfocal distance.
~ "MACRO MONDAYS" ~ "ROCK" ~ "9/11/18'' ~
~ A small Quartzite Rock I got, it is only about 1" long.... ~
Crater Lake in the Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania. From Crater Peak.
The lake isn't at all volcanic but glacial in origin. The main exposed rock face is heavily folded Precambrian quartzite and quartz-mica schists. Ice in the Pleistocene Age picked out a major fold and exploited the weakness leaving cliffs a couple of hundred feet high.
The lake is almost surrounded by Fagus (Nothofagus gunnii) clinging to the crevices and clad in full autumn colour. The Fagus is interspersed with Pencil (Athrotaxis cupressoides) and King Billy Pines (Athrotaxis selaginoides).
Dove Lake can be seen in the background along with Perrys Peak and quite a few of the walking tracks. The Walls of Jerusalem National Park can be seen on the distant horizon.
Not as sharp as I would like really. Was blowing its damn head off when I took this from Crater Peak... should have upped the ISO to speed things up a bit.
Nikon Z6, Nikkor 24-85/3.5-4.5 VR, 1/50th sec at f/10, ISO 100 FL ~ 24mm
My first visit to Bow Fiddle Rock on a bright winter afternoon at the end of February. Not satisfied with my efforts.
Bow Fiddle Rock is a natural sea arch near Portknockie on the eastern coast of Scotland. It is so called because it resembles the tip of a fiddle bow. It is composed of Quartzite, a metamorphic rock which was originally quartz sandstone. This rock is part of the Cullen Quartzite formation which is seen along the coast between Buckie and Cullen and is some 2,400m thick and dates from the Neoproterozoic Era, 1,000 to 541 million years ago These rocks were folded when the ancient continents of Laurentia and Avalonia collided during the Caledonian orogeny. They later became exposed at the surface where sea and weather eroded the structure seen today The rock formation is both a tourist attraction and nesting place for sea birds including herring gulls, great black-backed gulls and lesser black-backed gulls. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_Fiddle_Rock
Portknockie (Scottish Gaelic: Port Chnocaidh, the hilly port) is a coastal village on the Moray Firth within Moray, Scotland.
The village's name is written as Portknockies in the Old Parish Registers. This would suggest that the port's name referred to not one, but two rocky hills at the hythe - the Port Hill and the Greencastle. Nearby towns include Buckie, Findochty and Cullen. The village was founded in 1677 and it became a significant herring fishing port during the nineteenth century, although today only a handful of commercial inshore boats remain. The town was on the railway network, until Portknockie station closed in 1968. A popular site in Portknockie is Bow Fiddle Rock, a large rock about 50 feet high just off the coast. The quartzite structure has a large sea arch, which somewhat resembles the bow of a fiddle, making it an example of a natural arch. Small numbers of seabirds nest on the coastal cliffs. These include fulmar, black-legged kittiwake, common gull, razorbill and shag. Additionally common eider can be seen in and around the harbour and coves during the summer months. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portknockie
Extravagant bloom of brittlebush on a steep slope of Hakatai Shale, Grand Canyon. On the slope above and upstream of Hance Rapids. A huge dark vein (basalt?) intrudes at upper left, and a much thinner one of white rock (quartz?) in middle. These features are more evident in other photos in GC album. The massive cliffs at upper right are the much harder Shinumo Quartzite formation.