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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.
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
The Caineville Reef is immediately east of the Waterpocket Fold in Capitol Reef National Park in Utah. The repeated forms are Mancos Shale, which few plant species can invade.
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.
My brother took this with his underwater film camera :]
I think it's just a really cool picture, considering that most of the other ones aren't so great.
I just think it's cool how it came from film :], kodak 800ISO actually. haha ya im a loser.
but seriously for such a shitty dinky camera, i like how this came out.
Capitol Reef Sunrise: The color of the rocks at Utah's Capitol Reef National Park give a fantastic analogous color match with the rising sun, with the spots of green complimenting the magenta hues. I found this excellent sunrise view at Sunset Point, which is a perfect location for getting a grand view of this beautiful park.
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If you like this one you're invited to view the Sunset/Sunrise set
Sunrise at Long Reef marine reserve this morning.
Low tide at Long Reef exposes a wide flat rock shelf with scattered rocks and residual rock pools
The Welloe Rock, just off Rinsey Head.
The rock is briefly visible at times of low spring tides.
Pics exist of people making a landing on it, God alone knows why ?
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Snorkelling on Moorea, French Polynesia
Photo taken from David's GoPro video (my underwater camera failed me!)
Reef Village is a new Condo and Time Share project in Belize on Ambergris Caye just north of San Pedro across the Boca Del Rio Bridge