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Sandstone towers as far as the eye can see.
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Sandstone Falls
Black River
National Black River Scenic Byway
Michigan
Sandstone Falls on Michigan’s Black River is a stunning display of nature’s artistry, where the river cascades over rugged layers of sandstone, creating a series of picturesque waterfalls. Tucked within the Ottawa National Forest, this hidden gem is surrounded by dense woodlands that burst into vibrant hues in autumn. The falls are shaped by centuries of water carving through the soft rock, leaving unique formations and swirling pools. It is a must-see for anyone exploring Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Patterns on sandstone platform near Putty Beach, Bouddi National Park, north of Sydney just after sunrise.
Zion National Park is an American national park located in southwestern Utah near the city of Springdale. A prominent feature of the 229-square-mile (590 km2) park is Zion Canyon, which is 15 miles (24 km) long and up to 2,640 ft (800 m) deep. The canyon walls are reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone eroded by the North Fork of the Virgin River. The lowest point in the park is 3,666 ft (1,117 m) at Coalpits Wash and the highest peak is 8,726 ft (2,660 m) at Horse Ranch Mountain. Located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert regions, the park has a unique geography and a variety of life zones that allow for unusual plant and animal diversity. Numerous plant species as well as 289 species of birds, 75 mammals (including 19 species of bat), and 32 reptiles inhabit the park's four life zones: desert, riparian, woodland, and coniferous forest. Zion National Park includes mountains, canyons, buttes, mesas, monoliths, rivers, slot canyons, and natural arches. Human habitation of the area started about 8,000 years ago with small family groups of Native Americans, one of which was the semi-nomadic Basketmaker Anasazi (c. 300). Subsequently, the Virgin Anasazi culture (c. 500) and the Parowan Fremont group developed as the Basketmakers settled in permanent communities. Both groups moved away by 1300 and were replaced by the Parrusits and several other Southern Paiute subtribes. Mormons came into the area in 1858 and settled there in the early 1860s. In 1909, President William Howard Taft named the area Mukuntuweap National Monument in order to protect the canyon. In 1918, the acting director of the newly created National Park Service, Horace Albright, drafted a proposal to enlarge the existing monument and change the park's name to Zion National Monument, Zion being a term used by the Mormons. According to historian Hal Rothman: "The name change played to a prevalent bias of the time. Many believed that Spanish and Indian names would deter visitors who, if they could not pronounce the name of a place, might not bother to visit it. The new name, Zion, had greater appeal to an ethnocentric audience." On November 20, 1919, Congress redesignated the monument as Zion National Park, and the act was signed by President Woodrow Wilson. The Kolob section was proclaimed a separate Zion National Monument in 1937, but was incorporated into the national park in 1956. The geology of the Zion and Kolob canyons area includes nine formations that together represent 150 million years of mostly Mesozoic-aged sedimentation. At various periods in that time warm, shallow seas, streams, ponds and lakes, vast deserts, and dry near-shore environments covered the area. Uplift associated with the creation of the Colorado Plateau lifted the region 10,000 feet (3,000 m) starting 13 million years ago. The park is located in southwestern Utah in Washington, Iron and Kane counties. Geomorphically, it is located on the Markagunt and Kolob plateaus, at the intersection of three North American geographic provinces: the Colorado Plateau, the Great Basin, and the Mojave Desert. The northern part of the park is known as the Kolob Canyons section and is accessible from Interstate 15, exit 40. The 8,726-foot (2,660 m) summit of Horse Ranch Mountain is the highest point in the park; the lowest point is the 3,666-foot (1,117 m) elevation of Coal Pits Wash, creating a relief of about 5,100 feet (1,600 m). Streams in the area take rectangular paths because they follow jointing planes in the rocks. The stream gradient of the Virgin River, whose North Fork flows through Zion Canyon in the park, ranges from 50 to 80 feet per mile (9.5 to 15.2 m/km) (0.9–1.5%)—one of the steepest stream gradients in North America. The road into Zion Canyon is 6 miles (9.7 km) long, ending at the Temple of Sinawava, which is named for the coyote god of the Paiute Indians. The canyon becomes more narrow near the Temple and a hiking trail continues to the mouth of The Narrows, a gorge only 20 feet (6 m) wide and up to 2,000 feet (610 m) tall. The Zion Canyon road is served by a free shuttle bus from early April to late October and by private vehicles the other months of the year. Other roads in Zion are open to private vehicles year-round. The east side of the park is served by Zion-Mount Carmel Highway (SR-9), which passes through the Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel and ends at Mount Carmel. On the east side of the park, notable park features include Checkerboard Mesa and the East Temple. The Kolob Terrace area, northwest of Zion Canyon, features a slot canyon called The Subway, and a panoramic view of the entire area from Lava Point. The Kolob Canyons section, further to the northwest near Cedar City, features one of the world's longest natural arches, Kolob Arch. Other notable geographic features of the park include the Virgin River Narrows, Emerald Pools, Angels Landing, The Great White Throne, and Court of the Patriarchs. Spring weather is unpredictable, with stormy, wet days being common, mixed with occasional warm, sunny weather. Precipitation is normally heaviest in March. Spring wildflowers bloom from April through June, peaking in May. Fall days are usually clear and mild; nights are often cool. Summer days are hot (95 to 110 °F; 35 to 43 °C), but overnight lows are usually comfortable (65 to 70 °F; 18 to 21 °C). Afternoon thunderstorms are common from mid-July through mid-September. Storms may produce waterfalls as well as flash floods. Autumn tree-color displays begin in September in the high country; in Zion Canyon, autumn colors usually peak in late October. Winter in Zion Canyon is fairly mild. Winter storms bring rain or light snow to Zion Canyon and heavier snow to the higher elevations. Clear days may become quite warm, reaching 60 °F (16 °C); nights are often 20 to 40 °F (−7 to 4 °C). Winter storms can last several days and make roads icy. Zion roads are plowed, except the Kolob Terrace Road which is closed when covered with snow. Winter driving conditions last from November through March. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zion_National_Park
On our way to Bryce Canyon NP the last of the morning's sunrise was seen over these bluffs making for a pleasant image.
This outcrop of Greybull Sandstone (Cretaceous) lies on the west side of the Red Gulch Road just a little over a mile and ahalf from where the road starts near Shell, Wyoming. A fluvial sand that was deposited paleovalleys cut intp the underleing sediments. This particular channel contains crossbedded sands that grade up into an estuarine facies.
OK, I've googled a bunch of websites to come up with info on these wonderful sandstone formations in Canyon de Chelly National Monument. Not sure I've got this right, but here's my understanding of what you're seeing here. The dark sandstone in the back of the image is a fairly shear cliff wall covered with something called desert varnish.
According to the National Park Service:
" Desert varnish is the thin red to black coating found on exposed rock surfaces in arid regions. Varnish is composed of clay minerals, oxides and hydroxides of manganese and/or iron, as well as other particles such as sand grains and trace element."
As for the rippled formations in the foreground, I've read various articles and here is the simplest explanation I found. " Millions of years ago these were sand dunes. Through the eons they petrified, then were pushed to the surface and eroded to give us the dramatic shapes that adorn the White House Trail at Canyon de Chelly, AZ." The White House Trail is where I found this scene.
I just thought it was cool!
Click on image and pan around to see better details.
A collection of my favorite shots of sandstone. From San Francisco to San Diego, I have shot sandstone, cliffs, rocks, formations, caves, whatever. If it’s sandstone and it looks cool, I shoot it.
This cliff is at my favorite place on the California coast, Pescadero State Beach.
From my Shooting Sandstone collection.
View from Delhaven looking towards North Medford , Nova Scotia , Canada.
~~~ The exposed sandstone has been scoured by the ocean and has been left pockmarked like swiss cheese.
The rain ended the trip early, would love to return during much nicer weather.
Don Robinson State Park; Cedar Hill, MO
This is one of a series of hollows along Spruce Run in Southern Ohio. The area of this photo is composed primarily of sandstone. Over many years, water and ice have caused the sandstone to give way above and create huge hollows like this one.
Making the journey to a hollow like this one can be challenging. After you've arrived here, you feel like you've arrived in another world. All around you is an eco-system which is different than the hardwood forest above. Down here are primarily evergreen trees and cool air year around, and ferns in the warm seasons. It is a place of peace and tranquility, worlds away from the cities full of traffic and noise.
Hocking County Ohio.
A morning at the Bastei. The Elbsandsteingebirge (Elbe Sandstone Mountains) is great for hiking and of course taking pictures. This was shot just before the sun came up, which unfortunately also means it was still very early in the morning.
During my four-day loss of internet service, I decided I had enough images to start another collection, Shooting Sandstone.
From San Francisco to San Diego, I have shot sandstone, cliffs, rocks, formations, caves, whatever.
Going through the images and picking the best was something I have been thinking about for a while now. Thanks to AT&T, I finally had time.
Near Hinton or Sandstone, WV.
Would have been better to get there earlier so I wasn't shooting into the sun. I tried to get a fisherman that had waded out to pull that tree off. Another hard rain will get it off hopefully. Again, low water flow.
Grassy courtyard of the Supreme Court enclosed by warm sandstone a wall and elegant black cast iron fences.
This image is best viewed LARGE
This is similar to a previous post, but I think I like the lines and overall comp better in this one.
Probably the most amazing geological formation I have ever seen. Mother nature was in a very artistic mood the day this was created.
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Bizarre rock formations. Arches National Park, Moab, Utah. The major rock formations visible in the park today are of the salmon-colored Entrada Sandstone,
Sandstone Falls
New River
New River Gorge National River
West Virginia
Highest Position Explore #52
When you first arrive at the Sandstone Falls parking area this is the first section of the falls that you are greeted with. Although beautiful, this is only a taste of things to come as a bridge to a nearby island will give you views of the rest of the falls that can not be seen from this vantage point. Even though I had seen photographs of Sandstone Falls, a 1500 ft. river wide waterfall on the New River, I never really realized the volume, size or beauty of this magnificent natural wonder. Myself and longtime friends Jason Haley, Bryan Janosick drove down to meet up with our good friend and West Virginia waterfall photographer Randy Sanger. Our first day there we visited this area after sunrise and the fog had mostly lifted. Since we were only staying 5 miles away we opted to get up well before sunrise and come back the next day. Joined by new friend and fellow waterfall photographer Todd Williams the five of us were given a beautiful display of nature at it's best. The images I will be posting of Sandstone Falls will not give justice to it's sheer size and awe inspiring beauty.