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I've passed the house barges at the end of the Union Canal many times, but somehow missed notcing this detail before: one of them has the little caps over the vents or chimneys shaped and coloured to look like an almost cartoon version of a giant toadstool! Made me smile.
A hoodoo (also called a tent rock, fairy chimney, and earth pyramid) is a tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of an arid drainage basin or badland. Hoodoos consist of soft sedimentary rock topped by harder, less easily-eroded stone that protects each column from the elements.
They are mainly located in the desert in dry, hot areas. In common usage, the difference between hoodoos and pinnacles or spires is that hoodoos have a variable thickness often described as having a "totem pole-shaped body." A spire, on the other hand, has a smoother profile or uniform thickness that tapers from the ground upward. (Geology purists do note that only a tall formation should be called a hoodoo; any other shape is called a 'hoodoo rock'.)
Hoodoos range in size from that of an average human to heights exceeding a 10-story building. Hoodoo shapes are affected by the erosional patterns of alternating hard and softer rock layers. Minerals deposited within different rock types cause hoodoos to have different colors throughout their height.
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A hoodoo (also called a tent rock, fairy chimney, and earth pyramid) is a tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of an arid drainage basin or badland. Hoodoos consist of soft sedimentary rock topped by harder, less easily-eroded stone that protects each column from the elements.
They are mainly located in the desert in dry, hot areas. In common usage, the difference between hoodoos and pinnacles or spires is that hoodoos have a variable thickness often described as having a "totem pole-shaped body." A spire, on the other hand, has a smoother profile or uniform thickness that tapers from the ground upward. (Geology purists do note that only a tall formation should be called a hoodoo; any other shape is called a 'hoodoo rock'.)
Hoodoos range in size from that of an average human to heights exceeding a 10-story building. Hoodoo shapes are affected by the erosional patterns of alternating hard and softer rock layers. Minerals deposited within different rock types cause hoodoos to have different colors throughout their height.
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This large toadstool popped up in my back yard yesterday. I liked the way it looked in the warm evening light.
Paul Baker let me take a shot with his Nikon d80 w/ 50mm f/1.8 .
I must say, it's a fancy little camera, and the nikon 50 prime is a fantastic piece of glass.
My daughters 4th birthday cake.
Debbie Brown style toadstool.
Decoration inspired by many fairy cakes here on flickr, one of my daughters fairy books, and even a little bit of me!
Fairies inspired by this totally adorable cupcake fairy by Cake Journal.
www.flickr.com/photos/cakejournal/2609546159/
I had a LOT of fun with this cake, I also had a lot of headaches!
My daughter loved it, as did all the little fairies at her fairy party!
Made it to Explore #39, 31-5-10! Yay! First Explore.
A Flickr Friday submission on the topic "Ground level". Some toadstools growing in Manly Dam after some recent rain.
This is yet another place of erosion miracles. It is between Page and Kanab and is referred to as the Paria Toadstools. Easy, short hike and a beautiful sky that day.
Yes, this is really what it looks like.
27-12-2013: Explored #65
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