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A Landscape of HooDoo Warriors

As the darkening sky heralds the approaching storm, HooDoos line the PeekaBoo trail in Bryce Canyon national Park. HooDoos are formed over many thousands of years as the limestone erodes from wind and rain widening the natural cracks and faults in the sedimentary rock. The colours are laid down in strata as each period deposits various minerals on the lake bed only to be uplifted and carved into what we see today.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, United States of America
Copyright: © Gordon Reeves