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A Wall of Majestic Hoodoos

The approaching thunderstorm threatens the calm as imposing HooDoos stand inline towering over 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
Camera: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 4000 ED
Copyright: © Gordon Reeves