view gallery |  Colorado Plateau - Grand Staircase
in Places of Geologic Significance The Grand Staircase of the Colorado Plateau starts at the Grand Canyon and proceeds northward and upward 6,000 feet in a series of steps to the Pink Cliffs above Bryce Canyon. posted by: brwhiz location: Utah date approved: 5/6/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Devils Golf Course - Death Valley National Park, CA, USA
in Places of Geologic Significance The marker at the Devils Golf Course indicate that these strange formations are actually a large salt pan that is constantly changing. It is located in Death Valley National Park in California. posted by: Chasing Blue Sky location: California date approved: 4/9/2013 last visited: 4/5/2013 |
view gallery |  Bohlenwand - 07318 Saalfeld - Thüringen - Deutschland
in Places of Geologic Significance Der berühmte Saalfelder Bohlen!
Exiting Bohlen near Saalfeld! posted by: *Team Krombaer* location: Thüringen, Germany date approved: 3/12/2013 last visited: 3/12/2013 |
view gallery |  Miner's Castle - Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore -MI
in Places of Geologic Significance A 42 mile stretch of lakeshore along Lake Superior in the Upper Penisula of Michigan. Miner's Castle is on focal point of the cliffs and sand dunes. posted by: nomadwillie location: Michigan date approved: 3/1/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Mono Craters
in Places of Geologic Significance This Inyo National Forest sign explaining the significance of volcanic activity in the vicinity of Mono Lake is located in a turnout on the southeast side of California Highway 158 about 1.1 miles southwest of the junction with US Highway 395. posted by: brwhiz location: California date approved: 2/26/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Volcanoes of the Never Summer Mountains
in Places of Geologic Significance This interpretive sign about the Never Summer Mountains is located in a turnout on the southwest side of Trail Ridge Road (US Highway 34) a short distance southwest of the Alpine Visitor Center of Rocky Mountain National Park. posted by: brwhiz location: Colorado date approved: 2/7/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Glacial Cirque
in Places of Geologic Significance You can get a close-up view of this glacial cirque from the observation deck at the Alpine Visitor Center in Rocky Mountain National Park near the high point of Trail Ridge Road (US Highway 34). posted by: brwhiz location: Colorado date approved: 2/7/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Layer Cake Hill - Kelowna, BC
in Places of Geologic Significance Seemingly unique in the world, this volcanic mountain shows unique layering of a type that has not been seen anywhere else. posted by: BK-Hunters location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 2/7/2013 last visited: 4/1/2013 |
view gallery |  Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park - Alberta, Canada
in Places of Geologic Significance Writing-on-Stone is an area of sandstone formations and hoodoos on the north side of the Milk River Valley in southern Alberta. Natives gathered here for centuries and left pictographs and petroglyphs as witness to their presence. posted by: BK-Hunters location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 2/5/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Pinnacles, near Columbia, Missouri
in Places of Geologic Significance The Pinnacles are an eroded ridgeline, created by two parallel streams, the Silver Fork Creek and the Kelly Creek. The Pinnacle Youth Park which contains the Pinnacles is located approx. 14 miles north of Interstate 70, just off Hwy 63. posted by: deverojm location: Missouri date approved: 2/4/2013 last visited: 6/8/2012 |
view gallery |  Morrison Formation - Morrison, CO
in Places of Geologic Significance This is one of the best scientifically interpreted and easy to walk areas of the Morrison Formation. posted by: Outspoken1 location: Colorado date approved: 2/2/2013 last visited: 2/17/2013 |
view gallery |  Tower Rock, also known as the Grand Tower. Wittenberg, Missouri
in Places of Geologic Significance Tower Rock is a rock formation and landmark island in the Mississippi River, in Perry County, Missouri, near the town of Wittenberg, Missouri, and across the river from Grand Tower, Illinois. posted by: deverojm location: Missouri date approved: 2/2/2013 last visited: 8/17/2012 |
view gallery |  Teufelsschlucht, Irrel, Germany
in Places of Geologic Significance Bizzare Felsenlandschaft mit engen Schluchten und interessanten Felsformationen / a weird rock scenery, with deep columns and curios rock formations -
the devil's gorge posted by: cacherella on tour location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany date approved: 1/27/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Porphyrfächer - Lk. Sächs. Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Sachsen, D
in Places of Geologic Significance Der einzigartige Porphyrfächer im Tharandter Wald. posted by: Tharandter location: Sachsen, Germany date approved: 1/9/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Todra Gorge, Tinerhir, Atlas Mountains, Morocco
in Places of Geologic Significance A breathtaking part of the Atlas Mountains posted by: g300td location: Morocco date approved: 1/3/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Geologische Wand Kampmannbrücke, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen
in Places of Geologic Significance The outcrop Geologische Wand Kampmannbrücke posted by: g300td location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany date approved: 1/2/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Kaser Steinstuben - Lk. Rottal-Inn, Bayern, D
in Places of Geologic Significance Ein Blockstrom an den Kaser Steinstuben. posted by: Tharandter location: Bayern, Germany date approved: 12/30/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Rock Edge - Oxford, England
in Places of Geologic Significance The rocks and fossils revelead in this disused quarry tell a fascinating story of what Oxford and the surrounding area was like 155 million years ago. posted by: SUp3rFM & Cruella location: Southern England, United Kingdom date approved: 12/29/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Castil de Tierra, Bardenas Reales, Navarra
in Places of Geologic Significance A geologically interesting area in Navarra, Spain. posted by: g300td location: Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain date approved: 12/23/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Basaltbruch Ascherhübel - Lk. Sächs. Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Sachsen, D
in Places of Geologic Significance Der Basaltbruch am Ascherhübel im Tharandter Wald. posted by: Tharandter location: Sachsen, Germany date approved: 12/8/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Møns Klint - Borre, Møn, Denmark
in Places of Geologic Significance The gleaming white chalk cliffs at Møns Klint, rise 420 ft (128m) above the Baltic Sea, in southeast Denmark. The cliffs were created about 5000 years ago when centuries of calcareous deposits of seashells were lifted from the ocean floor. posted by: Chasing Blue Sky location: Denmark date approved: 12/6/2012 last visited: 10/16/2012 |
view gallery |  Devil's Bridge Gorges - Rhône-Alpes, France
in Places of Geologic Significance The Devil's Bridge Gorges in the Valley of the Dranse de Morzine. posted by: Tharandter location: Rhône-Alpes, France date approved: 12/6/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Alofa'aga blowholes, Samoa
in Places of Geologic Significance The Alofa’aga blowholes, also known as the Taga Blowholes, are one of the best examples of blowholes in the world. posted by: The Spindoctors location: Samoa date approved: 12/6/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Bryce Canyon, Utah
in Places of Geologic Significance Bryce Canyon National Park is in Utah. posted by: Queens Blessing location: Utah date approved: 11/22/2012 last visited: 12/5/2012 |
view gallery |  Strudeltopf - Zscherregrund, Lk. Sächs. Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Sachsen, D
in Places of Geologic Significance Der Strudeltopf im Zscherregrund. posted by: Tharandter location: Sachsen, Germany date approved: 11/22/2012 last visited: never |
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