Hoodoo Formations, Theodore Roosevelt NP, North Dakota
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hykesj
N 46° 56.750 W 103° 23.089
13T E 622918 N 5200411
Offering greetings from North Dakota on a 2002 postage stamp, are a group of wild horses and this scene from Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Waymark Code: WM10B1E
Location: North Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2019
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Hoodoos form when a thick layer of soft rock is protected from excessive erosion by a thin layer of harder rock. The resulting spires can take on a variety of shapes and can vary widely in color. In Theodore Roosevelt National Park, the Hoodoos consist of a thin layer of relatively hard sandstone over a thick layer of clay. The presence of hoodoos can give an otherworldly character to the landscape. The National Park Service’s official website for Theodore Roosevelt NP includes this quote from (who else?) Theodore Roosevelt:
"The Bad Lands grade all the way from those that are almost rolling in character to those that are so fantastically broken in form and so bizarre in color as to seem hardly properly to belong to this earth." – Theodore Roosevelt
The particular formation seen on the stamp can be found in the park’s south unit along the scenic loop drive. I don’t know when the photo that was used for the stamp’s design was taken, but some additional erosion (or maybe some human activity) has altered the scene. The “cap” on the tallest hoodoo seen on the stamp, seems to have fallen off and is laying in pieces on the ground. Just goes to show how fragile some of these environments can be.
Stamp Issuing Country: United States
Date of Issue: 4-Apr-2002
Denomination: 34c
Color: multicolored
Stamp Type: Single Stamp
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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