… crafted by the elements of nature.
I was way more than impressed (and highly excited). Impressed enough that it will take 3 blogs to show off all their intricate work.
As my followers know, Buffy and I often hike up a creek on Eagle Mountain.
The creek narrowed the higher we went. At one point it made a sharp bend, and was much narrower up from there on up. The rocky slope on the right side rose dramatically, which is one reason I’d never hiked up to this short narrow bluff. If you look on the left side of the picture, you can get an indication of the slope.
It was worth the climb! Iron in the sandstone created the patterns. These are called liesegang bands.
A lot of creativity when into these.
Each unique,
intricate,
innovative,
and inspiring.
The word awe came to mind.
I will post more pictures of these banded rocks in the second blog on Saturday and the third Sunday.
Posted by Mike Powell on January 4, 2013 at 7:11 am
Wow. Nature’s sculptures in the rocks are amazing. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by naturesnippets on January 4, 2013 at 7:13 am
You’re welcome. They do make a person stop and think … after they stop saying “WOW”.
Posted by petspeopleandlife on January 4, 2013 at 8:20 am
Mind boggling to think how many eons it took to create a jewel such as this.
Posted by naturesnippets on January 4, 2013 at 10:02 am
Mind boggling is a good way to put it. I’ve never seen so many that interesing is such a small area.
Posted by Vicki on January 4, 2013 at 8:59 am
that is really beautiful.. the path does look a bit intimidating. looking forward to the next posts.
Posted by naturesnippets on January 4, 2013 at 10:04 am
Thanks. There’s no path there. The next time I go, I’m taking a hiking stick.
Posted by Healing Conversations on January 5, 2013 at 1:31 pm
Thanks for posting these marvels of nature. I’m looking forward to seeing more.
Posted by naturesnippets on January 5, 2013 at 3:09 pm
We do have interesting rock formations here in southern Illinois
Posted by New Hampshire Garden Solutions on January 5, 2013 at 6:31 pm
These outcroppings are incredible. I’ve never seen anything like them, and i’ve seen a lot of stone.
Posted by naturesnippets on January 5, 2013 at 6:42 pm
Same here. We have places with the liesagang bands, but nothing like these. These are so dramatic. I didn’t see any evidence of anyone else being up there.