Amazing Geological Oddities

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Update! I’ve taken some of your suggestions and feedback and written part 2 of Amazing Geological Oddities! See it here: Amazing Geological Oddities Part II

Moving Rocks at the Racetrack Playa, Death Valley California.

Death Valley in California is home to rocks that seem to move on their own. Pebbles to Boulders are found scattered around the “racetrack” with trails that turn, loop, and zigzag behind them. Some of the Rocks move, others don’t. It was thought for some time that magnetic forces were the cause of the phenomena. Scientists now believe that the cause is wind. When there has been enough water to soak the flat clay, and temperatures lower below freezing, it causes tiny ice crystals to form. When the surface of a rock is slick enough in these conditions wind will actually have enough power to move them around, leaving a trail.

The Richat Structure, or “Eye of the Sahara.”

This spectacular landform in Mauritania in the southwestern part of the Sahara desert is so huge with a diameter of 30 miles that it is visible from space. The formation was originally thought to be caused by a meteorite impact but now geologists believe it is a product of uplift and erosion. The cause of its circular shape is still a mystery.

The driest place on Earth, Atacama Desert.

The Atacama Desert receives less than 1mm of rain per year, and at one point not a single drop of precipitation landed on its dry surface for 400 years. It’s caused by the Andes rainshadow; meaning that the trade winds moving east along South America lose all moisture when they slam against the steep slopes of the Andes Mountains. The Atacama Desert is found nestled up against the western slopes of the mountain range. Interestingly, several thousand miles south the winds change direction, and the deserts are then found on the eastern side of the Andes, such as the Monte Desert in Argentina.

The Naica Mine, Cave of Crystals, Mexico.

These caverns found in a mine in Chihuahua Mexico are home to some of the largest crystals ever discovered and are an impressive sight. The crystals are made mainly of Gypsum, and under these extremely rare conditions were allowed to grow unimpeded.

The Curtain of Fire, Hawaii.

These amazing lava fountains erupted during the first stage of the Puu Oo eruption in January, 1983. The lava created a wall of magma 100-160 feet high along a fissure along the Eastern Rift of Mount Kilauea.

Sinkholes

What could be more terrifying than the earth opening itself and swallowing your entire home? Among other places, this can become a reality in the Southeastern United States. Sinkholes are found in regions of Karst Topography, where pockets of loose sedimentary rock found under the surface can be eroded by groundwater, leaving behind caverns and caves, some of which collapse.

Stone Forest, Southwest China.

The Shilin (Chinese for stone forest) is an impressive example of karst topography. The rocks are made of limestone and are formed by water percolating the ground’s surface and eroding away everything but the pillars.


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anonymous
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anonymous
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anonymous
I love all of this stuff and all of the things that people have suggested in comments. I would like to put a stop to all of this retarded Canada vs America fight and say that it doesn't matter ON A GEOLOGICAL POST what our country or beliefs about said countries are. I would state my preferences but I believe that is not needed and only would result in a citation of me (which some angry canada\america hater is probably going to do anyway) and then an angry rebuttal.
anonymous
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anonymous
Thanks for posting these pick. I really enjoyed them. I live in the southeast. maybe I won't get swallowed. Tommy
anonymous
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anonymous
Shwa: Anyone who saw “Signs” knows aliens don’t like water, and that the script writers have never been in a dewy wet cornfield. Ha! To Ror, you’re wrong. Adiabatic winds are dry, but the definition they are using is total precipitation. Snow falls into the category. Pun intended. To Amazing. Not all Americans know every thing. Only some of us do. Canada does have the most cold resistant Hookers I have ever seen. Calgary at -30 and they are still out there working away. Tom Makau: What you are seeing is noted in various places around the world. Even Nova Scotia has one. It is an optical illusion. It is simply a hill within a hill. Or better said a hill on the side of a hill. The absolute slope is in one direction even though the apparent slope appears to the observer to run the opposite way. So even though the car appears to be on a slope running in one direction the absolute slope or gradient is still going the opposite direction. So the car appears to go up hill when in fact it is still going down hill. I am a 53 year old geologist who can only shake his head at the liberal ignorance I see in these posts. Excuse me if I am not awed by the worldliness of some of the observations made with regard to politics here. Bush may not be popular with the world or some Americans, I could care less about the rest of the world. The dissatisfied Americans I chalk up to ignorance. We don’t do a popular vote election for the same reason we have a Senate and a House of Representatives; to keep the states with cities overrun with low income rabble whose votes are bought and paid or with my tax dollars from dictating who our next president will be. I guess most Americans slept through US Government classes in HS. We tend to forget that 9/11 fell into Bush’s lap unsolicited by him. Has he made mistakes? Absolutely. Would Mr. I Invented the Internet aka Chicken Little have done better? Absolutely not. Gore is an opportunist who knows nothing about science. Absolutely nothing. If he did he would not be a politician.
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RE: Ekugene Antartica IS the driest place on earth, because precipitation is a measurement of falling WATER. It is too cold in antartica for atmoshperic water to exist in a purely liquid state and therefore it has not "rained" in antartica in millions of years...
anonymous
stupid americans,btw i am one too i have never been out of the country except niagra falls,which i thought was pretty awesome,but i used to believe we were the greatest country in the world,that's just how i was raised and taught but i can't really justify that never ever leaving the country so i hear you the rest of the world i really don't blame you if you hate us! back to the story that really is fascinating!hell and consequences!
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anonymous
I think someone should keep an eye on those moving rocks. That is very interesting. Maybe we should get that really smart Canadian guy to tell us what we should think about it.
anonymous
Re: Daddy Dave I live in Chihuahua Mx. and i have seen the Naica Mines, The place's like 70 miles away from my home. They're pretty incredible. You can visit them since they're like 4 hours from El Paso Tx.
anonymous
All other countries suck, and so do their socialist policies. USA is the best! Also can someone please explain to me how most everyone on the interweb can go from supporting the limited government policies of Libertarians like Ron Paul to supporting Obama whose ideals are completely antithetical to everything Ron Paul stood for.
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Canada is one of the most beautiful countries in the world geographically, and surely has an abundance of amazing geological formations. This is from an American who loves and appreciates her northern neighbors and their land. Whistler Canada, the canadian rockies in Alberta, the eastern coastline. All incredible. Thank you Canada, for your beauty and your warm and wonderful people.
anonymous
God you guys get over yourselves! Somebody decided to put together a nice site on geological wonders and you waste time arguaing about your freaking countries. I'm 14, I'm an American; there are definitely some major things wrong with my country but I thinks it's safe to say there are problems in every country. And in the future can we keep the curse words to a minimum? There are younger people who are interested in geology as well. Thanks.
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...idiots! americans are so stupid
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Great site. I really like the pictures.
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Here is the Eye of Sahara on Google maps: [http://maps.google.com/maps...](http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Mauritania+&ie=UTF8&ll=20.910134,-11.777344&spn=2.837363,3.592529&t=h&z=8)
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what about Giants causeway,Ireland
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If you're thinking of putting together another collection of geological oddities with all the suggestions you are getting here (and I'd love to see another collection) may I suggest Wave Rock in Western Australia ? [http://www.waverock.com.au/](http://www.waverock.com.au/) [http://images.google.com/im...](http://images.google.com/images?q=wave%20rock)
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Antarctica is the coldest place on earth --NOT the driest.
anonymous
Aloha from Hawaii Loved the pics, but the curtain of fire was mauna loa, not the puu oo vent. Mahalo
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anonymous
I think you should have added Cappadocia-Turkey to this list.
anonymous
what about the cheltenham badlands in milton? they are amazing
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anonymous
You guys might like the Big Rock "Erratic", located just south of Calgary, Alberta. It's mountain rock transported by glacial ice tens of thousands of years ago. It's literally in the middle of farmland... and weighs over 16,000 tons. It was thought to originally come from Jasper National Park, which is hundreds of kilometers away. Anyway, just throwing that out. More info here: [http://culture.alberta.ca/m...](http://culture.alberta.ca/museums/historicsiteslisting/okotokserratic/default.aspx)
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anonymous
The crystal cave in Mexico is actually Bizzaro Superman's Fortress of Solitude.
anonymous
U should add the giant causeway.
anonymous
First, great post I really enjoyed it. Second, I am from America and have seen enough to be embarrassed and disgusted by and enough to make me proud and moved by. I am sure everyone in all their countries can say the same. Third, I have seen and heard the same in other countries. Jeepers.
anonymous
Ayeroxor: You are both wrong. Sea waves do not freeze, nor are they glaciers. He's probably referring to this: [http://www.youtube.com/watc...](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP4vJiC50ZU) Its actually surface ice thats being pushed by wind or currents that crumples when it hits the shore.
anonymous
How about Giant's Causeway? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant)
anonymous
"Then there are the freezing waves off the coast of Newfoundland" It's called a 'glacier' you fucking moron.
anonymous
to the other americans ...i am american and live in rochester, ny (about 40 minutes away from niagara falls) and i actually agree with the canadians. america does suck. our gov't is corrupt and our economy is horrible. and i think the new passport requirement to enter canada thing is the stupidest thing. i love how when i go to the border most of the time im not even id'd when i enter canada and am treated great when passing through, yet i enter back into NY with my NY id and am interrogated like i am osama bin freakin laden! truthfully most americans dont realize exactly what we are going through as a country because they rely on cnn, fox, msnbc and other mass media outlets to get their news and education on current events. i am not so much taking a shot at the american people as much as i am at our gov't and the few ignorant americans that really do feel we are better than everyone else. this is why the world hates us. they see people like you talking and feel that that is how we all are which just isn't the case. so thank you very much for making all of us seem like the biggest dicks in the world!
anonymous
i apologize for spelling errors, that is, choke on it. any thing else? as a proud canadian im more than happy to form a committee and discuss it. anything else to talk aboot? :)
anonymous
nice post, another cool place was the potholes in the Blyde River Canyon, just outside the kruger park, southafrica. photos > [http://www.flickr.com/searc...](http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=potholes&w=18875173%40N00)
anonymous
i notice in general most candians wax over certain topics and continue on in usually a briiliant and observant intelligent discussion, but not all of them, as in my case. just wanted to say mr david, we own 20-30% of the worlds clean water up here in canada, chaoke on it. :) have a nice day neighbor
anonymous
How hilarious, some dude named David throws out the "canada has nothing" just to yank someone's chain, and look at how many of ya'll fell for it, spending way to much time getting all worked up about it. He's probably sitting back laughing his ass off. don't be so gullible, eh?
anonymous
Great ! More pics and videos : rocks move on : [http://www.tuxboard.com/?de...](http://www.tuxboard.com/?des-pierres-d-une-demi-tonne-qui-bougent-toutes-seules)
anonymous
these pictures are interesting for my eyes. The pictures entertain me through my retinas via my cones and rods.... I'm pretty turned on right now,
anonymous
Really cool!
anonymous
I never saw sinkholes from the air before, looks pretty scary.
anonymous
I'm sure those gypsum cave photos are Photoshopped.
anonymous
Re: Uhmmm: Although once though to be true, your claim is outdated. There is no way that rocks can move simply because of their polarity (I think you are mixing up polarity and magnetism, there is a difference) I could explain further if you wish. However, you might want to read this at [geology.com](http://geology.com): [http://geology.com/articles...](http://geology.com/articles/racetrack-playa-sliding-rocks.shtml)
anonymous
re: Moving Rocks its actually caused by the magnetic polarities in the rocks and the magnetic fields of the earth. This happens around the world but is more visible here due to the fact that there is nothing but sand thus making it easier to see and easier for the magnetic rock material to slide along the ground. peace
anonymous
Stuff like this reminds me just how amazing nature is - and how helpless (in the case of the sink-holes at least) we are.
anonymous
Waw, they're some super oddities!
anonymous
Truly amazing stuff. Thanks for the images.
anonymous
Okay, moving back to the topic at hand... There's a kind of manmade geological formation in Peru. Actually, I think it runs the length of S. America and into Central America as well. I took a road trip from Lima in the north to Lake Titicaca on the Bolivian/Argentinian border in the south, and let me tell you, if ever there was something manmade that counted as a geological formation, it is the Pan-Am Highway running through Peru. Built literally on the edge of the Andes, and usually with no guardrail whatsoever, it's a geological expedition and totally sweet road trip rolled into one. But seriously, the no guardrail thing freaked me out a few times. Trust me; take one look out the window, and see nothing but a sheer drop of a mile or more, and you will understand. Now, either continue on with your flame war, or post something constructive. Either way, I'm out. Don't bother replying calling me an idiot or off topic or whateverthehellyoupeopledo. I'm not here anymore.
anonymous
I found increasingly apparent that this 'my country si better than yours' non-sense is appearing more and more prevelantly on these postings and responses. Don't you all get it? It doesn't matter! Every country is stupid! There is NO great country! There will be at least one flaw with every government, every economy, every citizen, every patriot, every good intentioned person. There is inherent flaws in humanity, and as long as humanity remains in control of the world, there always will be flaws, theres no escaping it. so, I'll leave you pitiful fools to bicker and argue over whose better than who, but this is suppose to be a happy world! And you guys are ruining it for the rest of us!
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An American Apr 26th, 2008 at 9:27 pm Unfortunately, your country is probably gonna get made fun of when it is stupid enough to elect G.W.Bush (or allow him to steal the election) TWICE, torture people while lecturing human rights, or try to claim to be the leader in healthcare and education when at least half of your citizens are (with all due respect) fucking ignorant lardasses who refuse to educate themselves about anything. I love my country, but you can’t deny this series of facts. Hey, at least we can’t blame our rock formations. ...YES! I am an American as well, and I completely agree. Nice Rocks, btw. That one Atacama gyoglyph looks like an alien.
anonymous
if america is soo great then why does it have the highist crime in the whole world is the fatist country and is full of big headed red necks your country sucks, i would choose canada any day!! the landscape is 5x more amazing aswell!!
anonymous
I'm an American and I think that western Canada is as beautiful a place as one will ever see. A great geological spot is the Hope Slide in Hope, B.C. You should take a look.
anonymous
Canada has nothing? It has tons check out magnetic hill, crazy weird [http://ca.youtube.com/watch...](http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=JLgdZGbOclk)
anonymous
Amazing stuff, The world is much more than the little country I´m living in, which I don´t know either. Thank you.
anonymous
come down to southren sask to the bad lands there is alot of amazing sites
anonymous
I hate americans, can't wait till i get canadian citizenship. Our country is doomed.
anonymous
Here are some interesting geological forms in Canada. Use your favourite search engine to find them. Cheltenham Badlands north of Toronto Sleeping Giant near Thunder Bay Flower Pot Islands off the coast of New Brunswick Reversing Falls in Saint John, New Brunswick Hoodoos in Alberta Montmorency Falls in Québec Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump in Alberta Pingos in the Arctic
anonymous
This is some cool stuff, but I can not warm up to the idea that the wind is moving the rocks. Must be one hell of a wind and it moves in a straight line too. I thought winds tend to swirl so what is really going on here?
anonymous
Enjoy the awesomeness of this world; you have only one chance at life to do so as the odds of experiencing life is immeasurably billions against. Don't waste it on negativity
anonymous
Emergency photo switch, had to link all photos to flickr instead of directly. Bandwidth usage was getting out of control. Apologies if the pics load slower now.
anonymous
Don't you see the cappadocia? Middle of Turkey. You should see this!
anonymous
What a pity that such a good informative post should attract entries which only denigrate the posters with their comments about other countries which but for an accident of birth would be their own!
Justan American
Hey ,check out the blue holes.There are some in the Bahamas and I believe somewhere in Central America too. They are very weird perfect round holes in the ground, filled with water and very deep and very dangerous.The water on top is saltly but about 30 feet down the water is fresh! They believe they may be connected to the ocean because of the salt water. We use to go swimming in one when I lived in the Bahamas on Andros Island.The water looks a deep blue in color hence the name.
anonymous
Unfortunately, your country is probably gonna get made fun of when it is stupid enough to elect G.W.Bush (or allow him to steal the election) TWICE, torture people while lecturing human rights, or try to claim to be the leader in healthcare and education when at least half of your citizens are (with all due respect) fucking ignorant lardasses who refuse to educate themselves about anything. I love my country, but you can't deny this series of facts. Hey, at least we can't blame our rock formations.
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Nice post.
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anonymous
Speaking of Montana and Canada, how about the badlands?
anonymous
@ seth: damn right! you just have an island full of drunks.
anonymous
amazing stuff ..hope someday we'll find somethin extraterestrial
anonymous
The first sinkhole picture is right next to my work ^^; That thing ate so many cars, ferreal. Great pictures!
anonymous
God bless America indeed! I love it when people from other countries besides America talk trash about Americans as if they knew anything about what’s really going on. No one knows anything except what you’re told and you’re better off not repeating it. Stand up, judge someone, judge an entire country, make a complete ass of yourself! Then try and claim your dignity by telling others how much smarter than them you are! Your prejudice comments show your true colors. Please, let’s not confuse that with intelligence. An eye for an eye douchebag, David said Canada has nothing, so the other guy says Americans are ignorant. Besides, Canada has lots of stuff, I live in Newfoundland and we have the foggiest city in the world, most eastern point in North America, plus, we don't have dumb asses saying that a make-believe entity in the sky gave us the right to carry automatic weapons (God-given right to bear arms). Anyways, I'm not getting in to this now... Oh yeah, great pictures!
anonymous
Forgive me, I'll correct myself, the Lewis & Clark caverns are in Montana. (See, even us Canadians can't be dead on all of the time...just most of it, LoL!)
anonymous
Tom, you would find these links very interesting: how Mystery Spots work: [http://www.sandlotscience.c...](http://www.sandlotscience.com/MysterySpots/Mystery_Spots_1.htm) A video explaining the phenomena of cars rolling uphill: [http://www.youtube.com/watc...](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNLGEzSn-BM)
anonymous
Tom, there is one in southern Alberta (yes, I'm Canadian too), and I agree with Stickleback, they are optical illusions. If you ever get a chance to travel through the northern United States, there are these places called "Mystery Spots" where they have taken advantage of mathematical oddities in the way the land and trees are, and make brilliant tourist stops. As for geological oddities, I would like to mention the Lewis & Clark Caverns which are absolutely massive; correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe they're mostly in Wyoming, it has been so long since I have been there. Another thing that comes to mind is Mt. Stephen just passed the Alberta, BC border on the Trans-Canada which is a mountain protected by the government because of all of the fossils from the bed of the ocean which are on top of it..."Wait, Chad! Isn't the ocean five hundred miles away?" Hmmm.... Read on! [http://www.geo.ucalgary.ca/...](http://www.geo.ucalgary.ca/~macrae/Burgess_Shale/)
anonymous
Tom - I think you'll find it is just an optical illusion. There was a similar one near the place I grew up in Scotland where cars appeared to roll uphill after stopping.
anonymous
So is the blanket stereotyping of all Americans that irritates you? Bit telling, isn't it?
anonymous
Hi All, There is a hill near my home town where gravity doesn't work. Water moves uphill when poured on the hill side, a car left on free gear 'rolls' uphill too. No one is able to explain the phenomenon. This is in Machakos district in Kenya (East Africa). Any Geologist out there who knows what this is?
anonymous
I wish people wouldn't get into this "my country is better than yours" argument. Every country has its' share of amazing features and wonders, geological or not... some people just need to get over themselves I guess. Nice pics, liked them a lot btw
anonymous
Contrary to popular belief, the Atacama Desert is not the driest place on Earth. That honor goes to valleys on the coast of Antarctica that haven't seen precipitation in millions of years. The Atacama Desert has only been without rain for about 400 years. It's still pretty dry though.
anonymous
Great post; another classic geological great is Devils Tower in Wyoming..some classic jointing there as well.
anonymous
Thanks Kyle, I appreciate it :)
anonymous
Oh yeah: "I highly recommend anyone who is in school to try out a geology course. Despite its “jock for rocks” reputation you might find that you really love it." I was an Information Science major, but I took geologic field methods and now I'm switching to an earth science major.
anonymous
If David's Canadian, I think Amazing is acting more like an American... Anyways, great pics Fingel. This is my second time to stumbleupon it and I gave it the thumbs up this time :D
anonymous
Awesome link Daithi! Thats a great example of "jointing." Rocks sometimes form geometrical shapes and pillars as they cool and contract.
anonymous
_"Another insightful comment from what is no doubt an American."_ Actually, I'm Canadian. I'll bet you're a stinkin' Frenchie. Go back home and eat some cheese.
anonymous
What about the Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland? [http://www.giantscausewayce...](http://www.giantscausewaycentre.com/gallery/images/?id=18)
anonymous
I'm a geology student at Southern Oregon University, and thats where I got the idea for this post. These are the most obvious Geological Oddities, but like Cooper said, if you know what to look for, you can see them everywhere. Geologists are notoriously bad drivers. Road cuts expose millions of years of geological history which most of us can resist looking at. I highly recommend anyone who is in school to try out a geology course. Despite its "jock for rocks" reputation you might find that you really love it.
anonymous
I drove up the Al-Can highway from my home in the USA through Canada into Alaska. The small sliver of Canada that I saw on that highway was awe inspiring. Simply beautiful. Canada is an amazing country. Where ever you live in the world, take a look around. You will find amazing geological oddities.
anonymous
The sinkholes are scARY MAN!!
anonymous
ya dudes totally dudes
anonymous
God bless America indeed! I love it when people from other countries besides America talk trash about Americans as if they knew anything about what's really going on. No one knows anything except what you're told and you're better off not repeating it. Stand up, judge someone, judge an entire country, make a complete ass of yourself! Then try and claim your dignity by telling others how much smarter than them you are! Your prejudice comments show your true colors. Please, let's not confuse that with intelligence.
anonymous
Amazing Apr 14th, 2008 at 3:02 pm Re: David Another insightful comment from what is no doubt an American. God Bless America…..they know it all. Amazing, I see you've set aside this special time to humiliate yourself in public. Your comment is overflowing with ignorance. I'm glad that all the Canadians' I know are substantially more intelligent than you are. Oh, but wait! How would I know if you are Canadian??? That's right, I don't!
anonymous
The Antarctica is actually the driest place on earth.
anonymous
Interesting that people made the big Alien sign in the driest place on earth. Aliens obviously don't like rain. Now if Canada had any alien signs that would be something interesting. But they don't...DO they. Just another Canadian shortcoming.
anonymous
Then there are the freezing waves off the coast of Newfoundland
anonymous
America does not have an exclusive on the clueless, nor are all of us in that category. How about the Bay of Fundy? That's pretty odd.
anonymous
Dunno about karst sites in Canada, but we have had at least one house-swallowing sinkhole event, and what about the hoodoos. How can you say absolutely nothing?
anonymous
Re: David Another insightful comment from what is no doubt an American. God Bless America.....they know it all.
anonymous
Of course there's no Canadian stuff. Canada has absolutely nothing.
anonymous
these are amazing. i'd love to visit them!
anonymous
Maybe I should add the Canadian Rockies? Any suggestions?
anonymous
Thank You for a great site! No Canadian stuff?