Sandstone Tapestries

Unusual rock formations produced through millions of years of erosion form the landscape at the Coyoter Buttes North, Arizona

Unusual rock formations produced through millions of years of erosion form the landscape at the Coyote Buttes North, Arizona

Unusual rock formations produced through millions of years of erosion form the landscape at the Coyoter Buttes North, Arizona

Gritstone (or Sandstone) rocks at the top of Surprise View, near Hathersage, Peak District, Derbyshire, England

Arizona landscape, USA

A brown butte sits in the Utah landscape, surrounded by yellow flowers.

White Pocket. Vermillion Cliffs N.M. Arizona. USA Olympus E-M1 12mm

Delicate Arch at Arches National Park, Utah

A visitor admires the colorful sandstone walls of Antelope Canyon

New to my Historic Architecture and landmarks series.

*Red Cliffs II, Sidmouth, Devon* A second shot of the red, sandstone cliffs of the Jurassic Coast, this stretch just east of the town of Sidmouth (East Devon, England). These cliffs are between 200 and 250 million years old. Date: 16th February 2017. Click "here":http://www.redbubble.com/people/redhilldigital/collections/49923-devon to see my Devon gallery.

I did a little trip to the Southern Highlands of New South Wales (Australia) & discovered all these amazing old buildings & country churches in Bowral & Berrima. This is the Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Berrima. Designed by Edmund Blacket in a simple Gothic Revival Style, the church is built from stone quarried directly behind it. The stained glass windows came from a church in Cornwall in England and are thought to date to the 15th Century. It was consecrated in 1849. The interior is especially fine with excellent stained flass, wooden fittings, and old brass oil lamps converted to electricity. *Feature* Canon DSLR, Aug 2016.

A view of the lower antelope canyon in Page, Arizona, showing soft colors of draped sandstone.

The soft mauve colors of the draped sandstone walls of the lower antelope canyon, Page, Arizona.

The soft colors of the lower antelope canyons create a velvety texture of draped landform.

A view of the soft draped sandstone walls of the lower antelope canyon in Page, Arizona.

The Falls are 130 feet high, with a deep swimming hole. The trailhead is at the Calf Creek campground, 11 miles south of town Boulder, Utah. USA June, 2019 Olympus E M-1, 12-40 mm lens

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah, USA, Devils Garden, Metate Arch April 2020 Olympus EM-1 Mark-2

A view of antelope lower canyon showing the subtle draped colors of the sandstone walls.

A view of the soft colors of the draped sandstone walls of the lower canyon in Page, Arizona

The area below the rim of Bryce Canyon National Park is a fantasyland of strange and wonderful geologic formations. Stone spires and pinnacles with fanciful names like the “Chinese Wall” and “Seal Castle” surround the trails, making them delightful places to hike. The Fairyland Loop Trail provides a particularly fine opportunity to examine some of these natural sculptures and, as it is somewhat of the beaten path, it is not as crowded as other trails in the park. The stone sculptures of Bryce Canyon, whimsically called “hoodoos”, have been eroded from a thick layer of soft sedimentary rock called the Claron Formation that was deposited in Utah some 60 million years ago. As the canyon rim erodes, new hoodoos are formed. They begin fi...

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This is an outline of the State of Utah with a photo of from Zion National Park.

A woman admires the narrow sandstone walls of Antelope Canyon, Arizona

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah May 2009 Canon EOS Digital Rebel

A man admires the narrow sandstone walls of Antelope Canyon, Arizona

Remember your hike to Devil's Bridge with this original watercolor painting design.

This is an outline of the State of Utah with a photo inside it of the Delicate Arch in Arches National Park.

A Black And White View Of An Underground Arch At Antelope Canyon In Northern Arizona Near The Town Of Page.

This is an outline of the State of Utah with a photo of from Zion National Park.

The Wave, Arizona. USA. September, 2016

The Wave, Arizona. USA. September, 2016

White Pocket . Vermillion Cliff N.M. Arizona USA October, 2018 Olympus E M-1 14mm

This is my first foray using PixelmatorPro as an upgrade to Pixlemator Classic. Here is one of the many churches locally. Usually sandstone as most early churches in Australia are, with stained glass windows etc.

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. USA. September, 2016

Arches NP, Utah