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The Wave
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December 10, 2011
Nearly 200 million years ago, this region was a huge desert where sand dunes migrated across the landscape driven by seasonal winds. Today, the hardened ancient Navajo sandstone resembles deformed pillars, cones, mushrooms and other odd creations. Deposits of iron claim some of the responsibility for the unique blending of color twisted in the rock, creating a dramatic rainbow of pastel yellows, pinks and reds.
The soft sandstone of The Wave is fragile and one needs to walk carefully to not break the small ridges. In an effort to protect and preserve this natural wonder, access is only permitted by a special lottery system operated by the Bureau of Land Management.
- Category Landscapes
- Uploaded Over 1 year ago
- Copyright Stephen Oachs
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