Smith Rock State Park by bmac62
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...Smith Rock State Park encompasses 651 acres on the Oregon high desert plateau, which hovers around 3000 feet in elevation.
...The major rock faces are composed of welded tuff (compressed volcanic ash) reaching a height of up to 550 feet. The picnic and campground areas sit on top of the rimrock, which is made up of columnar basalt.
...the snowy, volcanic peak on the horizon is part of the Cascade Range.
Bill
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Comments (32)
Kindredsoul
nice image and wonderful trees!
RodS
What a view! That's a great shot, Bill! Love the look of this spectacular landscape!
bazza
Fabulous landscape Bill and I think the cloud formation looks great too!!
charpix
Beautiful view. Great capture.
jocko500
very wonderful. i see the volcano is far away but it made this .
Feliciti
wonderful view and landscape !!
sharky_
Such a beautiful view here. Aloha
jayfar
This is a fantastic image Bill and a great explanation of the rock formations.
auntietk
Thanks for the memories! That was such a great day. (Well, they ALL were! LOL!) What a fun place to play. This is a wonderful image, capturing so many of the elements of Smith Rock. Beautiful shot, hon! :*
awjay
wowwwww....super scenery
durleybeachbum
This is remarkable..your landscape photos are SO good, and when i attempt such a shot it is invariably nothing like what I saw!
T.Rex
Wow! Another really dramatic photo of wild, undisturbed nature (at least from what we see through the camera's lens). And, thanks for the geology lesson. Now, you've got my curiosity piqued - what volcano is that snow covered peak in the distance? Keep 'em coming! :-)
fallen21
Stunning view, beautiful place!
cfulton
A jigsaw puzzle with amazing depth, Bill! Clive
debbielove
Nature! Need man add to this view, words just cannot capture what your eyes see! Stunning mate.... Rob
helanker
WOW! What a marvellous view. Wonderful shot, Bill.
MagikUnicorn
Beautiful view chief
MrsRatbag
Wow! The lighting is absolutely perfect for this spectacular vista...well done you!
kbrog
That's a really beautiful view from there. :) Excellent capture!
X-PaX
Very nice capture.
jendellas
What a beautiful landscape, excellent pic!!!
Sea_Dog
Beautiful scenery - your composition is superb.
Blush
Beautiful capture Hugs Susan~
bobrgallegos
Wonderful naturally framed beauty Bill!!
neiwil
Any mention of 'American Wilderness', this is what I imagine...I've zoomed and looked hard but I don't see any tee-pee's by the river...shame. This is an awsome view, my Wife has a stock comment for views like this, "if I was going to build a house....." this time she'd be dead right, beautiful....
sandra46
A MOST TERRIFIC, MARVELOUS IMAGE!
goodoleboy
Superb clarity and lighting bring out the wonderful DOF and textures in this stellar view, Bill. And I see contrails up on high.
drace68
H'm, no "teepees" and no rock climbers. Must be an off day for such a great scene. If someone says "welded tuff" It was welded with heat, not compression. There are many examples of such in the Western Interior, especially near the Cascades and Great Basin. They are the products of glowing gaseous volcanic clouds (nuee ardente) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuee_ardente). Don't get me wrong, burial with a kilometer of overburden may help with compression, but it isn't needed to make this kind of rock.
Jay-el-Jay
A wonderful sight.
flavia49
outstanding image!!