Devils Postpile NM by 0rest4wicked
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Description
Devils Postpile National Monument contains one of the worlds finest examples of visible basaltic columns.
Nearly 100,000 years ago a Basaltic lava lake some 400 feet(122 meters) in depth filled this valley. The Lava cooled slowly and cracks formed on the surface to release tension. The slow cooling allowed for the cracks to form into hexagons, one of natures most efficient and stable shapes. As the interior cooled the cracks deepened to form the columns.
During the last ice age some 20,000 years ago, a glacier exposed this cliff and polished the top of the Basaltic columns smooth. Today the face of this cliff is still ever changing by the forces of weathering and earthquakes
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Comments (28)
0rest4wicked
It is a three image stitch. Details of the columns and lichen are best seen in zooooooooooom
caty77
Beautiful place! PoV gives a strange feeling, as if everything was going to switch to the time of the photo.
ronmolina
Interesting angle! Thanks for the info as well.
Flint_Hawk
Nature is amazing & your work on this image is flawless!
Faemike55
Too cool Dana Great capture and description
UVDan
A great shot and I am loving the pov! "Honey help me get some of these in the trunk so we can finish that retaining wall in the garden."
Leije
Amazing place, superb panoramic capture !
flavia49
marvellous landscape
Cyve
Amazing theme and beautiful capture !
Richardphotos
I have seen some before but by far this is the best example so far
drifterlee
Very beautiful shot!
durleybeachbum
I could have done with your photos 50 years ago when I did A level geography!
wysiwig
Great shot. I've never seen it from this angle.
jayfar
Similar in a way to Devils Tower. Nice shot Dana.
SidheRoseGraphics
Cool image and great info, Dana!
jocko500
wow wish I can see this. maybe one day
sandra46
EXCELLENT IMAGE
blinkings
What a fascinating post. The last ice age the world has seen was 'The Great Ice Age' which was only 11,000 years ago. I wonder how these forms were effected by that one. 5/5
mtdana
Cool image and great POV - thanks for posting the information!
mgtcs
Amazing image my friend, fantastic place and capture!
rainbows
Incredible landscape and capture, good write up too, dear Dana. Hugs for all day. Di. xx
dakotabluemoon
This makes for a great image very cool design it has made.
danapommet
Excellent pano, zoom and stitch work Dana! Amazing how the columns curved over on the left side!
emmecielle
Fantastic view! :)
alida
great view
MrsRatbag
Wow! Excellent work on this; what a fascinating landscape! I would love to see this in person.
artmindzone
ah - had to look this up, as I live in NM [New Mexico] I couldn't figure out where this is - calif! Anyways very cool pano; well done.
brewgirlca
Yes, I like that. A great geological shot. The columns play wonderfully into the perspective and take you to the eternity of the heavens. There is great depth with the distinct layers of rubble, columns, trees and finally sky.