Looking Up at Devils Tower
by John M Bailey
Title
Looking Up at Devils Tower
Artist
John M Bailey
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
Per the National Park Service website, [Devils Tower is] "...an astounding geologic feature that protrudes out of the rolling prairie surrounding the Black Hills." This site is considered Sacred to the Lakota and other tribes that have a connection to the area. Hundreds of parallel cracks make it one of the finest traditional crack climbing areas in North America. Devils Tower entices us to explore and define our place in the natural and cultural world.Devils Tower did not visibly protrude out of the landscape until the overlying sedimentary rocks eroded away. As the elements wore down the softer sandstones and shales, the more resistant igneous rock making up the tower survived the erosional forces. As a result, the gray columns of Devils Tower began to appear as an isolated mass above the landscape. As rain and snow continue to erode the sedimentary rocks surrounding the Tower's base, more of Devils Tower will be exposed
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November 2nd, 2016
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Comments (74)
Morris Finkelstein
Wonderful photograph of Devils Tower with great colors, light, and perspective, John! F/L
Joe Schofield
Love this shot, John ! Looking at this and hearing those 5 notes from the spaceship in Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind ... l/f
Randol Burns
Best picture I have ever seen of Devils Tower. Never been, but how amazing this is John! F/L
Wes Iversen
Great POV and an excellent capture, John! Those extreme rocky lines and textures look great against that cloud-filled sky! L/F
Heidi Anne Morris
suddenly I feel the need to eat lots of mashed potato ;) fabulous image John. Would love to visit this place one day.
Rainbow Artist Orlando L
This is so stunning!! the composition and perspective is magnificent!! really excellent image!! L/F
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