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Gallery: Columnar Jointing

Columnar Jointing

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GigaPans that illustrate columnar jointing.

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Ron Schott
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November 17, 2012
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environmental, geology, landscape, nature, travel
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  1. Devil's Tower

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  2. Whitney Falls occurs where Whitney Creek flows over a resistant 9,300 year old basaltic andesite lava flow. Melt water from the Whitney Glacier feeds Whitney Creek. The water in Whitney Creek is usually chocolate brown from the sediment eroded by the glacier and the creek as it flows down the northern flank of Mt Shast...

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  4. We hit Devils Tower right after the Badlands, opting to skip stopping at Mt. Rushmore. Mt. Rushmore is an incredible feat of engineering and a great tribute to four undeniable american leaders but not a place I would regret not seeing... Although a bit anti-climatic after being in the Badlands, Devil's Tower was ...

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  5. An exposure of columnar jointed lava flows about 100 yards from the Sheepeater picnic area.

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  6. Since you are here, you may also want to check out my image about Shanghai www.gigapan.org/gigapans/66626/

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  7. The iconic feature in NE Wyoming in all its glory on a sunny July morning. If you look closely, you might find a few climbers.

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  8. A minette - a type of volcanic neck - also known as El Capitan.

  9. Another minette located east of Kayenta, Arizona.

  10. The Owens River Gorge cuts down through the Bishop Tuff, exposing a cross section throught the 760,000 year old pyroclastic deposit that is unparalleled. This GigaPan was shot near the middle point of the Gorge. Cooling features can be seen along the walls of the Gorge.

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