Destination Hoodoos
by Fran Riley
Title
Destination Hoodoos
Artist
Fran Riley
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photo
Description
My destination, Writing on Stone in Alberta, Canada, reached and found my photo subjects - Hoodoos, aka Cap Rock or Cap stone, are a result of thousands of years of erosion.
Hoodoos began forming after glaciers exposed the sandstone bedrock during the last ice age. Rain has sculpted the rock by wearing away softer sections of the sandstone faster than harder sections. Wind-blown sand has softened the edges of the Hoodoos, while frost has split off large blocks of sandstone to form cliffs.
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October 18th, 2015
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