At Fingal’s Cave on Staffa
Boat trip to fascinating basalt columns, seals and puffins (Scotland, Inner Hebrides)
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Trosky, a volcano in the Bohemian Paradise
In the Tertiary period, many volcanoes were active throughout northern Czechia (and beyond), indirectly related to the mountain building of the Alps: Parts of Europe tried to avoid the thrust of the collision, which was accompanied by stretching roughly in an east-west direction. Throughout Central Europe, rift systems (including Rhone Graben, Upper Rhine Graben, and … Continue reading “Trosky, a volcano in the Bohemian Paradise”
Basalt columns at Panská skála
A picture-book example of basalt columns near Kamenický Šenov (Czech Republic)
At the Prebisch Gate (Pravčická brána) in Bohemian Switzerland
A day hike combines the impressive rock arch in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains with a boat trip through the Edmundsklamm gorge.
Basalt columns near Garni, Armenia
“Symphony of Stones”: Spectacular but relatively unknown basalt columns in Azad Canyon
Tatev and Noravank
Monasteries in the South of Armenia
Iceland
On the Ring Road through Iceland, with the trek from Landmannalaugar to Skogarfoss and other hikes