Autumn in Saxon Switzerland
A short photo trip in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains to Bastei, Königsstein and Schrammsteine.
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Unconformity at Siccar Point
Probably the (historically) most important outcrop of geology is located on the coast about 40 miles east of Edinburgh. In 1788, at a time when geology did not yet exist as an independent science and hardly anyone doubted the common teaching that the earth — according to the creation story in the Bible — was … Continue reading “Unconformity at Siccar Point”
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”
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.
Valles Calchaquíes (with Quebrada de Cafayate, Cachi and Los Cardones)
Colourful canyons, pretty colonial towns and cacti in the triangle between Salta, Cachi and Cafayate (Argentina)
Talampaya and Ischigualasto (Valle de la Luna)
Bizarre rocks and the oldest dinosaurs in the world (Argentina)
Roussillon and Gordes (Provence)
Ochre, lavender and picturesque villages
Belogradtschik
Sandstone rocks in Bulgaria
Pobiti Kamani near Varna
The “Stone Forest” in Bulgaria
Orkney Islands
Seastacks and stone circles on the islands in the north of Scotland
Angel Fall
Journey to the highest waterfall in the world at the Tepuis of the Gran Sabana, Venezuela
Roraima Tepui
Hike into the “Lost World” of the Roraima Tepui: a table mountain on the Gran Sabana in Venezuela, with bizarre rock formations, endemic species and a lot of rainfall
Hiking the Malerweg through Saxon Switzerland
Multi-day hike through the Elbe Sandstone Mountains
Dana
An old village above a gorge, bizarre sandstone cliffs and gnarled juniper trees in southern Jordan
Wadi Rum
By jeep, camel and on foot through a desert of rocks and sand in the south of Jordan
Petra
Fascinating ruins from antiquity in an equally fascinating landscape in Jordan
Zhangjiajie: the sandstone towers of Wulingyuan
Surreal landscape in Hunan (China)