The geology here is breathtaking, this series is on the drive through the Artists Palette. Many of these minerals were deposited here at the same time, but they didn’t mix, which is why there are separate colors. It is erosion that exposed them to us.
This was just a mountain side, so many of the mountains look like this. that incredible combination of rock creation underground and then the affects of erosion.
Here you see a landslide, and underneath, some of the incredible colors.
He climbed up to get a better look, I stayed down and took a picture.
The camera does a good job, the real eye does even better
Luckily, this is a one way drive, so we could stop and take this picture. I love the little bush in the foreground.
These aren’t in order, you are lucky I am only sharing a handful of pictures, it really was overwhelming.
Look up, its not not just the colors.
The colors are amazing, It is different minerals that create them. I think that until synthetic pigments, many came from these kind of rock minerals.
The dark brown, the white, the yellow, all are great foils for the pinks and turquoise.
Yes, I am still interested in the state that can be seen at the top of the mountains. To the right, it is horizontal, to the left, there is more of a slant – I need more geology in my life.
Leah