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Geology Picture of the Week, April 13-19, 2003 (an easy WhereIsIt? challenge)

Posted on 04/14/2003 9:50:12 AM PDT by cogitator

OK, so WhereIsIt? (Hint given in first comment)



TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Outdoors; Science
KEYWORDS: erosion; hoodoos; nationalmonument
Big hint, which should make this pretty easy; it's one of the newest National Monuments in the Park Service system.
1 posted on 04/14/2003 9:50:12 AM PDT by cogitator
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2 posted on 04/14/2003 9:51:15 AM PDT by cogitator
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3 posted on 04/14/2003 9:55:53 AM PDT by Support Free Republic (Your support keeps Free Republic going strong!)
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To: cogitator
Either:

Grand Staircase/Escalante or

Wobbly Warhead National Scenic Overlook.

4 posted on 04/14/2003 10:08:05 AM PDT by BushMeister
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To: cogitator
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, New Mexico
5 posted on 04/14/2003 10:25:37 AM PDT by Porterville (Screw the grammar, full posting ahead.)
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To: cogitator
Phallus National Park?
6 posted on 04/14/2003 10:27:39 AM PDT by SengirV
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To: BushMeister
Great! LOL I was going to say, "Area 51...poorly hidden nuclear missile site"
7 posted on 04/14/2003 10:35:10 AM PDT by tuckrdout
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To: cogitator
Hey! What and where is this place?
8 posted on 04/14/2003 10:49:06 AM PDT by tuckrdout
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To: Porterville
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, New Mexico

You are correct, sir.

9 posted on 04/14/2003 11:04:07 AM PDT by cogitator
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To: tuckrdout; NewMexLurker
Hey! What and where is this place?

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, New Mexico.

It's about 20(?) miles south of Sante Fe, and a few miles off the main interstate between Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Our New Mexican friends might provide a bit more info.

10 posted on 04/14/2003 11:07:28 AM PDT by cogitator
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Designed, or not designed? You be the judge.
11 posted on 04/14/2003 11:13:16 AM PDT by Physicist
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To: Physicist
Here's the site from which the pic was taken: Tent Rocks National Monument.
12 posted on 04/14/2003 11:23:38 AM PDT by PatrickHenry (Felix, qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas.)
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To: Physicist
>Designed, or not designed? You be the judge.<

He-he-he!

Ranks right up there with the "Giant's Causeway"

13 posted on 04/14/2003 11:27:55 AM PDT by longshadow
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