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Rainbow Bridge Rainbow Bridge National Monument is the world’s largest known natural arch formation. The rainbow-shaped formation is 88 meters (290 feet) high and 84 meters (275 feet) wide. It’s located in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in a remote part of southern Utah.
Avenue of the Boulders; Prospect, Oregon; 7/14/2020
jxrgeamaya
Probably first person in the world to go through Capri’s hole on a @liftfoils 5,11. .
@ian.walsh
Shot by me with Dji Phantom 4
@djiglobal
Im not asking too much... Just a sunny day in a boat, chilling with some friends in Capri
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zimydakid
We walked across the mountain and through the mist for about 2 hours not really knowing where we were off to until the sound of the ocean and the seagulls slowly rose in the distance. We followed the sound and finally reached huge cliffs disappearing into the fog. The mist slowly left to reveal thousands of seagulls flying through the most breathtaking landscape I have ever seen...🌊☁️🏔
The natural bridge near Protaras, Cyprus
Druid Arch, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA.
Lindos, Greece
The natural bridge near Protaras, Cyprus
graysoneking
Why do I fly?
My answer is simple really. Without flight I wouldn't be able to capture shots like this.
Flying gives me the ability to push my creative boundaries, and allows me to see the world from a different perspective.
It fuels my passions and helps me turn memories into cinematic moments that will last a lifetime.
That is why I fly.
everchanginghorizon
Easily one of my top 3 views... it’s been a dream of mine to hit it on a calm Summer day to fully experience it. We paddled under every arch, swam thru the channel, climbed the rocks and dove in till we felt the sunburn coming in.
Sandstone Formations
Natural sandstone arches are a wonder to see, but how do they form? A 2014 study has provided a plausible explanation for how these and other formations are created, even though they may seem to defy gravity.
Creation of sandstone formations has long been attributed to erosion and weathering, but it turns out the rocks themselves, with help from gravity, deserve credit as well. When erosive forces act on a rock, they have the biggest impact wherever there is weakness in the structure, such as a fracture in the stone. Water, wind, and frost can easily remove pieces of the sandstone thereby undercutting it.
As parts of the sandstone are eroded, the remaining intact rock is subjected to greater downward forces from supporting the weight of everything above it. Instead of collapsing, the added pressure (pressure = force divided by area) causes the sand grains within to lock together, increasing stability. Eventually a critical pressure is reached where the sand grains are locked so tightly that they resist erosion, while areas under low stress will continue to erode away revealing an arch or other formation. The specific shape depends greatly on where any weakness in the sandstone where erosion may have been most effective.
We recently posted a great example of how strong sandstone rocks can be under pressure:http://on.fb.me/1Mwv7dI
Photo Credit: Jim Karczewski, U.S. National Park Service
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‘Cowshed’, Saxon Switzerland, Germany | Kuhstall, Sächsische Schweiz
A picture can’t quite transfer the size of this rock formation and the humbling feeling of standing and walking underneath tons of rock. For hundreds of years people have come to this place during their travels, they have left their names in the rock, they painted pictures of it, wrote poems and stories about it. There is a narrow set of steps which is called the ‘ladder to heaven’, leading to the top of the rock, which has an amazing view and of course we stayed around for a while. There is a another, much more convenient, set of steps on the way down. Further along is a rock chamber one can climb up to, filled with graffiti from the past 200 years.
Ice arch This spectacular shot was captured in Disko Bay, off the western coast of Greenland. If you look closely at the ice, you can even see some of the original layering in the ice formed by snowfall, with overprints probably from water that splashed in from the ocean waves. -JBB Image credit: http://bit.ly/1ECQJkj
travisburkephotography
The Southern Oregon coast is like a treasure chest, with every little pullout and trail there are hidden gems to be found. Just watch out for lots of poison oak!
I’m currently on the search for the Goonies treasure. ☠️👑💰🏴☠️
