Oh Noes!

[Celethiel]

The Cobra Rock Formation fell down

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/nature/post/iconic-rock-formation-cobra-crumbles/

a nifty rock formation fell over in a storm... both Iconic, and a favorite of rockclimbers. (of which i am NOT one of the later.)

 

[nostic]

It looked awesome. Now I have no reason to go to Utah

[Bill W]

Awww.  The Old Man of the Mountain in New Hampshire and now this.  Are we going to lose all of these natural wonders?

[Ashi]

Oh no, indeed!!! 

 

In similar note, with our severe drought in California, I expect many of the trees to die in Yosemite, that's on top of the wild fire we had a while ago.  The famous Jeffrey Pine made famous by Ansel Adams photo died in a drought in 1977.  I wonder if my Lodge Pole Pine will die this year... (my photo is not famous yet...).

[Monolithic]

it is sad but it is all part of the natural evolutionary processes of our planet. death and rebirth of everything is just the way it is.

[JamesSavik]

That's up around Arches and Canyonlands Nations Parks- NE Utah. Moab, Utah sits in between them.

 

Both are awesome and you could spend a month at both just hiking around.

 

Don't worry- there are many more and larger formations just like it. Brice Canyon is full of them as are Zion and the Grand Canyon.

 

 

Sandstone columns at Bryce Canyon Natl Park

 

 

North Rim of the Grand Canyon looking south toward the San Francisco Mountains which are near Flagstaff, AZ

 

 

This pillar is in Bryce Canyon. Notice how different layers of rock weather at different rates. Some layers of the sandstone are more resistant to weathering effects than others which makes the columns uneven.

Edited August 8, 2014 by jamessavik

[Celethiel]

wasn't there an iconic Circular Arch somewhere around those places James?

[JamesSavik]

Arches National Park is sorta full of them