view gallery |  I-70 Geological Point of Interest - Golden, CO
in Places of Geologic Significance Famous I-70 cut in 1971 revealed millions of years of geological history which millions of drivers pass through yearly. posted by: Outspoken1 location: Colorado date approved: 11/20/2010 last visited: 3/20/2014 |
view gallery |  Honeycomb Rocks and Trail
in Places of Geologic Significance A group of interesting geologic formations located on a short, self guided trail. Handicapped accessible. posted by: woodhick803 location: West Virginia date approved: 11/15/2010 last visited: 8/27/2011 |
view gallery |  EAGLE ROCK ANTICLINE & WATERGAP
in Places of Geologic Significance A dramatic view of extreme folding and uplifting that can be viewed from U.S 220. Simply turn around to view a James River Watergap. posted by: woodhick803 location: Virginia date approved: 11/7/2010 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Red Rocks Amphitheatre and Park - Morrison, CO
in Places of Geologic Significance Red Rocks Amphitheatre and Park is an example of how city planners both saved and utilized the natural stone formations of the area. posted by: Outspoken1 location: Colorado date approved: 11/4/2010 last visited: 5/2/2014 |
view gallery |  The Blowholes, Torndirrup National Park, Albany, Western Australia
in Places of Geologic Significance A rugged coastal location in Albany, where the ocean swell blasts air and spray through a crack in the granite rock. posted by: Albany Canucks location: Western Australia, Australia date approved: 10/27/2010 last visited: 1/12/2014 |
view gallery |  Turnagain Heights Slide from the "Good Friday" Earthquake, 1964 - Anchorage, AK
in Places of Geologic Significance A cluster of interpretive signs and paved trails allow you to understand how the uneven and terraced landforms came to be from the "Good Friday" earthquake that hit Alaska on March 27, 1964. posted by: NorStar location: Alaska date approved: 10/17/2010 last visited: 2/2/2014 |
view gallery |  Madison Limestone and the Garnet Mountains, Montana
in Places of Geologic Significance This geological feature is highlighted by the State of Montana with a special informative road sign. posted by: Queens Blessing location: Montana date approved: 10/16/2010 last visited: 9/2/2013 |
view gallery |  Burn O' Vat - Muir of Dinnet, Scotland
in Places of Geologic Significance This Waymark shows you the amazing Burn o’ Vat. A large bowl created of glacial melt water. You can walk directly to the Vat from the parking place, or several recommended trails around that area. Walking in the Vat may requires waterproof boots. posted by: elrecke location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 9/25/2010 last visited: 1/29/2011 |
view gallery |  Hands of Fatima - Mt. Hombori
in Places of Geologic Significance A unique mountain formation in Hombori between Mopti and Gao.
This is the first waymark in Mali... posted by: elrecke location: Mali date approved: 9/17/2010 last visited: 3/2/2015 |
view gallery |  San Andreas Fault Sign - Pearblossom, CA
in Places of Geologic Significance At this location you can clearly see the San Andreas Fault. People try not to put up sings that say San Andreas Fault because at some point like in San Francisco the San Andreas Fault dose go into homes. This might effect the cost & the community. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 9/12/2010 last visited: 2/12/2014 |
view gallery |  Ruapehu Lahar Landscape. Mt Ruapehu. New Zealand.
in Places of Geologic Significance An information panel on the Lahar Mounds at the base of Mt Ruapehu explains the lahar formations created from the avalanche debris from volcanic activity on the mountain. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 9/12/2010 last visited: 8/31/2010 |
view gallery |  Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge
in Places of Geologic Significance This salt plain is an 11,000-acre barren area. It is classified as the "largest such saline flat in the central lowlands of North America". posted by: RDOwens location: Oklahoma date approved: 9/12/2010 last visited: 5/9/2009 |
view gallery |  The Palmdale Roadcut - Lake Palmdale, CA
in Places of Geologic Significance A good place for earth to take over. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 8/27/2010 last visited: 1/27/2014 |
view gallery |  Earth Pyramids of Serfaus, Austria
in Places of Geologic Significance Earth pyramids (also called tent rocks, fairy chimneys, or hoodoos) are tall, thin spires of rock to be admired in several places near Serfaus, Austria. posted by: holy-ghost location: Tirol, Austria date approved: 8/21/2010 last visited: 7/27/2011 |
view gallery |  The Painted Chasm - BC
in Places of Geologic Significance Chasm created by fire and ice on a BC back road. posted by: The 2 Newlyweds location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/19/2010 last visited: 10/31/2010 |
view gallery |  Matanuska Glacier and Moraines, Alaska
in Places of Geologic Significance The Mantanuska Glacier State Recreation area rest area/park provides an excellent location for viewing glacial moraines. posted by: Queens Blessing location: Alaska date approved: 8/2/2010 last visited: 9/2/2013 |
view gallery |  Rock fall at Eiger
in Places of Geologic Significance This Waymark leads you to the rock fall at Eiger. posted by: KateBum location: Switzerland date approved: 8/2/2010 last visited: 2/3/2002 |
view gallery |  Grimes Graves. Thetford, Norfolk
in Places of Geologic Significance Grimes Graves is one of the most fascinating Neolithic sites in Britain. Despite its name, it is not a grave, or burial place, but a flint mine worked between about 2200 and 2500 BC. posted by: Norfolk12 location: Eastern England, United Kingdom date approved: 7/30/2010 last visited: never |
view gallery |  A Fascinating Bore, Turnagain Arm, Cook Inlet, Alaska
in Places of Geologic Significance Bird Point (part of the Alaska State Parks) provides interpretive displays for the Turnagain Arm Tidal Bore. posted by: Queens Blessing location: Alaska date approved: 7/25/2010 last visited: 9/2/2013 |
view gallery |  The Hope Slide - Hope, BC Canada
in Places of Geologic Significance The largest land side in Western Canada. posted by: bcrockcrawler, xstitcher, & BMXer location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 7/22/2010 last visited: 12/10/2012 |
view gallery |  Ruth Glacier and The Great Gorge, Alaska
in Places of Geologic Significance This waypoint is located at a viewpoint of the Ruth Glacier, managed by the State of Alaska, Dept of Natural Resources. posted by: Queens Blessing location: Alaska date approved: 7/17/2010 last visited: 9/2/2013 |
view gallery |  Petrified Conifer Tree / Petrified Lycopod Tree Stump in Tuscumbia in Colbert County, Alabama
in Places of Geologic Significance Marker is in Tuscumbia, Alabama, in Colbert County. Marker is on S. Main Street and is located in Spring Park. posted by: Theblackroseact location: Alabama date approved: 6/22/2010 last visited: 8/29/2013 |
view gallery |  Singleton Swash
in Places of Geologic Significance So what is a swash you might ask? Well come visit this cool geologic feature here at the beach.
swash according to wikki a swash is the following:in geography, is the water that washes up on shore after an incoming wave has broken. posted by: Theblackroseact location: South Carolina date approved: 6/22/2010 last visited: 12/26/2013 |
view gallery |  Glacial activity at Acadia National Park - Maine
in Places of Geologic Significance Jordan Pond was formed by Glacial activity. posted by: GT.US location: Maine date approved: 6/13/2010 last visited: 8/30/2012 |
view gallery |  Horseshoe Bend
in Places of Geologic Significance Breathtaking View posted by: Eukie location: Arizona date approved: 6/13/2010 last visited: 12/23/2014 |
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