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Layered Rock – Cliff Formation

This eroded pile of stratified rock is located near Ghost Ranch in Northern New Mexico, USA. The red sandstone tells you this layer was deposited at the bottom of a shallow sea. The red color is from rust which requires oxygen to form.

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Mesa Sunset

The sun is setting and lighting up the cliffs to the top of this mesa. The photo was taken at about 7,000’ elevation in the mountains east of Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. The bushes growing on the slopes is oak (Quercus gambelii). The exposed rock at …

Cliff With Waterfall

High in the Rocky Mountains of Southwestern Colorado, USA, the water running down this granite cliff face nurishes the grasses at the base of the cliff. The rains com frequently enough that cracks & crevices on the cliff face hold mosses and other plants too.

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A Lone Tree

This single Pinon tree has established itself at the top of this cliff. You can tell from the absence of other trees and the sparse grasses around it this is a harsh and dessicated place to grow. I didn’t climb the cliff to check, but …

Cliff With a Cross

This cliff is located just north of Cerrillos, New mexico, USA. This is an old mining community. Prehistoric Indians mined turquoise near here. Moe recently coal and copper mining brought some prosperity to the community. There is an old adobe Catholic church in town …

Brazos Cliffs

The Brazos cliffs are located in northern New Mexico, USA. The Brazos river runs past the base of the cliffs on it’s way to the Rio Grande. This picture looks to the northwest, across the river valley to the cliffs. Many years ago several well known …

Cliff Dwelling Rock Formation

This sandstone, pumice and tuffa cliff is the result of a gigantic volcanic eruption 25,000 years ago. The eruption blew 15,000’of material off the top of the mountain and spread ash over a huge area. These cliffs are located near Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA. ...

Echo Amphitheater

Echo Amphitheater is a natural rock formation located in Norther New Mexico, USA, near Ghost Ranch. Water running down the cliff face in wetter times weakened the sandstone and let this formation develop.

The Ghost Ranch Museum has created a replica pillar of the high peak …

Barren Cliff

The cliff picture was taken in west central New Mexico, USA near Acoma. This is a harsh desert environment with only 8-10” of precipitation per year. This rock is hard and adequately watered places with some soil are hard to find.