Among its varied collection of sculptures at Brookgreen Gardens, there are quite a few of animals.
“Lioness and Cub” by Hope Yandell – A female lion with her young cub. The lioness is standing, front left paw raised slightly. Her head is turned in the direction of her cub. They are positioned in a natural setting on a rock formation over a small pool.
Prowling in the Jungle
“Brown Bears” by Anna Hyatt Huntington is a bronze sculpture of a group of three bears
Brown Bears
Low tide reveals the rocks and algae at Paignton Harbor in England
Paignton Harbor on the English Riviera
Located near Beech Mountain, Banner Elk and the small town of Elk Park is the impressive Elk River Falls (formerly called Big Falls) in Pisgah National Forest. This 50-ft. North Carolina mountain waterfall cascades over a rock cliff and into a picturesque oval pool.
Elk River Falls
The geologic history of Acadia National Park, Maine stretches back in time through millions of years to the formation of the oldest rocks on Mount Desert Island and continues to the present with the persistent forces of erosion. Evidence of this rich geologic past can be seen across the island, along rocky shorelines and atop windswept mountains.
Acadia National Park – Rocky Shoreline
Continuing posting of images converted from slides, now images from United States.
Devils Tower is a laccolithic butte composed of igneous rock in the Bear Lodge Mountains in northeastern Wyoming. Image circa 1985.
Monolith Rising
A rock formation in stark contrast to the clouds and mountains on Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina
A Rocky Silhouette Against the Blue Ridges
The low clouds in the background seem to be in the same formation as the rocks in the foreground …..
Clouds Imitating Rock Formation
A well designed garden with rocks, flowers, a tree and greenery makes a nice composition
Colorful Gardenscape
Half Dome is a granite dome at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. It is a well-known rock formation in the park, named for its distinct shape. One side is a sheer face while the other three sides are smooth and round, making it appear like a dome cut in half. The granite crest rises more than 4,737 ft (1,444 m) above the valley floor and stands nearly 8,800 feet above sea level
Half Dome as viewed from Glacier Point (approximately 7,200 feet height).
Eye Level View of Half Dome
Perched up high on the rocks to view the vista of Blue Ridge Mountains in the Fall
High Up in the Mountains
A majestic rock formation reaches towards the clouds and sky at Chimney Rock State Park in North Carolina …
Rock Formation
At the start of the Skyline trail just above the top of Chimney Rock, one may notice a menacing rock face peering out over the Gorge. On even closer inspection, it appears to have taken on the countenance of evil incarnate – it’s the Devil’s Head! How did this rock form itself into such a shape?
A long time ago a huge sheet of rock slid down the mountainside and broke into many pieces, one of which came to rest on this ledge. The facial features of the boulder are due to differential weathering of Henderson Gneiss rock. More resistant parts of the rock form the eyebrow, nose, chin and ear, while softer layers have eroded out, shaping the eye and the mouth.
Devil’s Head at Chimney Rock
Devil’s Head Rock Formation
Mountain Ranges
They seem like unending mountain ranges against a blue sky, as seen in this rock formation framed view from top of Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park, CA
