Rock textures can be shaped by water River rocks by fire Obsidian by wind Pebbles in the sand Rock textures…
Driving through... Big rock mountains, sculpted and fired by the sun And ranges, arising from basins washed by summer storms…
This week, the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge is to show your go-to places. For me, I'll never get enough of seeing…
Over 5,000 years ago, enormous slabs of limestone were used to construct the Poulnabrone Portal Tomb in western Ireland. This…
If I had to feature just one photograph, as this week's Lens-Artists Photo Challenge suggests, I would choose this one.…
This week I'm sharing photos of the Oregon Cascades from above. Most of these pictures were taken with my DJI…
Colorful cliffs near Red Fleet State Park, Utah Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments may…
Here is a close up view of some Petersen rocks. I took this picture at Petersen Rock Garden and Museum…
Petersen Rock Garden & Museum is a unique roadside attraction located halfway between Bend and Redmond in Oregon. The original…
Painted by elements at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon Wordless Wednesday (WW)
Clouds collect overhead, darkening and protecting the landscape Cumulus curtains part and the earth awakens Colorful voices shout from sloping…
On our recent trip we stopped at several hot springs of the West. Each site was special in its own…
I decided to try kayaking East Lake, at Newberry National Volcanic Monument, on a spring day a couple of years…
The rocks I remember may rest on the slopes of extinct volcanoes Volcanic rocks on Pilot Butte, Bend, Oregon And…
A rough Painted Hills trail meanders aheadCurving towards colorful hills of mysteryCutting through foliage, shriveled and deadThrough an ancient landscape…
What’s so special about the metropolis of Thermopolis? It’s a great place to stay to see several amazing attractions nearby.…
You'll see unique sights if you visit Hot Springs State Park in central Wyoming. Unlike other state parks in Wyoming,…
Visitors can enjoy unique attractions at Dinosaur National Monument in Utah and Colorado. While visiting here, I found myself constantly…
Cave popcorn at Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota Wordless Wednesday
Driving into Geology, Boysen State Park, Wyoming Wordless Wednesday
Earlier this month, we took a long journey to go fishing for fossils in Wyoming. We had reservations for June…
I call this a double yolk thunderegg because two of these round rocks formed together. Thundereggs are Oregon's state rock.…
Freedom jasper at Priday Polka-Dot Agate Beds, Oregon Wordless Wednesday
Wyoming Scenic Highway roadside geology Wordless Wednesday (WW)
Could this be a pickled herring fossil? I got this fossil from my mom and don't know anything about it's…
Angles of the Earth sculpted by pounding waves. Seaside sandstone formations at Pacific City, OR Rising on the edge of…
I feel most at home when visiting the Wild West. In the West, tall tales are told in layers of…
This and that rock from Fischer Canyon, Oregon. According to the Central Oregon rockhounding map, published by the Bureau of…
North of Madras, Oregon, you’ll find giant thundereggs tucked away on a hilltop near the ghost town of Ashwood. Polka-dot…
Last month, we collected petrified wood bits from Bear Creek, south of Prineville Reservoir in Oregon. The following pieces are…
A couple days ago, we went on a Lower Crooked River drive. We were there early in the morning, attempting…
When I drove the highway west of Cody, Wyoming, I saw stories unfolding in rock formations along the road. The…
This is a beautiful piece of stilbite up close. Specimens like these, from the stilbite subgroup, can be found near…
Here's a picture of a piece of polished labradorite up close. This feldspar mineral has a unique appearance. Its iridescence…
These are some of the sights you'll see along the Mud Volcano Trail in Yellowstone National Park. Here is Mud…
This post includes photos of smaller-sized special somethings collected over the years. Special somethings discovered The first photo shows a…
Cody Mountain Tunnel, Wyoming Inside the tunnel Wordless Wednesday
A painted view in the Painted Hills in John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon. Rainfall from a passing storm…
This observatory of the past is on McKenzie Pass near Sisters, Oregon. Dee Wright Observatory was built in 1935 by…
Layer cake with flowers in the Painted Hills, Oregon Wordless Wednesday