Sentences with phrase «on sandstone rocks»

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I spent my birthday with old friends and new, sunning ourselves like lizards on the flat sandstone rocks on the banks of Abiquiu Lake.

This finding implies that some rocks on the Gale Crater rim, from which the Windjana sandstones are thought to have been derived, may have experienced complex geological processing, such as multiple episodes of melting.

On the edge of a slight basin would be an abrupt horizontal shift between limestone and sandstone, with the older limestone slightly higher than the younger rock.

As CO2 levels in Earth's atmosphere top 400 parts per million, options such as storing the greenhouse gas in porous sandstone rock formations found in abundance on the sea floor are of increasing interest.

In response to a tax on greenhouse - gas emissions imposed by the Norwegian government, each year the company now removes about 1 million tons of CO2 captured as a waste product from the natural gas it recovers and pumps more than 99 percent of it 2,600 feet beneath the seafloor into a porous sandstone formation capped by impervious rock.

The soft red sandstone Supai group is easily sculpted by wind and rain erosion; harder sections of the Coconino formation on top of the red sandstone can protect somewhat the underlying the softer rocks, leading to the characteristic columns and spires typical to Sedona.

From your window - walled bedroom, enjoy magnificent views of the staggering sandstone dome of Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock)-- the largest monolith on Earth.

This wilderness is 71 000 hectares of rough, mountainous terrain dominated by spectacular sandstone rock formations like the Maltese Cross and Wolfberg Arch (both on well known hiking routes).

This hideaway on a renowned bouldering farm consists of three luxury safari tents in amongst red sandstone cliffs and typical Cederberg rock formations.

We laid on a slab of sandstone and watched the moon and listened to the water trickle over red rock glazed moonlight - blue.

The hike turned out to be less of a hike and more of a brief scramble to reach a man - made waterfall, where we laid on a slab of sandstone and watched the moon and listened to the water trickle over red rock glazed moonlight - blue.

Offshore rocks and sandstone bluffs accentuate a pristine white sand beach that sits at the mouth of one of the larger watersheds on the south side.

The next day, set out on a guided hike to the Narrows of the Virgin River to take in jaw - dropping views of the park's high plateaus, sculpted rock towers, and sheer sandstone walls.

Cove Rock, whilst not renowned for its swimming, is nonetheless one of the country's most remarkable sandstone formations that serves as a wonderful venue for breeding seabirds, a whale watching vantage point, a perfect fishing spot and a great place for observing nature and simply «being» on the beach.

The Golden Gate National Park derives its name from the brilliant shades of gold cast by the sun on the park's sandstone cliffs, especially the imposing Brandwag rock, keeping vigil over the main rest camp.

Since then, she has become more focused on geological history and uses local rock species like limestone, sandstone, and granite as her materials.