Dennis R. this one is for you. Driving from Worland to Lovell, Wyoming this scene caught my eye. The problem is I saw it from a distance. Getting close enough required me to cross a small mountain. About a 30 minute hike each direction. I guess this was a expanded test for the old "ticker". I feel OK tonight. To me it is a very interesting geological feature (to Dennis it's probably just another .......). Can't wait for the details of how this was formed. Made for some great photography experiences.
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I think the geological features of Wyoming are amazing!There's so much going on there. My guess is those were formed during some kind of uplift- but I dunno- Really cool stuff! Take care!
Hi Jim! Yessir, I can tell you how those rocks were formed. First, I want to say that the photo is beautiful. I like the yellow and other colors in the foreground, and the contrast is great. You're the best!
So, these features are known colloquially among structural geologists as "flatirons." They form when a more erosionally-resistant rock layer (like sandstone) is tilted upwards (by the Big Horn Mountains to the east in this case, off to the right) and the underlying softer rock (like siltstone or shale) erodes away. This erosional process undermines the more resistant rock layer, and forms the flatirons from the top down as an erosional remnant when the more resistant layer slowly succombs to undermining. You could think of the gaps between the flatirons as small erosional canyons.
There are some large flatiron features west of Cody, WY on the other side of the tunnel, on the north side of the highway, in one of the canyons opposite from Buffalo Bill reservoir, if I recall correctly. Have a good one! -DRR
Seriously! You need to take a cell phone, charmin toilet roll, a gun, some food, a water bottle and a radio just in case anything happens to you on your long adventures!! Love you dad!! :)
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