One of the things that I have discovered in my travels is how many unusual rock formations there are in the world. It is amazing to see these oddities of nature and to learn how they were created. Some of these formations were created by the harshness of the wind and the erosion cause by water. To me it seems almost unbelievable that wind and water could carve into a rock but a constant exposure to a force will eventually wear away a stronger object.
Other unusual rock formations were created by unusual events in nature. Some of these formations are so unusual that they may only exist in one or two places on earth. These formations can only be explained by showing the rock formations and describing how it happened. I look forward to presenting these unusual rock formation.
The posts that will be shown under this category are the unusual rock formations that I have seen in my travels. These posts will include the many different types of strange formations. I hope that you will enjoy my posts on these unusual rock formations and that I will be able to show them in a way that will capture their true extraordinary uniqueness.
Pancake Rocks, also known as Punakaiki, are a natural rock formation that take their name from their strange formation of thin layers of limestone stacked on top of one another like a stack of pancakes. Pancake Rocks are located on the West Coast of South Island in New Zealand. The formation originally formed on the…
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The Garden of the Gods is a city park on the west side of Colorado Springs, Colorado that is nestled on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains. The main features of the park are the towering red rocks rising hundreds of feet straight out of the ground. The Garden of the Gods has been…
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Frenchman’s Rock is located near Penneshaw Beach on Kangaroo Island in Australia. The rock marks the location where Nicolas Baudin found freshwater when navigating the North Coast of Kangaroo Island in 1803. Baudin released pigs into the wild to provide food for future explorers and a crew member carved details of the expedition into the…
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Tam Coc is a region of stunning natural beauty near the city of Ninh Binh which is located about two hours south of Hanoi, Vietnam. The landscape is dominated by hundreds of limestone hills towering above green fields of rice paddies with a calm river winding through it all. It only takes a glimpse of…
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The Great Ocean Road in Australia is famous for the Twelve Apostles but there are more unusual rock formations that are just as interesting as the Twelve Apostles. Just 2.5 miles past the Twelve Apostles is a site known as the Loch Ard Gorge and the Razorback. My previous two posts on the Great Ocean…
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El Arco is the locals name for the arch of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. This arch is a distinctive rock formation at the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula. The peninsula is the second longest peninsula in the world and helps to form the Gulf of California. The arch is inaccessible by land so…
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Yelhiu Geopark is a naturally formed landscape that seems like it belongs in another world. This geological site is located on the northern coast of Taiwan about a 30 minute drive from Taipei which makes it an easy daytrip if you are staying in Taipei. The Yelhiu Geopark formations were create along the shoreline for…
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The Great Ocean Road in Australia is famous for the Twelve Apostles but there are more unusual rock formations that are just as interesting as the Twelve Apostles. Just 2.5 miles past the Twelve Apostles is a site known as the Loch Ard Gorge and the Razorback. These two formations can be seen from the…
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Ha Long Bay is a beautiful natural wonder in northeastern Vietnam and is my #1 “must see” place when visiting Vietnam. The bay is best known for its many small lush green islands rising up from the calm turquoise water. The bay covers an area of 1500 sqkm (579 sq. miles) and over 1,600 limestone…
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Stacked rocks are not something new. In fact they have been around for centuries. Their original purpose was as a memorial or a marker and they were called “cairns”. The most frequent use of cairns were to mark a trail and many trails are still marked with cairns. Recently rock stacking has become more of…
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Australia is a continent known for unusual things. One of the unusual things that I discovered in my travels throughout Australia is that there are many unusual rock formations distributed around the country. The Remarkable Rocks are located on Kangaroo Island. Kangaroo Island is known as the Galapagos of Australia for its access to wildlife…
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The Twelve Apostles are located on the Great Ocean Road of the south coast of Australia near Port Campbell. There are many fantastic and beautiful things to see on along the Great Ocean Road but “The Twelve Apostles” is by far the highlight of the Great Ocean Road. Seeing “The Twelve Apostles” is one of…
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