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360º panorama of garden.
(Banding visible in the wider view seems to be a camera/lens issue to be checked) |
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Outside the entrance to Capitol Reef National Park is this particular outcrop - the red layers are offset just to the left of the mesa at the right side of the pan (I'll snapshot it...). There's a nice description of the geology on a nearby plaque (not visible here....) |
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Some of the old buildings on the left of this image and hidden behind make this one of the oldest working railway stations in the world (built in 1835) and now Grade II listed. This panorama should also have shown the signal box mounted over the railway lines to the left of image, but unfortunately a picture taking fault and a train to catch mean that we'll have to wait for the full panorama to be retaken! |
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Colloquially called 'the blues' because of the blue-grey color, these sedimentary rocks outcrop in a canyon along Rte 12 in southern Utah.
The blue-grey rocks are part of the Cretaceous Kaiparowits formation, which formed when large rivers deposited their sediment. The orange layers in the distance are made up of younger Claron Limestone - this is the same rock unit that appears in Bryce Canyon. |
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That's the name given to this particular overlook along Rte. 12 in southern Utah. Large expanses of Navajo Sandstone make up the majority of the foreground rocks - these were once (millions of years ago) a vast expanse of sand dunes. The remnants of the dunes are found in structures called cross beds, where layers of sand from the dune meet layers of sand from the original surface at an angle. |
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Another view of "the blues" in southern Utah, where blue-grey sedimentary rocks are exposed along Rte. 12.
These rocks were formed from sediments deposited by a river around 100 million years ago (Cretaceous period, Kaiparowits formation) |
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Practice photo for composition and set up.
To see the goal: http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=25859 |
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Site work and excavation for our new science building are finally underway. This image is a composite of two series of images blended to reduce the effect of movement of men and equipment on the jobsite.
To see the project a month from now see: http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/36058/ To see a pre-construction photo of the site see: http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/27290 To learn more about The Land Institute see: http://www.landinstitute.org |
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The backside of a small portion of the improvements being done around the town of Breckenridge, CO. |
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Our new science building is starting to take shape. A cold (single digits) and snowy (14-16 inches) winter has slowed progress. A break in the weather is now providing a push to enclose the structure.
To see the project about two months ago see: http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/36058/ To see a pre-construction photo of the site see: http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/27290 To learn more about The Land Institute see: http://www.landinstitute.org |