Contributions of the group Rochers / Rocks

Moldanubikum

nobody@ipernity.com (Boarischa Krautmo) — Tue, 12 May 2026 20:06:39 +0000

HWW

Al Hajar Muscat Oman 3rd December 2011

nobody@ipernity.com (Loose_Grip/Pete) — Sun, 03 May 2026 06:44:52 +0000

The eastern Al Hajar mountains are lower relief than to the west where they reach 3000m but there are still some impressive locations.

This view was taken from the Muscat-Sur highway 17 on our return from Wadi Shab. I believe the dipping rocks in the foreground are Permo-Triassic sandstones while the higher distant mountains are Pre-Cambrian to Paleozoic. The location is on the northern flank of the large Late Eocene Sahih Atat anticline which is linked to major thrusting as the Arabian plate moved northwards relative to the Eurasian plate.

Best appreciated large.

What you can spot from a ship

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:56:43 +0000

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Different perspective from my previous post—this time focusing on a single karst formation's sculptural presence. Shot on expired stock, which adds those characteristic color shifts and grain that somehow fit these ancient limestone pillars. The film's chemical degradation creates unpredictable results frame-to-frame, making each shot unique. Love how the waterline erosion patterns show clearly here, while background formations fade into atmospheric haze.

Halong Bay

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 11:32:08 +0000

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Hạ Long Bay, in Quảng Ninh Province and the Gulf of Tonkin, is known for its limestone pillars and islands rising from the sea, forming one of Vietnam’s most distinctive landscapes. A recent image, but exposed on expired film, which gave the scene its muted palette, warm cast, and slightly dreamlike texture. The karst towers and calm water already have a timeless quality; the old film adds another layer, somewhere between travel record and found memory.

In Hamilton Gardens.

nobody@ipernity.com (Eunice Perkins) — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:11:59 +0000

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In Hamilton, New Zealand.

Tatzelwurm-Wasserfälle

nobody@ipernity.com (aNNa schramm) — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:37:22 +0000

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www.chiemsee-alpenland.de/entdecken/tourenportal/wanderung-zu-den-tatzelwurm-wasserfaellen-4bff0041a2

Die kurze Wanderung führt vom Waldparkplatz zu den beiden Wasserfällen des Tatzelwurms, sie sind Wasserfälle des Auerbachs, wo über zwei Felsstufen das Wasser der Wasserfälle 95 Meter in die Tiefe rauscht.

Seinen Namen erhielt der Wasserfall bereits vor über 750 Jahren nach dem Fabelwesen Tatzelwurm. Möglicherweise trug der Wasserfall seinerseits auch zur Legendenbildung bei und darf als Ursprungsort der Tatzelwurmsagen gelten: Man hört das Donnern des herabstürzenden Wassers und sieht die aufsteigende Gischt bereits aus einiger Entfernung, aber die Schlucht und den Wasserfall selbst erblickt man erst, wenn man unmittelbar davor steht. Wer sich unvorsichtig in dieser Gegend bewegt, kann in die Schlucht stürzen und so „vom Tatzelwurm verschlungen“ werde (WiKi)

Masonry (different crop, HWW)

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:26:43 +0000

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Taken at the Mayan ruins we visited from the cruise ship. These stones are part of the "ball court" construction.

Image processed with GIMP.

Agrour Amogjar view.

nobody@ipernity.com (Annemarie) — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:47:44 +0000

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a view I loved.
Wish you a peaceful day!

grokipedia.com/page/agrour_amogjar

In between rocks.

nobody@ipernity.com (Annemarie) — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:41:27 +0000

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Agrour Amogjar is a significant archaeological site in the Adrar massif of central Mauritania, renowned for its collection of prehistoric rock paintings sheltered in natural rock shelters at the high pass of Amogjar on the western edge of the plateau.[1]
The site features eight distinct groups of paintings from the Neolithic pastoral period, broadly dated to 4,000–2,500 years before present, which illustrate a once-greener Sahara landscape through depictions of wild fauna

grokipedia.com/page/agrour_amogjar

Entrance to the paintings.

nobody@ipernity.com (Annemarie) — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:41:00 +0000

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Statue of Livonian.

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:48:56 +0000

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Livonians were a pagan people that lived in Livonia, whose territory coincides partially with Latvia of nowadays.
The statue is located at Zirgu iela, Riga.

Rocks And Trees.

nobody@ipernity.com (Eunice Perkins) — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:51:55 +0000

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Jagged rocks above the Longdendale Trail

nobody@ipernity.com (Colin Ashcroft) — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:22:52 +0000

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Torside Clough - top end into the sun

nobody@ipernity.com (Colin Ashcroft) — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:23:09 +0000

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Kings of the Wild Frontier

nobody@ipernity.com (honeyj) — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 18:15:46 +0000

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This the new hideout, Jake?
It shore is, Clem. That posse will never find us in these here rocks.
Hope not. They're pretty good trackers, I hear.
Let 'em try. We'll just camp out for the night.
Ok by me.
Say, pardner. I been meanin' to ask: what's that there fancy-lookin' gadget you got hanging off your saddle?
This here? Why it's what's known as a GPS device.
A what?
GPS. Global Positioning System. You see, it allows the low-orbit satellite to always know where I am. Yessir, it's positively foolproof if someone needs to. . . uh, needs to. . . that is, find me.
Did you just say what I think you said, Clem?
Dammit, Jake. I reckon this ain't such a great hideout after all.
You know something, Clem? I miss the 19th century. I surely do.
Amen to that.

HANSEL & GRETEL

nobody@ipernity.com (ROL/Photo) — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:52:27 +0000

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Est le nom des 2 rochers ( du granit en boule) en lisière de forêt avec leur domination sur le Vignoble en contre-bas et leur point de vue exceptionnel sur la plaine.

Sunset at the Roques de Garcia

nobody@ipernity.com (John Cook) — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 12:21:05 +0000

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In Tenerife National Park

Sunset at the Roques de Garcia-4

nobody@ipernity.com (John Cook) — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 12:22:06 +0000

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Blind Chance

nobody@ipernity.com (honeyj) — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 01:08:52 +0000

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Boss, that posse is closin' in fast. You got a plan?
I surely do, Slim: we keep a-riding through this here arroyo. Come out the other side. We'll be long gone afore they figure out where we went.
Good idea, boss, except for one thing.
What's that?
This here's a blind canyon. Only one way in, and one way out.
You don't say?
That's a fack.
Well sir, I wish you'd a-told me that before we led the horses all the way in, what with that posse breathing down our necks.
I was fixin' to, but figured you knew what you were doin', you know, bein' the boss 'n all.
I guess that's natural. Truth is, though, this is my first bank job.
Is that so? You never mentioned that in the job interview.
Well sir, it is. And from the look of it, it's gonna be my last.
That's just a darn shame. I truly thought this gang had potential.
Looks like it's gonna be the end of a rope for us, Slim.
A cruel fate, and I am truly sorry to hear you say it.
That makes for the two of us, I'm sure.

Cascate del Varone

nobody@ipernity.com (aNNa schramm) — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:38:54 +0000

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Die Cascate del Varone sind ein mehrstufiger Wasserfall nahe der Ortschaft Tenno, etwa 3 km entfernt von Riva del Garda im Trentino.

Der in mindestens drei Abschnitte zu unterteilende Wasserfall – obere Grotte, untere Grotte und offene Stufen – ist Teil des Torrente Varone, der in seinem Oberlauf den Namen Magnone trägt. Der knapp zehn Kilometer lange Bach entspringt westlich des Tennosees und wird durch Sickerwasser des Tennosees zusätzlich gespeist. Er mündet schließlich in Riva del Garda in den Gardasee.
Nachdem der Magnone die Wasserfälle durchlaufen hat, heißt er Varone, nach der zur Gemeinde Riva del Garda gehörenden Fraktion Varone.

Die Wasserfälle der Cascata del Varone bei Riva del Garda stürzen etwa 100 Meter in eine enge Schlucht. Der vom Tennosee gespeiste Wasserfall ist seit 1874 zugänglich und durch zwei Aussichtspunkte in einer felsigen Grotte zu besichtigen.

Entstehung
Aus erdgeschichtlicher Sicht kann der Varone-Wasserfall als Rarität in der Geologie betrachtet werden.
Durch den Rückzug des im Quartär entstandenen westlichen Arms des Etschgletschers hat sich das Gletscherbett, in dem die Eismassen lagen und das das heutige Tal des Flusses Sarca und des Gardasees bildet, abgetragen und verflacht. Dieser Effekt trat teilweise auch in kleineren Seitentälern, wie zum Beispiel dem Magnone-Tal auf, wirkte sich dort aber weniger stark aus. Nachdem sich der Gletscher zurückgezogen hatte, hatten die Bäche der Seitentäler ein viel stärkeres Gefälle, was eine verstärkte Erosion zur Folge hatte.

Seit mehr als 20.000 Jahren gräbt sich der Varone, dessen Wasser sehr sand- und kieshaltig ist, seinen Weg durch eine nahezu senkrechte Klamm. Die Cascate del Varone und die von ihnen gegrabene Schlucht gelten als perfektes Beispiel für die rückschreitende Erosion durch Wasserfälle.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascate_del_Varone