DSC00746

Badlands

DSC00746

DSC00746

19 Sep 2015 118
The Avonlea badlands cover a relatively small area, about an hour drive sough or Regina. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2015 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.
DSC00747

DSC00747

19 Sep 2015 1 132
Taken with a point and shoot camera, in mid-September, 2015. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2015 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.
DSC00748

DSC00748

19 Sep 2015 170
The Avonlea badlands features some odd shapes and intense colours. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2015 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.
DSC00751

DSC00751

19 Sep 2015 123
Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2015 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.
Badlands 1

Badlands 1

30 Aug 2016 110
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Badlands 2

Badlands 2

30 Aug 2016 1 159
The coloured bands illustrate thousands of years of geological history, as the large lake that covered this area dropped silt and till, leaving behind layers of soil. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2016 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.
Badlands 3

Badlands 3

30 Aug 2016 85
Vegetation is sparse in the usually dry landscape of the badlands. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2016 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.
Badlands 4

Badlands 4

30 Aug 2016 134
Taken about ¾ hour after sunrise. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2016 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.
Badlands 5

Badlands 5

30 Aug 2016 136
I wonder what critters have set up households in the cavities visible in the side of this formation? I'm not going to investigate to find out.. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2016 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.
Badlands 6

Badlands 6

30 Aug 2016 178
Taken about ½ hour after sunrise. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2016 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.
Badlands 7

Badlands 7

30 Aug 2016 155
Water and wind likely cause most of the erosion of formations like this, with an assist from critters. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2016 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.
Badlands 8

Badlands 8

30 Aug 2016 151
Taken about an hour after sunrise on an August morning. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2016 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.
Badlands 9

Badlands 9

30 Aug 2016 1 129
A different angle on a hoodoo, taken about an hour after sunrise in late August. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2016 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.
Badlands 10

Badlands 10

30 Aug 2016 136
Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2016 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.
B&W hoodoo

B&W hoodoo

30 Aug 2016 1 143
I tried desaturating the image to see what it looks like with most of the colour removed. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2016 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.
Avonlea Badlands 2

Avonlea Badlands 2

22 May 2017 1 129
Hiking the badlands, which are about an hour drive south of Regina. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2017 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.
Avonlea Badlands 11

Avonlea Badlands 11

22 May 2017 123
Sandstone caps formed when this area was part of an inland sea protect the underlying clay from erosion, for a while.. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2017 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.
Sandstone cap, Badlands

Sandstone cap, Badlands

22 May 2017 1 1 128
A sandstone cap that has been washed away from its original location. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2017 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.
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