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Posted: 22 Feb 2012


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Fisher Towers, Utah, USA. A BLM (Bureau of Land Management) interpretive area near Moab. Balanced rocks like this have been used to infer the level of paleoseismic activity. It doesn't take much of an earthquake to knock 'em down! This sort of study was pioneered by Jim Brune, professor emeritus at the University of Nevada, Reno seismo lab.

Gudrun, Don Sutherland, have particularly liked this photo


8 comments - The latest ones
 Pam J
Pam J club
Earthquakes are at least natural.

That "scoutmaster' i would happily drop in a lime pit.....growlllllll
8 years ago.
 Soeradjoen (limited time)
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Great view.
8 years ago.
 Dave Hilditch
Dave Hilditch
Lovely shot of this unusual landscape.
8 years ago.
 slgwv
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Thanks, everyone! Like so many places in this part of Utah, anywhere else it'd at least be a state park. Here it's just a BLM interpretive area.
8 years ago.
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Wonderful landscape shot.
8 years ago.
slgwv club has replied to Don Sutherland club
Thanks!
8 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
The different shapes they come in are fabulous:-)
8 years ago.
 slgwv
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Indeed!
8 years ago.

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