28 million years ago, a huge volcano about 15 miles east of Silver City erupted with the force of 1,000 Mount St. Helens. The hot ash fell in a circle fifty miles across and some of it was so hot that it congealed into rock in tall clumps. Those clumps were eroded by the wind and the result was a geologic formation so unusual there are only six like it in the world. Now a state park, the "City of Rocks" is a beautiful and incredibly fun place to explore, which we did around sunset today. We could have spent hours here wandering around the formations which stand alone in a vast desert plain. The sunset light really brought out their beauty.
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City of Rocks from a distance |
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Venus and the last of sunset at City of Rocks |
We visited a place similar to "City" in New Zealand.
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