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Painted Hills These hills get their name from the amazingly colored stratifications in the soil that are yellow, red, and black. The hues constantly appear to change because the claystones differ with the light and moisture levels. Geotagged,Painted Hills,Summer,United States,landscape,oregon Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Painted Hills

These hills get their name from the amazingly colored stratifications in the soil that are yellow, red, and black. The hues constantly appear to change because the claystones differ with the light and moisture levels.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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    That's incredible, never seen anything like it. Found a cool drone video to go along with it:

     Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Nice! Thanks for adding the video. They are spectacular from the air. Posted 7 years ago
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    Wow, I grew up in California but I never heard of this - spectacular! Posted 7 years ago
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      Christine Young
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      It was an awesome sight to see :) Posted 7 years ago
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    It looks a little bit like Uluru. Do you know what the red colour is from?
    We also have some interesting sandstone formations in Bulgaria.
    7Sandstone Pyramids
    The petrified wedding Several different stone figures can be likened around the bride and groom – people, horses, birds etc. Bulgaria,Geotagged,Landscapes,landscape

    The Stone Mushrooms https://www.jungledragon.com/image/15132/stone_mushroom.html Bulgaria,Geotagged,Landscapes,landscape
     Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
    1. View morpheme's profile
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      This is just about in my neighborhood (about a days drive from me). The painted hills are clay dirt, rather than rock and reflect climate changes in the area over time. The colors can change a lot with varying levels of soil moisture, but it's a pretty dry area, so it hasn't all simply washed away. The area also has good fossil beds - no dinosaurs though... it was underwater then. Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
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        Awesome that you live so nearby. It's such a gorgeous area. Posted 7 years ago
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          Though I grew up in the east, I live in Seattle now - it's an amazing place to be. You can go from ocean side rainforest to high, dry desert in a couple of hours. We have 3 incredible national parks plus Mt. St. Helens. Canada is a short trip away, as is some amazing scenery down in Oregon. I love it out here. Posted 7 years ago
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            It is an awesome place! I've been to Mt. St. Helens, but not Seattle. Love the PNW! Posted 7 years ago
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      Beautiful WildFlower! Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago

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Uploaded Feb 23, 2018. Captured Jul 20, 2007 16:17 in 104 E Main St, Mitchell, OR 97750, USA.
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