Who knew?
Monday, July 13, 2009
... about the hoodoo? This was a new word to me, discovered on my trip to Amarillo. According to Wikipedia: A hoodoo (also tent rock, fairy chimney, earth pyramid) is a tall thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of an arid drainage basin or badland.
Here's the one I saw in Palo Duro Canyon:
Everyone now: Yoo-HOO for hoodoos!
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2 Comments:
If you ever get the chance to go to Bryce Canyon, take it! It's all hoodoos, all the time!
Hoo'd of thought?
Thanks, geekyHeather...I'll check it out next time I'm out west.
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