The official name for a spindly rock formation is ‘hoodoo’ although I prefer the term fairy chimneys or even earth pyramid (thanks Wikipedia) – whatever your preferred term for these mysterious, yet natural phenomena, these are ten awesome pictures that the users of Flickr have captured;
Navajo Loop Trail, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA
Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Hoodoo Park, near Drumheller, Alberta, Canada
Snow on the Utah Hoodoos, USA
Queens Garden Trail, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA
Rio Grande, Texas, USA
Thor’s Hammer Hoodoo, Bryce Canyon National Park, USA
Toadstool Trail, Grand Staircase Escalante-National Monument, Utah
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Cappadocia, Turkey
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