Merry-Go-Round Rock

Posted by
Steven (Chicagoland, United States) on 24 June 2013 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

The Merry-Go-Round Rock as seen from Schnebly Hill Road in Sedona, Arizona. The rock formation is created from ancient Fort Apache limestone. The limestone is the sedimentary remnants of an ancient inland sea. It is considerably more erosion-resistant than the surrounding rock layers and thus forms the capstone of many Sedona geologic formations.

Photo captured May 6, 2013.

NIKON D7000 1/200 second F/7.1 ISO 200 35 mm

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Comments (23)

B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States

Perfect name for this interesting rock formation. Nice shot.

24 Jun 2013 5:33am

Phil Morris from Saskatoon, Toronto, NYC, Canada

Amazing plateau formation, beauty beyond words !~

24 Jun 2013 7:30am

Curly from South Shields, United Kingdom

Incredible scene, every layer laid bare to view.

24 Jun 2013 7:45am

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

Some of these formations look hand-made . . this is a real beauty.

24 Jun 2013 8:13am

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

A superb natural wonder and great shot!

24 Jun 2013 10:12am

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

Another spectacular view

24 Jun 2013 4:56pm

tataray from france, France

Un voyage magnifique que tu me fais faire là...
Spectaculaire et merveilleux. Merci)

24 Jun 2013 6:42pm

Mhelene from Villiers-sur-Marne, France

So beautiful !

24 Jun 2013 7:02pm

RBL from Oxford, United States

Beautiful natural scene and the plateau of trees at the base of the rock is very attractive.

24 Jun 2013 7:20pm

Francisco Romero from Carbajal de la Legua, Spain

A splendid framing showing this impacting formation. Very beautiful contrast of colors.

24 Jun 2013 7:37pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

A beautiful formation and photo.

24 Jun 2013 8:11pm

Alun from cheshire, United Kingdom

Stunning rock formations, wow, what a place

24 Jun 2013 8:20pm

Mohammad/N from shiraz, Iran

superb shot & view

24 Jun 2013 9:10pm

Baldwin Vandewalle from Bejuma, Venezuela

Stunning view of this magnificent layered rock formation ... the colors and light are gorgeous !!! Excellent shot ...

24 Jun 2013 11:14pm

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

i loved to mountain bike that road back in the 80s

24 Jun 2013 11:30pm

Harry from Apex, NC, United States

Another nice Sedona shot.

24 Jun 2013 11:43pm

Sue-Ann from Quebec, Canada

another nice rock formation picture.

25 Jun 2013 12:03am

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

The colors and the layers of rock are just beautiful! This is a gorgeous image!

25 Jun 2013 1:26am

DarkElf from Perth, Australia

amazing rock formation! superb detail and sharpness!

25 Jun 2013 1:33am

Wild Mustang Photography from Carlisle, Massachusetts, United States

Very beautiful image! Love the textures. I want to go to Arizona someday!

25 Jun 2013 2:56am

Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada

Man, that is a wonderful place. I wish I could be there.

25 Jun 2013 4:21am

Abena from Illinois, United States

That sure is one beautiful formation. Lovely composition Steven!

25 Jun 2013 4:22am

franz from Baden, Austria

love the clarity of the strata and the subtle yet powerful colours !

25 Jun 2013 12:21pm

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