The Painted Hills of Oregon are one of the most beautiful and
spectacular creations of the nature where some 3000 acres of hills have
colourful bands in shades of red, yellow, gold, buff and grey.
These streaks of colours were created by deposits of volcanic
ash on the the hills of clay stone. Plumes of ash created by volcanic activity
in the region in the distant past deposited layers and layers of ash on these
hills. Different bands contain different minerals which result in display of
such hues of colours.
Depending not only on the season but also the time of the
day, the moisture in the soil gives these hills ever changing tints of red, yellow, gold, buff and grey.
These hills which are aptly name "Painted Hills" are
part of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, located in Wheeler County,
Oregon.
Here are some images which show the spectacular colours and
the scenic beauty of the Painted Hills.
Image from Flickr is by .Bala
Image from Google+ is by Rob Robinson
Image from Flickr is by ~Dezz~
Image from Flickr is by Alaskan Dude
Image from Flickr is by hoving
Image from Panoramio is by nwcamera
Image from Google+ is by Rob Robinson
Image from Flickr is by Scott Butner
View location in Google Earth / Google Maps
Main source of info: http://mitchelloregon.us/painted-hills
Credits: I am thankful to Rob Robinson for allowing me use of couple of photos taken by him. His sharing of images of the Painted Hills in Google+ brought these spectacular hills to my attention. Thank you Rob.
You're welcome Jamal.
ReplyDeleteVery good, enjoyable post!