Subj : ES Picture of the Day 02  2023
To   : All
From : Dan Richter
Date : Thu Mar 02 2023 11:00:32

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The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes
and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and
archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory
captions and links exemplifying features within the Earth system. The
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relevant links.


 Kings Canyon, Australia

   March 02, 2023

    IMG_5688-Kings Canyon-Lost City

    Kings Canyon-Garden of Eden

   Photographer:  Rick Stankiewicz
   Summary Author:  Rick Stankiewicz
   While touring Australia for three months with my wife in 2014, we had
   the good fortune to tour “ The Red Centre” (Northern Territory),
   which is near the geographic center of the Australian Continent. This
   tour included a bus trip from Yulara to Alice Springs as well as a side
   trip to  Watarrka National Park. The jewel of this park is  Kings
   Canyon, just 35 km (22 mi) from Kings Creek Station.

   If you’re reasonably healthy, you’ll want to plan on the 6 km (3.6 mi)
    Rim Walk but wear sturdy footwear and start early in the morning
   for this trek in order to beat the heat and catch a stunning sunrise.
   Once up on the rim trail, you’ll eventually enter the “ Lost City,”
   a maze of weathered  sandstone domes (above at top). The canyon is a
   combination of  Mereenie and  Carmichael Sandstones, divided by
    shale and  mudstone, deposited between 400 and 440 million years
   ago.

   About halfway around the walk you find yourself descending a series of
   wooden stairs into a palm-filled chasm called the “ Garden of Eden.”
   It offers a shaded, cool respite, next to inviting pools of water that
   reflect the south rim wall and the sky above (middle photo). The canyon
   can reach depths of over 100 m (325 ft), so you need to stay on the
   trails and watch your footing. Australia is a magical place, but
   nowhere more so than the Red Centre. Photos taken on May 21, 2014.

   Photo details: Canon XTi camera; Canon 28 to 70mm lens; ISO 200; f/4 to
   10; 1/40 to 1/250 second exposures.

   Kings Canyon, Australia Coordinates: -24.252966, 131.5757208


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