When I mentioned alabaster in another thread referring to an exposure near Los Arcos, @VNwalking told me that some of the windows of the church at Grañon are alabaster instead of glass. So (once again) I just had to look!
The window over the...
Thank you for this different perspective and the good photos.
I have passed through Nájera twice and stayed there overnight once, but never gave a thought to the geology. I must learn to look upwards and ponder things more often.
Note to self...
This is what we wrote on our blog about the FEVE and the long trip we took on it after walking part of the Norte and then the Ruta de Cantrabico in 2019:
There’s a wonderful little train called the Feve that was never too far away from our...
Well... talking about 'all things geological' - it is only a skip and a hop from Sedona to The Grand Canyon and if DO want "things geological" boy-oh-boy!!!!!
Paul,
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and photos. Spanning the Nájerilla river Nájera does indeed have a remarkable site beneath/beside those high red sandstone cliffs; According to Wikipedia "place between the rocks" is the Arabic name.
What...
I googled it and found that as usual the US always has bragging rights for all things geological! Mind you, in my backyard (by Australian standards) we have this in Karijini National Park.
(Not my photo: WA Tourist Commission.) The rocks are...
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