From the sign:
About 60 million years ago the mountain on which you stand and those across the valley were part of a low plain composed of deep beds of gravel covered by ancient plains and varied animal life. The plain was uplifted and folded into mountains. Molten rock pushed into the gravel and some poured out onto the surface as lava.
As mountain-building forces continued to push the land skyward, rushing streams stripped the slopes of most of the original sands and gravels. Some were mixed and fused by the volcanic rocks. The multi-hued lavas intrusive rocks and cemented gravels give the mountain its brilliant colors and inspired in early travelers the descriptive name "Polychrome Pass".
Polychrome Pass is located inside Alaska's Denali National Park & Preserve
.PNG)
.png)
9 comments:
When I finally make it there, will you be my personal tour guide?
I would join the tour. Especially in the mountains!
We should get a big group together then!!!
That would be fun, fun, fun!
Hi All,
That would be so much fun, all of us together touring Alaska. The sights we would see the things we could do.
Of course, Alaska would never be the same again after we left!
SQ
I know I will never get the opportunity to travel to Alaska, so I want to thank you for your posts. I love to see pics of other states and to learn new facts. I hope we never take for granted what a beautiful country we live in.
I'm with the others. We need a girly road trip! This looks wonderful. I'm off to Iceland in August, principally so that we can look at similar geological wonders.
Rae,
If there is one thing I have learned is to never say "never".
Madame Defarge,
Our group is growing, we will have such a lovely time.
You will have to take lots and lots of photos of your trip to Iceland. That is another place I would love to visit.
SQ
Alaska is on my list. I have traveled much of the US, favoring natural scenic beauty. Count me in. Oh, and Iceland sounds really cool, too. I want to go almost everywhere.
Splendid Little Stars,
We will add you to the list, this is going to be so much fun. Iceland would be wonderful, I'm sure Madame DeFarge will have lots of photos and stories to share.
SQ
Post a Comment