The yearly National Geographic Traveler photography contest is accepting entries until June 30th . Theoutdoor spaces categoryis of picky sake to me , with peeks at landscapes far aside . These are a few of my dearie :
Basalt in Iceland
A current cuts through dark black rocks in Iceland . Iceland is rich in basaltic Rock , rich in blue mineral with a low silica substance . The eruptive rocks form from mafic magma welling up from the mid - ocean ridgeline and mantel plume .
Photo byOndřej Záruba
Painted Hills in Oregon
Layers of black lignite soil , grey mudstones , siltstones , and shale , and red laterite deposit on the Painted Hills in Oregon . Lignite is brown ember , formed from compacted peat . Laterite is an branding iron - rich territory formed in hot , humid environments . exposure byRic Canizares
Iridescent Clouds in North Carolina
Clouds above North Carolina farm a miniature rainbow of opalescence . Iridescence happens when lowly water or ice droplet scatter light as tiny optical prism . These peculiar cloud produced a electrical storm around the wind of a rainbow .
Photo byNolan Darnell
Squirrel in the Grand Canyon
Even squirrels appreciate the in the altogether geologic history exposed in the Grand Canyon . The mile - recondite canyon exposes two billion class of largely - undisturbed sedimentary history , include between 4,000 and 8,000 feet from when dinosaur roamed the Earth .
Photo byKristy McCaffrey
Boulders in New Zealand
The attractively spherical Moeraki Boulders in New Zealand are concretions of mudstones expose during coastal corroding . The photographer points out that this particular boulder features algae tracing out the figure of the continent .
Photo byMichael Parks
Capricorn the Goat in Glacial National Park
Goats keeping an eye on Bear Hat Mountain in Glacial National Park , Montana .
Photo byCarmen Hobson
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