It's Thursday and that means it's time for a little #tbt Hoodoo Voodoo! *Well, hoodoos at least. I was discussing interesting rock formations with @nineclaws the other day and hoodoos came up and gave me an idea for a post.
To sum up the wiki article, hoodoos are tall rock spires that are formed by erosion. Some sort of harder rock (usually volcanic in origin) forms a 'cap' that helps to protect the softer rock beneath, as time passes it erodes into these interesting tent/teepee shaped spires.
These photos are all from my visit to Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument in October 2018. It's about 40 miles outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico near the town of Cochiti.
There's a trail there the winds through a slot canyon and takes you up to a lookout where you can look down on the hoodoos and all the poor fools just starting their hike.
The hoodoos look a little different from down below...
The hike is fun, especially making your way through the slot canyon. Wouldn't want to be there when it rains though, that sucker would flood in a heartbeat. Speaking of water, there is none there so if you ever think about visiting, plan on bringing in your own supply.
In the canyon it's easy to see how water has shaped the rock.
Plenty of shade too.
Eventually you trade the confines of the slot canyon for more wide open vistas.
I can see for miles and miles...
If you hadn't just hiked through it, it'd be easy to miss the canyon.
You can kinda make out some of the trails in the photo above.
It's day use only or else I'd be camping here for some golden hour photography.
This is probably the high point of this ramble.
Closeup time! Now that y'all've seen a hoodoo, who has voodoo photos? Or other interesting rock formations?