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Columnar Basalt Tidal Waterfall Autumn Valley in across a wide valley floor near Quito

Columnar Basalt Tidal Waterfall Autumn Valley

Fujifilm X-Pro2 · across a wide valley floor near Quito

Aerial Columnar Basalt Over Tennessee Hills in far above terraced hillsides in Tennessee

Aerial Columnar Basalt Over Tennessee Hills

Fujifilm X-T3 · far above terraced hillsides in Tennessee

Folded Rock Strata Silhouetted in Late Afternoon Light in from a ridge above layered foothills near Charallave

Folded Rock Strata Silhouetted in Late Afternoon Light

Olympus Trip 35 · from a ridge above layered foothills near Charallave

Quarry Rock Layers Near Victoria Falls Service Road in along a service road lined with pipes near Victoria Falls

Quarry Rock Layers Near Victoria Falls Service Road

Google Pixel 9 Pro · along a service road lined with pipes near Victoria Falls

Folded Rock Strata in Rift Valley Road Cutting in from a ridge above layered foothills in the Rift Valley

Folded Rock Strata in Rift Valley Road Cutting

Canon EOS RP · from a ridge above layered foothills in the Rift Valley

Climber clipping bolt on harbor quay overhang in at a harbor quay near Banff

Climber clipping bolt on harbor quay overhang

Fujifilm X-T2 · at a harbor quay near Banff

Rock Climber Scaling Wall in Hawassa Village Lane in in a village lane near Hawaasa

Rock Climber Scaling Wall in Hawassa Village Lane

Leica M3 · in a village lane near Hawaasa

Climber scaling wall in Bernal village lane in in a village lane near Bernal

Climber scaling wall in Bernal village lane

Fujifilm X-E5 · in a village lane near Bernal

Geologist Balancing on Scree with Upward Rain in in Port Harcourt

Geologist Balancing on Scree with Upward Rain

Sony a6300 · in Port Harcourt

Glacial Moraine Wall on Oslo Shoreline in Snow in along a wave-cut shoreline near Oslo

Glacial Moraine Wall on Oslo Shoreline in Snow

Mamiya RZ67 · along a wave-cut shoreline near Oslo

Geologist Examining Rock Strata Near Witches Market in near Witches' Market, La Paz

Geologist Examining Rock Strata Near Witches Market

iPhone 15 Plus · near Witches' Market, La Paz

Basalt Pipes on Cliff After Rain Near Lisbon in across a floodplain after rain near Lisbon

Basalt Pipes on Cliff After Rain Near Lisbon

Canon EOS 5DS R · across a floodplain after rain near Lisbon

Folded Rock Strata in Wet Season Road Cutting in near Kinshasa

Folded Rock Strata in Wet Season Road Cutting

Fujifilm GFX100 · near Kinshasa

Rust Stained Sea Wall Storm Ladders Hokaido in beside a storm surge barrier in Hokkaido

Rust Stained Sea Wall Storm Ladders Hokaido

iPhone 15 · beside a storm surge barrier in Hokkaido

Sport Climber Clipping Quickdraw on Beach Wall in along a beach near Weimar

Sport Climber Clipping Quickdraw on Beach Wall

Nikon D780 · along a beach near Weimar

Copper Light on Basalt Organ Pipes Chile Cliff in across a wide valley floor in Chile

Copper Light on Basalt Organ Pipes Chile Cliff

Voigtlander Bessa R · across a wide valley floor in Chile

Stone Canal Lock Pond Along Hokkaido Levee in along a levee path above floodwater in Hokkaido

Stone Canal Lock Pond Along Hokkaido Levee

Fujifilm X-H2S · along a levee path above floodwater in Hokkaido

Basalt Column Patagonia Tidal Waterfall Sunrise in across a wide valley floor in Patagonia

Basalt Column Patagonia Tidal Waterfall Sunrise

Sony a7R III · across a wide valley floor in Patagonia

Via Ferrata Climber Traversing Exposed Rock Face in near open fields near Lecce

Via Ferrata Climber Traversing Exposed Rock Face

Sony a7CR · near open fields near Lecce

Geologist Balancing on Scree Near Strata in Harare in in Harare

Geologist Balancing on Scree Near Strata in Harare

Nikon D5 · in Harare

Climber Reaching for Hold on Nizhny Novgorod Quay in at a harbor quay near Nizhny Novgorod

Climber Reaching for Hold on Nizhny Novgorod Quay

Leica M10 · at a harbor quay near Nizhny Novgorod

Basalt Columns Along Marseille Wave-Cut Shoreline in along a wave-cut shoreline near Marseille

Basalt Columns Along Marseille Wave-Cut Shoreline

Nikon D7200 · along a wave-cut shoreline near Marseille

Aerial View of Hexagonal Basalt Columns Near Athens in far above river meanders near Thisio, Athens

Aerial View of Hexagonal Basalt Columns Near Athens

Leica M6 · far above river meanders near Thisio, Athens

Blue Hour Cave Stalactites Floodplain Asheville in across a floodplain after rain near Asheville

Blue Hour Cave Stalactites Floodplain Asheville

Fujifilm X-Pro1 · across a floodplain after rain near Asheville

Dripping Stalactite in Burgundy Winter Valley in across a wide valley floor in Burgundy

Dripping Stalactite in Burgundy Winter Valley

Pentax K-7 · across a wide valley floor in Burgundy

Endless Sandstone Corridor Near Tbilisi in near Tbilisi

Endless Sandstone Corridor Near Tbilisi

Canon EOS 700D · near Tbilisi

Silt Lines on Levee Riprap After Flood in beside a storm surge barrier near Nanchang

Silt Lines on Levee Riprap After Flood

Hasselblad X2D 100C · beside a storm surge barrier near Nanchang

Harbor Seal on Boulder in Mumbai Tide in beside a tide-cut rock ledge under clear water in Mumbai

Harbor Seal on Boulder in Mumbai Tide

Pentax Spotmatic · beside a tide-cut rock ledge under clear water in Mumbai

Climber on Nouakchott Quay in Snow and Sun in at a harbor quay near Nouakchott

Climber on Nouakchott Quay in Snow and Sun

Nikon Z 5 · at a harbor quay near Nouakchott

Anvil Cloud Lightning in Queensland Fog in through low marine fog in Queensland

Anvil Cloud Lightning in Queensland Fog

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 Mark II · through low marine fog in Queensland

Swirling Sandstone Layers in Valley Light in across a wide valley floor in Piedmont

Swirling Sandstone Layers in Valley Light

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 · across a wide valley floor in Piedmont

Predawn Looms on Quarry Ledge Port Vila in on a quarry ledge near Port Vila

Predawn Looms on Quarry Ledge Port Vila

OnePlus 12 · on a quarry ledge near Port Vila

Rusted Storm Ladders on Hokkaido Sea Wall in along a levee path above floodwater in Hokkaido

Rusted Storm Ladders on Hokkaido Sea Wall

Samsung Galaxy S23+ · along a levee path above floodwater in Hokkaido

Folded Rock Strata in Canadian Road Cutting at Sunset in in Canada

Folded Rock Strata in Canadian Road Cutting at Sunset

Pentax LX · in Canada

Via Ferrata Climber Traversing Riverbank at Golden Hour in by a riverbank near San Antonio

Via Ferrata Climber Traversing Riverbank at Golden Hour

Sony a9 · by a riverbank near San Antonio

Basalt Columns Oregon Coast Late Afternoon Haze in from a ridge above layered foothills in Oregon

Basalt Columns Oregon Coast Late Afternoon Haze

Sony a7S II · from a ridge above layered foothills in Oregon

Geologist Splits Shale Rock on Terengganu Outcrop in along a rocky geology outcrop near Kuala Terengganu

Geologist Splits Shale Rock on Terengganu Outcrop

Zorki 3S · along a rocky geology outcrop near Kuala Terengganu

Hanging Glacier on Granite Wall in Spring in across a wide valley floor near Stockholm

Hanging Glacier on Granite Wall in Spring

Canon Pellix · across a wide valley floor near Stockholm

Salt-Crusted Flood Barrier Under Lisbon Bridge in under a cable-stayed bridge span near Lisbon

Salt-Crusted Flood Barrier Under Lisbon Bridge

Nikon D500 · under a cable-stayed bridge span near Lisbon

Late Afternoon Climbing Gym Bouldering Wall View in inside a climbing gym warmup zone near Colón

Late Afternoon Climbing Gym Bouldering Wall View

Canon EOS 80D · inside a climbing gym warmup zone near Colón