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10 Mindblowing Pictures of Fairy Chimneys Around The World

  • November 17, 2013
  • Jules

The official name for a spindly rock formation is โ€˜hoodooโ€™ although I prefer the term fairy chimneys or even earth pyramid (thanks Wikipedia) โ€“ whatever your preferred term for these mysterious, yet natural phenomena, these are ten awesome pictures that the users of Flickr have captured;

Navajo Loop Trail, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Hoodoo Park, near Drumheller, Alberta, Canada

Snow on the Utah Hoodoos, USA

Queens Garden Trail, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Rio Grande, Texas, USA

Thor’s Hammer Hoodoo, Bryce Canyon National Park, USA

Toadstool Trail, Grand Staircase Escalante-National Monument, Utah

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Cappadocia, Turkey

All images from Flickr, Creative Commons-licensed content

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