Garden of the Gods
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
Title
Garden of the Gods
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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A beautiful spring day at Garden of the Gods State Park where we have a close up profile view of Camel Rock.
Garden of the Gods State Park is located in the Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois. It covers more than 3,300 acres of forest throughout Saline, Pope and Hardin County, Illinois. This area is part of an uplifted sandstone plateau that was never covered by glaciers, since they stopped just north of where we are. This makes it much steeper and rockier than the majority of Illinois.
Over millions of years, the wind and the rain have sculpted some of the most stunning and extraordinary rock formations known to man here. Several of the hoodoos have evocative names like, Anvil Rock, Camel Rock, Mushroom Rock, Devil’s Smoke Stack and Table Rock. These massive pillars of sandstone and scenic bluff overlooks makes Garden of the Gods is one of the most inspiring views of the Midwest.
Copyright 2018 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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May 10th, 2018
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