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  IMG_0974.JPG - Logs on the ridge eroding from the sandstone. As the harder petrified wood protects the sedimentary rock beneath, erosion forms pedestals beneath the fossil trunks. Eventually, the elements become too much for the narrowing pillar of rock and all or part of the suspended log breaks away and tumbles to the ground.  
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Logs on the ridge eroding from the sandstone. As the harder petrified wood protects the sedimentary rock beneath, erosion forms pedestals beneath the fossil trunks. Eventually, the elements become too much for the narrowing pillar of rock and all or part of the suspended log breaks away and tumbles to the ground. Download
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