"The Cheltenham Badlands are a bizarre geographical spectacle that lie hidden in the Caledon Hills. 'Badlands' is a geological term for an area of soft rock devoid of vegetation and soil cover that has become molded over time into softly undulating hills and gullies."
"The reddish hue of the Queenston Shale is caused by iron oxide, while narrow greenish bands show where circulating ground water has transformed the rock from red to green iron oxide. This distinctive geological phenomena is extremely rare in Ontario, and the Cheltenham Badlands are one of the best examples in the province."
I plan to return this summer when there is more green (for a great contrast with the red) and maybe try shooting late in the day, rather than early. A great challenge this week!
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Beautiful, I love rockscapes. My family thinks I am nuts because of all the rock pictures I take and all the rocks I drag (or make them) home.
Very pretty and interesting landscapes.
I love rocky landscapes. This looks a great place to visit - thanks for the info!
That's beautiful!Lovely colours.We have badlands in Alberta too, at Dinosaur Provincial Park near Drumheller.
Really interesting colors. My first husband,the geologist,would have loved this place! LOL
I would say those are some badlands! Love the last pic!
Lovely, just lovely...the words and the photo's.
Interesting landscapes! I love the different tones of browns, they aren't dull, just pretty.
beautiful! I love rocks and especially love photos of them. thanks for making my Sunday morning. I'll be heading there this summer for sure.
Wow, beautiful landscape photos!!! Well done right back at you:)
Elora: As beautiful as you are, you should be showing yourself off to the world!!! Come on and strike a pose for Andrea.
Stunning colors and a mystical landscape. Wow!
What an interesting place and beautiful too! Yes, I'd love to see the contrast in the summer time. Well done!!
It is so different from our landscape and so incredibly beautiful as well.
The red hue really intensifies an image, Your photos have beautiful deep colors.
~Marie
The second one really stands out for me. Great job with all of them!
Fabulous shots! Love the second one, what interesting colors and formations!
Amazing rock formations - looked a bit like the surface of the moon!
Wonderful scenery! I've never seen anything like it before so thanks for showing me.
I like the link feature you've added, great idea.
Excellent shots and a great geological lesson to boot..:-)
The photos are so beautiful... And I would love to see the contrast in summer! How far away are they from where you live?
They made my heart ache with longing, and that's really saying something !
Gorgeous -- can't wait to see the summer ones!
Beautiful!! I love that first picture with the red ground. Gorgeous!!
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Terrific shots, Andrea. Amazing color.
That is really a wonderful geological formation! Very pretty and the contrasting red and green looks great!
I saw the movie Badlands, but I never knew what the word actually meant. These pictures are great!
Love them! Never really been to any badlands...I think I'll have to add it to my must visit list!
Great photos. My hubby and I went to the badlands in South Dakota a couple of years ago and it was facinating and beautiful.
Beautiful shots..I especially like the second one..the colors are really cool! It looks like an interesting place to visit:)
Wow - hubby even popped in to look at these photos. We have a dear friend who is a geologist. I think he'd like to take a look. VERY interesting. And I love the photo with the backdrop of the forest. Lovely shading, shadows, colors, texture, and depth.
Stunning photos! Great subject. The rocks are so defined, almost exuding a character of their own.
Beautiful landscapes. Love the name of your blog!
Interesting that my Bastet died in March 2007, and she inspired my blog; Sophie was born and inspired yours.
Your photographic skills astound me....these are breathtaking, beautiful landscape, well done for making it jump out of the screen!
Well that's so cool. I'd never even heard of them and it's just a hop, skip and a jump away from home. I'll have to check that out. Thanks for sharing such lovely photos.
You peaked my intrest, I'd love to see the spring or summer pictures of these. I love the red color of the early morning.
I thought Badlands is a term for a land that has an unlimited supply of running bandits during the Wild Wild West era. Maybe I just made that up, I'm not so sure LOL.
Anyway, that is a beautiful color of soil and rock.
What a very interesting place, full of bumps and lumps!
I really like the second one - great landscape photos, especially this time of year.
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Fantastic colors and awesome pics!
The beauty of this time of year is that the lack of foliage and grasses really allows the eye to see the architecture of the land, trees. Beautiful.
You really have a knack for landscapes too. More gorgeous photos; the color are wonderful!
Amazing, utterly amazing. All are just wonderful!
Wow! The colors are amazing. Nice shots!
Wow you got some amazing shots! Truly beautiful!!! Great job!!
Who knew Canada had red rock landscapes? Love the one with the water!
What a lovely place to take a hike! Beautiful photos, well done on your landscape challenge. I rather forgot about it, what with our bad weather and my lack of electric...
This is beautiful. I love when places look like heaven on earth. It is just so nice.
Becca
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