5/17/2023 0 Comments Badlands guardian![]() Most of the "new" ponds are a bright electric blue. At the different stages of evaporation, the ponds can take different colors. The evaporation process takes approximately 300 days. As it happens, potash and other salts crystallize out. Why does the water have such an unusually vibrant color? The water is dyed bright blue purposely to help it absorb more sunlight and heat and decrease the time it takes for the water to evaporate. Most potash forms in areas when inland seas or lakes dry out: as their waters evaporated, they left behind potassium salt deposits. Potash is mainly required in the production of potent fertilizers. ![]() These ponds are maintained to extract potassium chloride, also known as potash, from the desert landscapes of Utah. Over the years, the lion deteriorated and became overgrown luckily, in March of 2018, a neighbor donated 50 truckloads of chalk so the zoo could make the lion shine white again. The second purpose of the zoo carving was, of course, advertising for the zoo. The Zoological Society of London conceived the lion project as a landmark to warn passing pilots not to fly low over the zoo to avoid scaring animals. Initially, only the outline of the lion could be seen, but it was eventually completed to become the largest geoglyph in the country. The colossal feline was dug into a chalk hill within the Dunstable downs near the Whipsnade Zoo. But quite a beautiful sight from above, looking like an elaborate network of nodes and linesĬoined by some as a "Lion King," this geoglyph, known initially as Whipsnade White Lion, was built in 1933 for an unusual reason. Not much to be said: it is an oil field being actively developed by YPF. With the help of their children, he planted and nurtured roughly 7,000 cypress and eucalyptus trees. A couple of years later, Pedro remembered his wife's idea to shape the farm after her favorite instrument and decided to honor her memory. The guitar-shaped forest was intended as a memorial for Pedro's wife, Graciela Yraizoz, who died of an aneurism in 1977. ![]() The guitar forest is a creation of a local farmer Pedro Martin Ureta and his four kids: that planted every tree by hand decades ago. At this size and on the backdrop of plain cultured fields, the guitar-shaped forest is noticeable from both planes and satellites. ![]() This 2/3 mile long guitar forest was nurtured in the fertile agricultural region of Argentina's pampas. Did you know that a retired airplane can make for an innovative and extravagant house? There have been several architectural projects repurposing elements or even entire retired planes as homes. The airplanes from different times have various degrees of decay. Still, Google Earth provides a convenient curiosity tour: practically every plane the military has used since World War II, from the B-52 Stratofortress to the F-14 Tomcat. Named "the boneyard," this 4 square mile cemetery of skyborne steel is not accessible for the general public. The Davis Monthan Air Force Base is where US military planes go to retire. These landscapes keep changing even these days, being carved and eroded under the pressure of the wind and heavy rains, forming unique geomorphic features and intriguing topographies. The Earth folds shaping the contour of a giant were formed by the end of the last Ice Age when melting glaciers dissolved clays and light sedimentary soils. The location of the geological feature is very remote and not readily accessible: the Badlands is a deserted and often unfriendly terrain of ravines, hills, and sinkholes. This area has been traditionally the home of the Siska First Nation, also known as the Blackfoot tribes. ![]() Viewed from the air, it resembles a westward-facing human head wearing a full Indigenous headdress. The Badlands Guardian is a geomorphological feature situated in the southeast corner of Alberta, Canada. Since the first pictures you can find on their site, the grand art has significantly eroded and no longer looks quite as prominent. In March 2007, Danae Stratou, Alexandra Stratou, and Stella Constantinides created this artwork meant to celebrate the desert landscape. Located in a desolate Egyptian desert, not far from the shores of the Red Sea, this 1 million square foot spiral design is, in fact, an art project called Desert Breath. ![]()
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