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2004 © Colin J Clarke

Glasshouse

Glasshouse Mountains, SE Queensland, Australia


About 25-27 million years ago, massive volcanoes were active in this region of S.E.Queensland,
Australia, and as the volcanoes became dormant, large 'plugs' of molten rock cooled and solidified.

With time, the surrounding soils have eroded, leaving the plugs as tombstone
reminders of a more violent past. You can read more about it HERE.

I saw this sky as I was driving past the area, and thought that this must be only a pale
imitation of what it was like when so many active volcanoes were erupting
, way back in the
Aboriginal 'Dreamtime'. Sadly, a disappearing sun allowed me to include only one of the seven major plugs.

Nikon F801s , Nikkor 24-50, Kodak Gold 400

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Bill Robinson04-Jun-2008 01:43
Terrific pano Colin, and description.
sebas veldhuisen03-Jun-2008 22:21
Beautiful! One of God's creative days. V
an nguyen03-Jun-2008 11:50
All I can say is a big WOW. It is so amazing to see the sky that beautiful. Big V
Jola Dziubinska03-Jun-2008 10:20
Stunning presentation, Colin. Gorgeous colors, vote.
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