The Red Cathedral - a photo on Flickriver

The Red Cathedral

Red Cathedral was formed of steep cliffs, it is composed of red colored oxidized rocks and is visible from Zabriskie point and the Golden Canyon trail. Oxidation of iron ore creates the red color, like the process that forms rust.

Golden Canyon is a short gorge that cuts into brightly colored sandstone rocks in many glowing shades of orange, gold and red, with the ever-present deep blue sky above making the hues seem especially sharp and intense. A paved road once ran the whole length but this has long been disused and most sections have eroded away. Now, travel on foot is the only option, and the hike is one of the most popular in the national park.

From its abrupt beginning at the edge of the cliffs lining Death Valley, the trail then ends quite suddenly after about a mile, at the base of high sandstone cliffs - a natural amphitheatre known as Red Cathedral.

Source: www.americansouthwest.net/

December 29, 2013, Death Valley National Park, California.

Taken in: United States / California / Furnace Creek Ranch (show map)

Taken on: December 29, 2013

Tags:

Arun Yenumula

worldofarun

Nikon D800

24-70mm

2013

death valley national park

national park

death valley

Nevada

California

amargosa valley

desert

pre-historic

lowest point in North America

below sea level

harsh climate

arid climate

old west

Red Cathedral

steep

cliff

red

oxidized rocks

Zabriskie point

Golden Canyon trail

Oxidation

iron ore

Golden Canyon

sandstone

amphitheatre

history

geology « less

Sets appears in: • Death Valley National Park, California • Travel Photography more » • Nature « less

Groups appears in: • Beautiful Light • Death Valley more » • National Parks, Monuments and Historical Sites • Death Valley National Park « less

Camera: Nikon D800, f/2.8, 1/3200 sec, 55mm, ISO 160 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D800
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	1/3200 sec
Focal Length:	55mm
ISO:	160
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Fine Weather
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
Show full info

Stats: 637 views / 4 comments

close tools panel

Badge creator

Use Flickriver Badge Creator to create a badge linking to your photos, your group or any other Flickriver view.

You can place your badge on your Flickr profile, Blog or Website.

Add to your iGoogle or Netvibes page

Flickriver widget for iGoogle or Netvibes can display almost any Flickriver view - most interesting today, by user, by group, by tag etc. Once added to your personalized homepage, just edit widget settings to select your desired view.

Clickr on one of the buttons below to install:

Embed on your Web site

To embed this view, Copy and Paste the following HTML code:

Black background (preview):

White background (preview):

Firefox and Chrome addons

Adds a 'Flickriver' button to your browser. While viewing any Flickr photos page, click on this button to open the same view on Flickriver.

Install in Firefox
Install in Chrome

Search plugin

Add 'Search on Flickriver' to your browser's search box. Works with Firefox and Internet Explorer. Install search plugin

"View on Flickriver" Greasemonkey script

A Greasemonkey script that adds Flickriver links to various Flickr photo pages - user photos, favorites, pools etc, allowing to quickly open the corresponding Flickriver view.

Also, allows quickly viewing any Flickr photo on black background in large size.

Install "View on Flickriver" script

Bookmarklet

While viewing any Flickr photos page, click on the bookmarklet to open the same view on Flickriver.

To install: drag and drop the following link to your Bookmarks toolbar.
IE users - add the link to your Favorites under the Links folder