Zhangjiajie Pinnacles on a sunny day Pillow

A small section of the unique pillar-like formations that are seen throughout Zhangjiajie National Park. Zhangjiajie National Park, Hunan Province, China. Canon 5D MkIII. Although resembling karst terrain, this area is not underlain by limestones and is not the product of chemical dissolution, which is characteristic of limestone karst. They are the result of many years of physical, rather than chemical, erosion. Much of the weathering which forms these pillars are the result of expanding ice in the winter and the plants which grow on them. The weather is moist year round, and as a result, the foliage is very dense. The weathered material is carried away primarily by streams. *Features* Nature's Paintbrush, Apr 2018. Volcan...