#Chiricahua National Monument

[desert-love]

[thomaswaynewolf]

[lockvogel]

Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona

[wandering-jana]

Chiricahua National Monument, Southern Arizona. 

Explore this fabulous park in my blog post: https://wanderingjana.com/chir

[hellodarjeeling]

Discovered my new favorite animal at Chiricahua National Monument

[daylerogers]

The Lost Wonder

I’ve had the joy and privilege of being with my two sisters in Tucson, Arizona for several days. They’re so gracious to take me to places I’ve never been, to see things that boggle my mind. Plus our time is filled with laughter and memories and deep discussions. We drove far to the southeast of Arizona to see the Chiricahua National Monument, a place of incredible beauty and the homeland of the…

[lockvogel]

I’ve been here, worth visiting!

Chiricahua National Monument, AZ

[natures-moments]

Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona, USA

[bignaz8]

Big Balanced Rock - Chiricahua National Monument, The monument is located approximately 36 miles (58 km) southeast of Willcox, Arizona.

[mutant-distraction]

Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona

[thelostcanyon]

Cochise Head from Massai Point, Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona.

[thomaswaynewolf]

[wisco-warrior]

Chiricahua Mountains from the Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona

[a-book-of-creatures]

A Rock Bestiary of the United States

A gallery of Interestingly Shaped Rocks, by no means comprehensive, as told through old postcards found on eBay! Pareidolia and the human imagination are powerful things.

Alligator Rock (Catskill Mountains, New York)

There is also a Dinosaur Rock right next door.

Duck on the Rock, Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona

Eagle Rock and Cradle Rock, Texas Canyon, Arizona

(is there an Arizona Canyon in Texas?)

Elephant Rock, Olympic Peninsula, Washington

Sadly this elephantine arch is no more. Compare how much it eroded in the pictures!

Mushroom Rock, Mushroom Rock State Park, Kansas

Old Man of the Mountain, Franconia, New Hampshire

Also defunct.

Old Scotchman, Garden of the Gods, Colorado

Poodle Dog, Valley of Fire, Nevada

Siamese Twins, Garden of the Gods, Colorado

The Frog, Mushroom Park, Colorado

(Mushroom parks are popular, so far two states have them)

The Needle’s Eye, Black Hills, South Dakota

Umbrella Rock, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee

Whale Rock, Texas Canyon, Arizona

[boobookittenartblog]

Chiricahua National Monument, SE Arizona, USA

photograph: Roy Biplob

[jesyme]

Yucca and Clouds. Chiricahua National Monument. September 2023. Photography by j.e.syme