Random Thoughts- Pareidolia in Rocks Part II

I had posted an article on Pareidolia in rocks earlier and now found more pictures which made me think of a sequel! I am finding it very interesting now :) Repeating- Pareidolia, in simple, is a term used to seeing faces or animals in clouds and rock formations. Well, the term has much deeper and scientific meaning which you can read in Wiki. We hear about sleeping giants and rock faces which are common examples.

Here I see a hand of a witch! Well, I haven't seen a witch in real though, if they exist :) Also it is not a rock as the post-heading says, its a TREE! Arches National Park is home for so many such weird trees and rock formations. Now, it has become a hobby for me! 

In Arches NP I went walking around the Balanced Rock. From different angles it looked different. From one angle it looked like a bust of an english man. And see this picture on the right ... it looks like a devil is sneaking out of the ground! Do you see the crooked mouth, weird nose and the eye?

The predators from Natural Bridges National Monument in Utah ... Don't you see a lurking big cat? I see the tooth and its tail too :) And on the right- an Eagle with its kill. 

On the right is a rock formation I found along the trail to Landscape Arch. I see a Native American warrior watching the far horizon! The natural forces such as wind, water, snow and heat together carve these masterpieces slowly over time. We don't know what will emerge from a plain looking boulder! Time only will tell huh?

I have been reading so many travel stories from south-west and that pulls me again and again back there. I am surprised to know that there are people with passion for arches and natural bridges. They go looking for these natural structures in the desert rocky landscapes to walk over them! I have read about the stories of people who just go into the these deserts for nothing but peace! Some just to find more and more cliff dwellings in the remotest holes in the high cliffs.

Nature's art for us to interpret! Well, it is my imagination!

Do you see what I see here?

---

Leave a comment to share your beautiful thoughts and constructive feedback. If you have enjoyed this article then connect with Google+, Twitter, Facebook or subscribe through email for more exciting updates!

Related articles-
Pareidolia in rocks
Goblin Valley State Park- Like nowhere else!
High Cliffs at Capitol Reef National Park
Anasazi State Museum, Utah
American South-West: A road trip
State Parks of Utah

This post is linked to Photo Friday and  Skywatch Friday.

If you want pictures please ask me :)
---

Scrapbook- A Travel Blog by Kusum Sanu is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.