Basalt Castles

The Photo:

Ancient basalt columns millions of years old still stand hundreds of feet tall in a jagged line against the sky in Dry Coulee of Eastern Washington State.

The Thought:

Most of the basalt columns in eastern Washington are smooth on the top, eroded by the Ice Age Floods thousands of years ago.

But today we took a different road home, Dry Coulee Road. We found ourselves in an eerie ancient land seemingly driving along castle walls with eerie guards across the top — the jagged edges of what must be slowly eroded, softer basalt.

I had to take a picture and write the poem. 

Poetry

Basalt Castles

Eerie sentries guard

atop castle columns tall;

we pass in silence.

Sheri Edwards  

05.19.24   140.365.24

Poetry/Photography

The Story

Ancient basalt columns millions of years old still stand hundreds of feet tall in a jagged line against the sky in Dry Coulee of Eastern Washington State.

https://sheri42.net/2024/05/19/basalt-castles/

https://flic.kr/p/2pS86WV

surreal landscape inspired a poem and photo capturing the timeless beauty of the basalt castles

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