Snapshot Sunday – Petrified
We’ve all been there. A frightening experience has rendered us helpless. Imagine being in a 9.2 earthquake, so powerful it changes the landscape.
In 1964, this is what happened. The Anchorage area of Alaska was devastated by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded. The landscape was transformed including Cook’s Inlet which dropped by 10 feet allowing the sea to invade the coast. The influx of sea water killed the trees and petrified them at the same time.
I read about the Great Alaskan Earthquake. Very scary stuff, and still the most powerful one recorded in N. America. I didn’t know the sea water petrified the trees right where they stood. Wow! Has the area become reforested? From your photo it looks eerily frozen in time. Thanks for sharing.
Blessings, Crystal
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This area has not been reforested because of the marsh like conditions so in a way it has been frozen in time.
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I remember similar views from other countries, looks beautiful but it shouldn’t look like that…
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with such devastation, it shouldn’t look so beautiful
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indeed, I had once on my blog this picture, showing a devastation after beavers
http://travelingrockhopper.com/argentina_08/
but it looks too beautiful to feel sorrow…
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Looks really eerie.
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Yes, but beautiful at the same time
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Definitely! I kind of like the moody ambiance.
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