Cathedral Gorge

Black and White pictures by QT Luong

Cathedral Gorge State Park in eastern Nevada is located in a narrow valley with cathedral-like spires and pillars carved by centuries of water running over soft bentonite clay in a Pliocene-era lakebed.

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Erosion formation in the soft bentonite clay, Cathedral Gorge State Park. Nevada, USA ( black and white)

Pilars carved by erosion, Cathedral Gorge State Park. Nevada, USA ( black and white)

Shale and mudstone eroded in fantastic shapes, Cathedral Gorge State Park. Nevada, USA ( black and white)

Patterns formed by erosion in the soft bentonite clay, Cathedral Gorge State Park. Nevada, USA ( black and white)

Cathedral-like spires and buttresses, Cathedral Gorge State Park. Nevada, USA ( black and white)

Eroded clay formations, Cathedral Gorge State Park. Nevada, USA ( black and white)

Cathedral-like spire, Cathedral Gorge State Park. Nevada, USA ( black and white)

Desert erosion formations. Nevada, USA (Panoramic black and white)

Mud plain below erosion spires, Cathedral Gorge State Park. Nevada, USA ( black and white)

Cathedral-like spires, Cathedral Gorge State Park. Nevada, USA ( black and white)

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There are 10 black and white pictures of Cathedral Gorge on this page

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