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MangoCats t1_j8y1io7 wrote

Reply to comment by datbeerdude in Otherworldly Landscape in Utah [1080x1350][OC] by holy-shot

They look like a dry ocean bed, because they are...

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flareblitz91 t1_j8zfb3w wrote

Well so was a significant portion of the US that don’t look that way. It’s a mixed function of the ancient geologic history, an incredibly arid present (Utah is the second driest in the nation following Nevada), and the erosive power of the wind and water that is present, most of the real otherworldly shit is on the Colorado plateau.

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MangoCats t1_j91b45w wrote

I'm going to say: it looks otherworldly because up until "recently" most people didn't try to live in such a bleak place.

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