Waimea Canyon, Waimea, Kauai, photographed by Sam Blackman [OC] [4032 × 3024]

Picture found by the Ditpub “Beautiful World” searcher.

Original was/is available from http://i.imgur.com/0bX3Mto.jpg

Some learning, selected for this occasion 🙂

Waimea is a common name in Hawaii and New Zealand. In Hawaiian, it means reddish water, but in Maori it has no meaning.

A gorge or canyon (cañon, old spelling occasionally still used) is a deep ravine between pairs of escarpments or cliffs and is the most often carved landscape by the erosive activity of a river over geologic timescales.

Waimea is a common name in Hawaii and New Zealand. In Hawaiian, it means reddish water, but in Maori it has no meaning.

Kauaʻi or Kauai (/kə.ˈwaɪ.iː/; Hawaiian: [kɐwˈwɐʔi]) is geologically the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands.

A photograph or photo is an image created by light falling on a light-sensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic medium such as a CCD or a CMOS chip.

Blackman, Originally Blæcmann, is an Old English name meaning “dark-haired” or “dark-complexioned”. The name was once given to Danish Vikings who settled in southern Scotland.

Published by DitPub on 2016-02-22 2:11:37, under the category “Beautiful World”

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