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Nugget & The Kaleidoscopic Mountains

Who ever thought mountains can be so pretty. These look more like paintings or something to eat and I'd love to see them one day.
ZHANGYE DANXIA LANDFORM, CHINA
This amazing land form looks like a layered rainbow cake that's ready to get some icing and be eaten, with some vanilla ice cream, and hot fudge sauce and pecans and...I'm getting carried away. but just look at those colours! This colourful wonder gets it vibrant hues from minerals and primarily made of sandstones and siltstone. The rainbow mountains were formed over 24 million years ago and some rise to hundreds of meters tall. It's so pretty.
Photo credit: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/229754018465068786/
RAINBOW MOUNTAIN, PERU
Just like a painting sketched by an amazing artist, the Rainbow Mountains of Peru are striped with colours ranging from turquoise to lavender to burgundy and gold. However, this wonder requires a few days of hiking before one can witness it beauty. Unfortunately, I've read that the hike is extremely difficult and the trail is in poor condition, which just makes me want to stick to viewing pictures more.
Photo credit: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/178666310196662166/
MULTICOLOURED MOUNTAINS OF LANDMANNALAUGAR
Landmannalaugar, firstly, that word...I'm not sure if it's more difficult to spell it or pronounce it, but right now I'm just thankful for copy and paste for that word. Moving on, so this land form is one of Iceland's beauty. The area is a hotspot and has seen a lot of volcanic activity. There are many steam vents which give the mountains a unique appearance, together with the unique shades of the mountains.
Photo credit: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/554998354058341819/
PAINTED HILLS, OREGON
A beautiful kaleidoscopic terrain - The Painted Hills of Oregon. Named for the layers of reds, yellows, golds and blacks, the Painted Hills makes up part of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. Unlike the other mountains, the hues of the hills are ever-changing with moisture and light levels, making each visit to them different. During April/May, rivers of small yellow flowers run down within the cracks of the hills forming golden pools.
Photo credit: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/180988478745762904/
My favourite has to be the Painted Hills of Oregon because of its dynamism. It makes it seem so "alive" and I'd love to see those golden rivers flowing through the red hues. As all of the mountains are very similar, it may be difficult to pick a favourite but if you can, comment below and share your thoughts!

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  1. First of "Lammahdjdidoepdkdjdoskdjdk" 😩😂
    Why are they so prettty?!!!❤❤
    What is up with San Fernando Hill? 🤔

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  2. I never even know mountains had to many beautiful colours. Very interesting article

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    1. I didn't know until recently, I always thought mountains like these were just in paintings

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  3. This article is amazing!! I know of some landforms having different colours because of volcanic activities, but never knew mountains as majestic as these were made from them too

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    1. yea, I didn't know volcanic activites made landforms like these. they're so beautiful

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  4. Painted Hills are absolutely fantastic! That is mos certainly my favourite one. My only issue with these locations is the hike that they require

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    1. I'm not a hiking person myself. Some of them I'd have to admire from pictures and videos alone

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    2. lol I understand completely dear!
      Thank God for your article so I can read about them and watch pretty pictures!

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    3. I'm glad you enjoyed the article :)

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  5. BEAUTIFUL! :) I love the golden rivers too Nugget!

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    1. they are all beautiful! who ever knew mountains can be so pretty

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  6. Iceland has such beauty....I never knew. Because of its name I just thought cold and icy. But thanks to u Nugget I'm going one day to see all the beautiful sights there. All the mountains you've shown are awesome but the one in Iceland is my pick..😉

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    1. :) I'm really glad you're enjoying my blog!
      I never thought I'd like iceland either, the name is a bit deceiving lol

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  7. Hello Mr Nuggets!!! Do you know in Trinidad we have a paint name Kaleidoscope??? I wonder if thats what they used to pain these hills!! You should check out Lum Tack Hill in Fyzabad though!! colourful!!

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    1. Lum tack Hill.... sounds so fancy, I must visit when I'm in Trinidad next!

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  8. OMG these things cant be real. they are painting, they have to be painting :O :O

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