Qobustan

Azerbaijan

November 3, 2012

“This is the most extraordinary pile of rocks I have ever seen.”

My first reaction here at the UNESCO site, Qobustan (Gobustan), 64k south of Baku (Baki) is, “This is the most extraordinary pile of rocks I have ever seen.”

Given my flare for the dramatic, I conclude, “Long ago, a mountain exploded and hurled enormous boulders into the air.  They landed helter-skelter to form achingly misshapen hills and caves.”

The geologic explanation of course is less dramatic and more sober: