natgeotravel | INSTAGRAM | OCT 13

Photo by @hellokrisdavidson — Ranger Julena Campbell hikes the Echo Canyon Trail in the Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona. The unusual rock formations were caused by a massive volcanic eruption 27 million years ago (the Turkey Creek Volcano). A process of cooling and subsequent uplifting and erosion created rifts and cracks in the rhyolite, leaving a landscapes of spires. #Arizona