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Boulder Collection (#7)

"Boulder: Nature's Majestic Sculptures Across the Globe" From the Garden of the Gods Recreation Area in Colorado Springs to the Shawnee National Forest in Illinois

Background imageBoulder Collection: Landscape, 1900. Creator: Henri-Joseph Harpignies

Landscape, 1900. Creator: Henri-Joseph Harpignies
Landscape, 1900

Background imageBoulder Collection: Mont Cervin (or Matterhorn) from above Gumont, Val Tournanche, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Mont Cervin (or Matterhorn) from above Gumont, Val Tournanche, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Mont Cervin (or Matterhorn) from above Gumont, Val Tournanche - from a drawing by George Barnard, 1858. The mountain...is of a pyramidal form

Background imageBoulder Collection: Mr. H.E. Eder and family at Bowlder [i.e. Boulder] Rock, between 1900 and 1905

Mr. H.E. Eder and family at Bowlder [i.e. Boulder] Rock, between 1900 and 1905. Creator: William H. Jackson
Mr. H.E. Eder and family at Bowlder [i.e. Boulder] Rock, between 1900 and 1905. Hotel Kaaterskill in background

Background imageBoulder Collection: Overgrown Rocks, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip

Overgrown Rocks, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
Overgrown Rocks, c.1809-c.1812. Some worked-up, overgrown rocks, and a pair of cypresses and other trees drawn in outline, and nothing else

Background imageBoulder Collection: Italian Landscape, 1656. Creator: Nicolaes Berchem

Italian Landscape, 1656. Creator: Nicolaes Berchem
Italian Landscape, 1656

Background imageBoulder Collection: Allegory, unknown date. Creator: Anon

Allegory, unknown date. Creator: Anon
Allegory, unknown date

Background imageBoulder Collection: Atis and Galathea, 1761. Creator: Pompeo Batoni

Atis and Galathea, 1761. Creator: Pompeo Batoni
Atis and Galathea, 1761

Background imageBoulder Collection: Wooded View near Barbizon, 1900. Creator: Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch

Wooded View near Barbizon, 1900. Creator: Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch
Wooded View near Barbizon, 1900

Background imageBoulder Collection: Stairway of Trap Rock, Baldhead (i.e. Bald Head) Cliff, York, Me. between 1900 and 1906

Stairway of Trap Rock, Baldhead (i.e. Bald Head) Cliff, York, Me. between 1900 and 1906. Creator: Unknown
Stairway of Trap Rock, Baldhead (i.e. Bald Head) Cliff, York, Me. between 1900 and 1906

Background imageBoulder Collection: Little Round Top from Devil's Den, Gettysburg, Penn. between 1900 and 1906. Creator: Unknown

Little Round Top from Devil's Den, Gettysburg, Penn. between 1900 and 1906. Creator: Unknown
Little Round Top from Devil's Den, Gettysburg, Penn. between 1900 and 1906

Background imageBoulder Collection: Landscape from Christianso;Motiv from Christianso;Rocky Landscape by the Sea, 1914

Landscape from Christianso;Motiv from Christianso;Rocky Landscape by the Sea, 1914. Creator: Edvard Weie
Landscape from Christianso;Motiv from Christianso;Rocky Landscape by the Sea, 1914

Background imageBoulder Collection: Mountainous Landscape with a Waterfall, Norway;Nordic Landscape with a Waterfall, 1817

Mountainous Landscape with a Waterfall, Norway;Nordic Landscape with a Waterfall, 1817. Creator: Johan Christian Dahl
Mountainous Landscape with a Waterfall, Norway;Nordic Landscape with a Waterfall, 1817

Background imageBoulder Collection: An Alpine Valley with Trees and Boulders, 1876. Creator: Gustave Doré

An Alpine Valley with Trees and Boulders, 1876. Creator: Gustave Doré
An Alpine Valley with Trees and Boulders, 1876

Background imageBoulder Collection: The Boulder Crowned with Trees. Creator: Herman van Swanevelt

The Boulder Crowned with Trees. Creator: Herman van Swanevelt
The Boulder Crowned with Trees

Background imageBoulder Collection: The Isar with Boulders on the Isarhohe, 1809. Creator: Franz Kobell

The Isar with Boulders on the Isarhohe, 1809. Creator: Franz Kobell
The Isar with Boulders on the Isarhohe, 1809

Background imageBoulder Collection: Bridge in the Pass of Glencoe?Scotland, 1882. Creator: Thomas Moran

Bridge in the Pass of Glencoe?Scotland, 1882. Creator: Thomas Moran
Bridge in the Pass of Glencoe?Scotland, 1882

Background imageBoulder Collection: The Actors Matsumoto Koshiro II as Osada no Taro Kagemune Disguised as the Woodcutter... c. 1772

The Actors Matsumoto Koshiro II as Osada no Taro Kagemune Disguised as the Woodcutter... c. 1772. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Matsumoto Koshiro II as Osada no Taro Kagemune Disguised as the Woodcutter Gankutsu no Gorozo (right), and Ichikawa Danzo III as I no Hayata Tadazumi (left)

Background imageBoulder Collection: Widtsoe land use adjustment project, Garfield County, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Widtsoe land use adjustment project, Garfield County, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Widtsoe land use adjustment project. Garfield County, Utah. Excavating new spillway of Tropic Dam

Background imageBoulder Collection: Widtsoe land use adjustment project, Garfield County, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Widtsoe land use adjustment project, Garfield County, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Widtsoe land use adjustment project. Garfield County, Utah. Loading boulder on stone boat, while excavating new spillway of Tropic Dam

Background imageBoulder Collection: Polyphemus Throwing Boulder at Acis, with Galatea (recto), and Pholyphemus Lifting Boulder (verso)

Polyphemus Throwing Boulder at Acis, with Galatea (recto), and Pholyphemus Lifting Boulder (verso), n.d

Background imageBoulder Collection: Plate Nine of 38 from Oeuvres de J. B. Huet, 1796–99. Creator: Jean Baptiste Marie Huet

Plate Nine of 38 from Oeuvres de J. B. Huet, 1796–99. Creator: Jean Baptiste Marie Huet
Plate Nine of 38 from Oeuvres de J. B. Huet, 1796-99

Background imageBoulder Collection: Cartoon, Excelsior! (Suffragist as Sisyphus)

Cartoon, Excelsior! (Suffragist as Sisyphus)
Cartoon, Excelsior! A Suffragette depicted as Sisyphus pushing the large boulder of Womens Suffrage up the Parliament Hill

Background imageBoulder Collection: Granitic boulders at Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve

Granitic boulders at Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve, framed by Eucalyptus tree trunks. Northern Territory, Australia. 2008

Background imageBoulder Collection: Alpine bearberry (Arctous alpina) on tundra in autumn and boulderrs at Sydkapp (South Cape)

Alpine bearberry (Arctous alpina) on tundra in autumn and boulderrs at Sydkapp (South Cape), with icebergs in Hall Bredning, Scoresby Sund, Greenland, September

Background imageBoulder Collection: Sunrise at Pulpit Rock, Cape Schanck, Mornington Peninsula

Sunrise at Pulpit Rock, Cape Schanck, Mornington Peninsula
Pulpit Rock at Cape Schanck to the south east of Melbourne on Port Phillip Bay in the Mornington Peninsula. This beautiful coastal National Park features dramatic cliffs

Background imageBoulder Collection: USA, Utah. Boulder, Burr Trail Road views in Long Canyon

USA, Utah. Boulder, Burr Trail Road views in Long Canyon

Background imageBoulder Collection: Dawn light on Mount Whitney through rock arch, Alabama Hills, Sequoia National Park

Dawn light on Mount Whitney through rock arch, Alabama Hills, Sequoia National Park, California, USA

Background imageBoulder Collection: Portrait of a leonberger puppy (PR)

Portrait of a leonberger puppy (PR)

Background imageBoulder Collection: Grykes in limestone pavement at sunset, , Twisteleton Scar End, Yorkshire Dales National Park

Grykes in limestone pavement at sunset, , Twisteleton Scar End, Yorkshire Dales National Park, Yorkshire, England, UK, May 2013

Background imageBoulder Collection: Coloured rocks, Rackwick Bay, Isle of Hoy, Orkney Isles, Scotland, UK, October 2014

Coloured rocks, Rackwick Bay, Isle of Hoy, Orkney Isles, Scotland, UK, October 2014

Background imageBoulder Collection: Levitated Mass by Michael Heizer, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles

Levitated Mass by Michael Heizer, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, California, USA

Background imageBoulder Collection: Kirkjufellsfoss Falls in Iceland

Kirkjufellsfoss Falls in Iceland
Kirkjufellsfoss Falls, Snaefellsnes; Grundarfjordur, Iceland

Background imageBoulder Collection: Kirkjufellsfoss Falls in Iceland

Kirkjufellsfoss Falls in Iceland
Kirkjufellsfoss Falls, Snaefellsnes; Grundarfjordur, Iceland

Background imageBoulder Collection: Hafrafell waterfall on the Snaefellsnes peninsula of western Iceland

Hafrafell waterfall on the Snaefellsnes peninsula of western Iceland
Hafrafell waterfall in mountains near Stykkisholmur, Snaefellsnes peninsula, western Iceland; Iceland

Background imageBoulder Collection: Hafrafell waterfall on the Snaefellsnes peninsula of western Iceland

Hafrafell waterfall on the Snaefellsnes peninsula of western Iceland
Hafrafell waterfall in mountains near Stykkisholmur, Snaefellsnes peninsula, western Iceland; Iceland

Background imageBoulder Collection: Waterfall on Helgafellsveit, mountain pass in western Iceland

Waterfall on Helgafellsveit, mountain pass in western Iceland
Waterfall on Helgafellsveit, mountain pass near Stykkisholmur, Snaefellsnes, west Iceland; Iceland

Background imageBoulder Collection: Cascades of the Hafrafell waterfall on the Snaefellsnes peninsula of western Iceland

Cascades of the Hafrafell waterfall on the Snaefellsnes peninsula of western Iceland
Cascades of the Hafrafell waterfall in mountains near Stykkisholmur, Snaefellsnes peninsula, western Iceland; Iceland

Background imageBoulder Collection: Cascading Hafrafell waterfall on the Snaefellsnes peninsula of western Iceland

Cascading Hafrafell waterfall on the Snaefellsnes peninsula of western Iceland
Cascading Hafrafell waterfall in mountains near Stykkisholmur, Snaefellsnes peninsula, western Iceland; Iceland

Background imageBoulder Collection: On the Merced-Southern Miwok, c1924. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

On the Merced-Southern Miwok, c1924. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
On the Merced-Southern Miwok, c1924. Miwok man holding spear, sitting on boulder in a creek

Background imageBoulder Collection: Quiet waters-Tule River Reservation [Yokuts], c1924. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Quiet waters-Tule River Reservation [Yokuts], c1924. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Quiet waters-Tule River Reservation [Yokuts], c1924. Mariposa man, standing on rock in pool of water surrounded by boulders, mountains in background

Background imageBoulder Collection: Our picnic party at Sunday Gulch Photographed between the walls of the grandest mountain... 1891

Our picnic party at Sunday Gulch Photographed between the walls of the grandest mountain... 1891. Creator: John C. H
Our picnic party at Sunday Gulch Photographed between the walls of the grandest mountains of the Dakotas, near Custer City on the B & M Ry, 1891

Background imageBoulder Collection: The Wetterhorn in the Bernese Oberland, undated. Creator: Alexandre Calame

The Wetterhorn in the Bernese Oberland, undated. Creator: Alexandre Calame
The Wetterhorn in the Bernese Oberland, undated

Background imageBoulder Collection: Bermuda, Horseshoe Beach, Woman enjoying secluded beach with aquamarine waters

Bermuda, Horseshoe Beach, Woman enjoying secluded beach with aquamarine waters

Background imageBoulder Collection: Bermuda, Horseshoe Bay Beach, Rocky Cove with large boulders

Bermuda, Horseshoe Bay Beach, Rocky Cove with large boulders

Background imageBoulder Collection: Bermuda, Warwick Long Bay, woman walking on beach with aquamarine water and pink sand

Bermuda, Warwick Long Bay, woman walking on beach with aquamarine water and pink sand

Background imageBoulder Collection: Bermuda, Warwick Long Bay, cyclist standing on beach with aquamarine water and pink sand

Bermuda, Warwick Long Bay, cyclist standing on beach with aquamarine water and pink sand

Background imageBoulder Collection: Bermuda, Elsbeth Beach, with Pink sand, and aquamarine water

Bermuda, Elsbeth Beach, with Pink sand, and aquamarine water

Background imageBoulder Collection: Moss-covered boulders and trees along the River Plym, Dewerstone, Dartmoor National Park, Devon

Moss-covered boulders and trees along the River Plym, Dewerstone, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe




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"Boulder: Nature's Majestic Sculptures Across the Globe" From the Garden of the Gods Recreation Area in Colorado Springs to the Shawnee National Forest in Illinois, boulders stand as silent sentinels of nature's grandeur. These colossal rocks have captivated explorers and adventurers for centuries, leaving an indelible mark on their memories. In the Lake District UK, The Langdale Pikes rise proudly against a backdrop of breathtaking beauty. Their rugged peaks command attention, reminding us of Earth's raw power and resilience. Meanwhile, Chesley Bonestell's vivid illustration from the 1950s takes us on a thrilling journey to Mars, where boulders dot its mysterious landscape like ancient guardians. Venturing into New Zealand's Oparara Basin is like stepping into another world altogether. Here, cascades flow through rainforests adorned with moss and lichen-covered boulders – nature's own masterpiece amidst lush greenery. Piel Castle stands tall against crashing waves in England while Balanced Rock defies gravity at Garden of the Gods Park in Colorado Springs. The Hoover Dam symbolizes human ingenuity harnessed by mighty boulders that hold back roaring waters. In Staffordshire's Roaches or Bleaklow Moor on Pennine Way footpath, colossal stones create an ethereal atmosphere that sparks imagination and wonder. As we wander through oak woodlands on Dartmoor or gaze upon Upper Loch Torridon near Scotland’s village of Torridon, we can't help but feel humbled by these geological giants that have stood witness to countless generations passing by, and are more than mere rocks; they embody strength and timelessness while inspiring awe within those fortunate enough to encounter them. Whether they guard hidden treasures or serve as landmarks for weary travelers seeking solace in their presence – these natural sculptures remind us that even amidst chaos and change, there are steadfast elements anchoring our world.