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ebarley t1_j8ij5wb wrote

I think you did a great job, but in the future please don’t paint the hoodoos. They are natural wonders and if everyone who visited the park painted just one, there would be none left in their natural state for people to see

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xtorris t1_j8ijm8h wrote

"Hey Sam."

"Yeah, Ralph?"

"You ever feel like you're not a hoodoo anymore, you're a hoo-did?"

"Nah, man. I rock."

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BarklyWooves t1_j8jjzc5 wrote

I feel sorry for the park rangers who have to repaint them every year.

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AccidentalNordlicht t1_j8jnpv5 wrote

European here. I only ever heard about hoodoos in the lyrics to „Born on the Bayou“ (CCR). So I always assumed it was something southern and swampy. How many sorts of hoodoos do you have over there?

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pycckuu_brady OP t1_j8jo64r wrote

Really depends on the area! Some places in utah have 10 or so really magnificent ones, Bryce canyon has tens of thousands all clustered together in spines from the canyon rim. This area had the most I've ever seen that are all free standing on their own and not connected. They ranged in size from hundreds of feet high, to a few inches.

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u233 t1_j8jqiwm wrote

My recollection of the "Born on the Bayou (CCR)" lyrics is that the word is Voodoo, which is a Haitian/Cajun southern and swampy word for evil magic. Voodoo has many pronunciations and spellings including hoodoo.

Hoodoo is a geologic term for the rock stacks, as seen in this picture, in the US desert southwest.

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Sometimes_Stutters t1_j8jrd6k wrote

You can see very similar structures in the upper Midwest. The only difference is that it’s only only next to roads in spring, and instead of rock it’s pillars of ice with dead animals on top.

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pistolbob t1_j8kgefs wrote

Southern Louisiana native here, hoodoo generally refers to the supernaturalism of African Americans found along the Mississippi, not to be confused with voodoo which is just veiled west African ancestor worship

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Im_Ozzy_BATMAN t1_j8km04c wrote

“What you need is half a brick, then hit them with the HOODOOS!”

Spanian 2019

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Madcowpie t1_j8mc9br wrote

Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah and Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona are the two main areas to see hoodoos in the states. I highly recommend visiting Chiricahua before it becomes a National Park. Lots of great wine in that area too.

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emperor_rutabega t1_j8mt054 wrote

Don’t know why, but this image instantly put me at ease. Thanks for posting

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