 A forest with ostantsy rocks (kind of geological formation) south from Miass. Southern Ural, Russia, August 15, 2001
 Ostantsy rocks (kind of geological formation) in a forest south from Miass. Southern Ural, Russia, August 15, 2001
 Turgoyak Lake near Miass. Southern Ural, Russia, August 15, 2001
 Shores of Turgoyak Lake near Miass. Southern Ural, Russia, August 15, 2001
 Old railroad station of Miass, view from a train. Southern Ural, Russia, August 15, 2001
 Rocks and forest of Aleksandrovskaya Sopka hill near Zlatoust, Southern Ural. Russia, August 14, 2001
 Typical for Ural piles of rock fragments on slopes of Aleksandrovskaya Sopka hill near Zlatoust, Southern Ural. Russia, August 14, 2001
 Wild cherry in a birch grove near Korkino in southern Ural. South from Cheliabinsk, Russia, August 12, 2001
 Edible wild berries in a birch grove near Korkino in southern Ural. South from Cheliabinsk, Russia, August 12, 2001
 Typical birch groves of southern Ural near Korkino where it was supposed to pick mushrooms. South from Cheliabinsk, Russia, August 12, 2001
 A summit of Aleksandrovskaya Sopka hill near Zlatoust, Southern Ural. Russia, August 14, 2001
 Slopes of Aleksandrovskaya Sopka hill near Zlatoust, Southern Ural. Russia, August 14, 2001
 Ashberry on Aleksandrovskaya Sopka hill near Zlatoust, Southern Ural. Russia, August 14, 2001
 Summits of Aleksandrovskaya Sopka hill near Zlatoust, Southern Ural. Russia, August 14, 2001
 Ash tree on a summit of Aleksandrovskaya Sopka hill near Zlatoust, Southern Ural. Russia, August 14, 2001
 A.S. in Krasnogorsk, near Cheliabinsk, south Ural. Russia, August 12, 2001
 Lenin Square in Krasnogorsk, near Cheliabinsk, south Ural. Russia, August 11, 2001
 Lenin Street in Krasnogorsk, near Cheliabinsk, south Ural. Russia, August 11, 2001
 Marijuana plant in Krasnogorsk, near Cheliabinsk, south Ural. Russia, August 11, 2001
 A.S. among marijuana weeds in Krasnogorsk, near Cheliabinsk, south Ural. Russia, August 11, 2001
 Lenin Street in Krasnogorsk, near Cheliabinsk, south Ural. Russia, August 12, 2001
 V. I. Lenin House of Culture in Krasnogorsk, near Cheliabinsk, south Ural. Russia, August 12, 2001
 Houses opposite to the bus station in Krasnogorsk, near Cheliabinsk, south Ural. Russia, August 12, 2001
 A.S. in front of a coal mining machine at Korkino, near Cheliabinsk, south Ural. Russia, August 12, 2001
 A.S. at a huge coal mining quarry of depth 400 metres (?) at Korkino, near Cheliabinsk, south Ural. Russia, August 12, 2001
 A.S. in front of a monument of V. I. Lenin in a coal mining factory at Korkino, near Cheliabinsk, south Ural. Russia, August 12, 2001
 Lawn rocks of olivine (?) on Geological Trail through Timna Mountains. The Middle East, March 15, 2001
 Geological formation Hmh Braun 2703 west from Qom in Iran. View from a window of a plane from Abu Dhabi to Saint Petersburg in Russia, December 26, 2014
 Sandstone formation at Geological Trail in Timna Park at early morning around 6:30. 13 miles north from Eilat, the Middle East, June 13, 2002
 Head of Geological Trail along Alakhson creek near Timna Park gate, view to the south. The Middle East, March 15, 2001
 Compact claystone (Midra Shale) at the base of Dammam Formation in a site on flanks of Rawdat Al Heshaimiya(?) depression south from Trainah. Southern Qatar, November 6, 2015
 Iron funeral gates (1808 - 1809) in a forest near Mausoleum "To kind spouse" in Pavlovsk Park, south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 23, 2010
 A tourist guide Igor Pelepeichenko explains formation of geological fault of Ramon Crater (Makhtesh Ramon) in process of folding caused by movements in the Earth s crust, standing on the plateau of Mount Ardon. The Middle East, February 9, 2002
 Large gastropod fossil (sea snail, marine mollusk) Ampullina sp. (Ampullospira) of Dammam Formation in a site on flanks of Rawdat Al Heshaimiya(?) depression south from Trainah. Southern Qatar, November 6, 2015
 Fossil shark tooth (Galeocerdo(?)) embedded in a rock of Dammam Formation (Lower Dam limestones) in a site on flanks of Rawdat Al Heshaimiya(?) depression south from Trainah. Southern Qatar, November 6, 2015
 Fossilized oyster sea shells Ostrea latimarginata(?) in a limestone layer (Dukhan Limestone Member) of Dammam Formation in Jaow Al Hamar depression south from Trainah. Southern Qatar, November 6, 2015
 QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) exploring fossils of the Middle Eocene Dammam Formation in a site on flanks of Rawdat Al Heshaimiya(?) depression south from Trainah. Southern Qatar, November 6, 2015
 Geological Trail in Timna mountains, near the end. The Middle East, March 15, 2001
 Geological Trail in Timna mountains, the end. The Middle East, March 15, 2001
 Geological Trail through Timna Mountains. The Middle East, March 15, 2001
 Geological Trail through Timna Mountains. The Middle East, March 15, 2001
 QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) looking for fossils in Midra Shale of the Middle Eocene Dammam Formation in a site on flanks of Rawdat Al Heshaimiya(?) depression south from Trainah. Southern Qatar, November 6, 2015
 Geological Trail through Timna Mountains, near the beginning. The Middle East, March 15, 2001
 Beginning of Geological Trail through Timna Mountains. The Middle East, March 15, 2001
 Geological Trail near Timna Park gate. The Middle East, March 15, 2001
 Sandstone on Geological Trail through Timna Mountains. The Middle East, March 15, 2001
 View from Geological Trail through Timna Mountains. The Middle East, March 15, 2001
 Alakhson creek on Geological Trail through Timna Mountains. The Middle East, March 15, 2001
 QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) exploring compact claystone (Midra Shale) of the Middle Eocene Dammam Formation at fossil site on flanks of Rawdat Al Heshaimiya(?) depression south from Trainah. Southern Qatar, November 6, 2015
 QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) exploring fossils in limestone layer (Dukhan Limestone Member) of Dammam Formation in Jaow Al Hamar depression south from Trainah. Southern Qatar, November 6, 2015
 Mausoleum "To kind spouse". Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 29, 2007
 Head of Geological Trail along Alakhson creek near Timna Park gate, view to the north. The Middle East, March 15, 2001
 Sandstone formation in Timna Mountains. The Middle East, March 15, 2001
 Sandstone formation in Timna Mountains. The Middle East, March 15, 2001
 Lower fragment of a sandstone formation in Timna Mountains. The Middle East, March 15, 2001
 Upper fragment of a sandstone formation in Timna Mountains. The Middle East, March 15, 2001
 Limestone mushroom formation in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
 Orange limestone formation in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
 Limestone mushroom formation in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
 A.S. near limestone mushroom formation in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
 Limestone rock formation in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
 Overhanging limestone formation in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 8, 2016
 Rock formation on a tabletop hill in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, June 25, 2016
 Erosion formation with sharp corners in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 8, 2016
 Texture of an orange limestone formation in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
 Erosion of an orange limestone formation in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
 View to the south along a river going from mountains on the southern side of Ramon Crater, 5 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
 View to the south along a river going from mountains on the southern side of Ramon Crater, 5 miles south-east from Mitzpe Ramon. The Middle East, May 3, 2001
 Limestone formation on a plateau of a tabletop mountain in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
 Erosion of a rock formation on a tabletop hill in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 8, 2016
 Erosion of a limestone formation on a plateau of a tabletop mountain in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
 Orange limestone formation on a plateau of a tabletop mountain in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
 Nahal Darokh river below the horseshoe formation, 4 miles east from Sde Boker. The Middle East, April 9, 2001
 Geological folds near a village of Kurdeh (in the center) in south-western Iran. View from a window of a plane from Doha, Qatar to Houston, TX, March 16, 2010.
 Sky seen through caves in the upper side of the horseshoe formation of Nahal Darokh river 4 miles east from Sde Boker. The Middle East, April 9, 2001
 Upper side walls of the horseshoe formation of Nahal Darokh river 4 miles east from Sde Boker. The Middle East, April 9, 2001
 Soft toy vendors on a train platform in Zhlobin (a local fur factory reportedly pay wages in kind). Belarus, August 12, 2004
 Rocks in Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, November 29, 2014
 Caves along the trail on the eastern side of the horseshoe formation of Nahal Darokh river 4 miles east from Sde Boker. The Middle East, April 9, 2001
 Caves in the upper side walls of the horseshoe formation of Nahal Darokh river 4 miles east from Sde Boker. The Middle East, April 9, 2001
 Open parts of Nahal Darokh river on Zin valley, with the horseshoe formation on the background, 4 miles east from Sde Boker. The Middle East, April 9, 2001
 Layers of Miocene Dam Formation in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
 Marine Miocene Dam Formation in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
 Limestone rocks in Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, March 27, 2015
 Erosion of rocks in Makhtesh Ramon (crater). The Middle East, October 18, 2001
 Chalky deposits of marine Miocene Dam Formation in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
 Tosna River 2 miles east from Sablino, 30 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 25, 2001
 Horseshoe formation (a round tilted pit 200 - 250 m in diameter and 30 - 40 m in depth with a flat bottom surrounded by caves) of Nahal Darokh river 4 miles east from Sde Boker. The Middle East, April 9, 2001
 Horseshoe formation (a round tilted pit 200 - 250 m in diameter and 30 - 40 m in depth with a flat bottom surrounded by caves) of Nahal Darokh river 4 miles east from Sde Boker. The Middle East, April 9, 2001
 Waterfalls of Tosna River 2 miles east from Sablino, 30 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 25, 2001
 Erosion of limestone rocks in Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, March 27, 2015
 Weathered limestone rocks in Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, March 27, 2015
 Broken limestone rocks in Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, March 27, 2015
 Round chalky deposits of marine Miocene Dam Formation in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
 Stratified layers of limestone and Miocene deposits of the Dam Formation on the slope of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
 A.S. in a forest in Posiolok, 50 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 28, 2001
 Rough eroded limestone rocks in Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, March 27, 2015
 Rough weathered limestone rocks in Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, March 27, 2015
 Sandblasted rocks in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
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