Cheltenham Badlands - Spectral Codex
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Cheltenham Badlands is a nature reserve located in the rolling hills of Caledon, Ontario. It is locally known for the vibrant red color of its highly-eroded Queenston Formation shale outcrops. I visited while on a field trip with the geography program at University of Toronto in late March 2011 and shot these photos of the badlands beneath the melting snow.

Meltwater flowing through a stream on the way to the badlands.
Meltwater flowing through a stream on the way to the badlands.
First glimpse of the badlands topography with Olde Base Line Road in the background.
First glimpse of the badlands topography with Olde Base Line Road in the background.
Rolling red clay hills and snow.
Rolling red clay hills and snow.
My fellow geography students.
My fellow geography students.
Focusing on just the red stone and snow.
Focusing on just the red stone and snow.
Intersections I.
Intersections I.
Intersections II.
Intersections II.
Crumbling red shale.
Crumbling red shale.
A detailed look at the weathered surface rock of the badlands.
A detailed look at the weathered surface rock of the badlands.
Wind also shapes this heterogeneous terrain.
Wind also shapes this heterogeneous terrain.
A picnic table buried in a snowbank.
A picnic table buried in a snowbank.
Wandering back through a late winter scene in Caledon.
Wandering back through a late winter scene in Caledon.
Last glance at the area around the badlands.
Last glance at the area around the badlands.

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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.