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Bixby Creek Bridge - Pacific Coast Hwy, Big Sur
 
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Wild rock formation with tafoni weathering on the California coast

Tafoni…A bouquet of tiny arches? A miniature cave system?

Known as honeycomb weathering or "swiss-cheese rock," tafoni (singular: tafone) are small, rounded, smooth-edged openings in a rock surface, most often found in arid or semi-arid deserts. They can occur in clusters looking much like a sponge and are nearly always on a vertical or inclined face protected from surface runoff.
 
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