William (Bill) Armstrong's photos with the keyword: Roche Percee

tree in a gap

31 Aug 2022 4 1 43
Two sandstone outcroppings at Roche Percee, with a tree in the gap between.

Roche Percee path

31 Aug 2022 1 35
A pathway made by four-legged animals, and likely a few two-legged ones, in the sandstone outcrops at Roche Percee, Saskatchewan.

fieldstone and bathtub

30 Aug 2022 2 35
This fieldstone house was one of several buildings in Roche Percee partially submerged by flood waters in the late spring of 2011. It was a mess after the water receded. It must have been a massive restoration job, but it's good to it restored. The bathtub planter could have used some water, though.

three in a row

29 Aug 2022 2 60
Wind, water, heat and cold have sculpted this sandstone outcrop at Roche Percee into three blocks perched on a ledge. Erosion has also carved a hole through the ledge.

carvings

28 Aug 2022 1 41
The sandstone outcrops at Roche Percee in Saskatchewan are a protected heritage site, named by an explorer who came through this area. The carvings made by wind, water, heat and cold have been augmented by more recent two-legged visitors, despite a no graffiti rule.

Roche Percee 2

10 Aug 2022 9 6 68
Sculpted by wind and water, the sandstone at Roche Percee displays holes in the formations, which led to the locality being named Roche Percee.

Roche Percee 1

10 Aug 2022 2 41
Roche Percee received its name from an early explorer who was impressed by how wind and water erosion had carved out holes in the sandstone in the area. This is one example.

graffiti monster

10 Aug 2022 3 41
One of the prohibitions posted at the entry to this natural protected site is there be no graffiti, so, of course, there is graffiti. This is one of the sandstone formations at Roche Percee, Saskatchewan.

sandstone monster

08 Aug 2022 4 3 51
One of the unusual sandstone formations at Roche Percee, in southeastern Saskatchewan. The locality received its name from an explorer who noted that wind and water erosion had created holes through some of the formations.