Lichens grow on any undisturbed surface--bark, wood, mosses, rock, soil, peat, glass, metal, plastic, and even cloth. Lichens have their favorite places to grow. For instance, a lichen that grows on bark will rarely be found on stone. Lichens can absorb water through any part of their...
And the fairy chimneys, in reality soft tufa rock cones with hard basalt caps, are one of the features that give this area its surreal appearance. Tufa is so soft - it's said you could carve it with a teaspoon - that ancient peoples hollowed out homes in its hills: snug in winter,...