Date idea 11/6/2014 - Alpine nappe folds

Being a geologist with a decideily structural bent, I like folds and figuring out the deformation history of the rocks. So apart from the great hiking this site would provide, I'd also love to get up close and personal with the nappes.

This image was nabbed from Wikimedia. It was uploaded by Woudloper with the following caption: "Detachment folding in Lower Jurassic limestone layers of the Doldenhorn nappe, Gasteretal, Switzerland. Location is at the Waldhus, looking north. Scale of the outcrop is about 1 km from left (west) to right (east). Mountain ridge is from Jegertosse (2154 m, left) to the Innerer Fisistock (2787 m)"

For more great nappe images go here and here