Møns Klint

Møns Klint is a chalk cliff in southern Sealand, about an hour and a half drive south from Copenhagen. It's accessible by public transportation, but not easily, so we were all quite pleased when our lovely intern reps revealed that we'd be making an all expenses paid trip down to Møns. The cliff itself is about 6km long. The highest points along its length are about 120 meters, making it one of the highest points in the legendarily high-altitude country of Denmark.
Due to the chalk composition of the area, fossils are plentiful. The very white chalk and turquoise water also give it an almost otherworldly appearance.

Majestic.

The region surrounding Møns Klint was heavily affected by glacial activity. The chalk formed from tiny prehistoric creatures on the seabed, which was then pushed up by the pressure of huge glaciers moving westward. As a result, there are many folds in the composition of the cliffs, made very visible by the flint that the chalk is studded with.

Just look at that curvature.

More cliffs.

Interns, captivated by the scenery.

Looking down the very white beach.

Lukas, bringing art to the uncivilized wilderness.

James and Adam, skipping rocks. Zoe captures the moment.

A tree in the wilderness.

The beach below the cliffs can be reached from any of four staircases, all of which are close to 500 stairs high. Better make sure you're in pretty good shape before making the trip down, otherwise you may get stranded... Jokes.

But seriously, we were panting after reaching the top. But the view was well worth it. Plus we all got our exercise for the day and felt a lot better about spending a combined three hours on a bus.

Samer, Greta, Lukas and John, admiring the view.

Exploring and hunting for fossils and skipping stones. Credit to Adam Fishman.

The whole motley crew. Credit to David Gwynn.