In the badlands of Alberta, Canada, unusually shaped rock-formations which rise to 20 feet tall, grace the landscape. According to Blackfoot and Cree traditions, these rocks are petrified giants who come alive at night to protect their land by throwing stones at trespassers. A legend of the Paiute Indians, who inhabited the area for hundreds of years before the arrival of European Americans, claims the colorful hoodoos are ancient people who were turned to stone as punishment for bad deeds.
You should Google the spectacular rock formation from Caraiman Mountains in Romania, called Babele (The Old Ladies)
Excellent description of the Drumheller badlands in my province.
How fascinating .. I have seen them in Cappadocia and they are so magical
I always get a kick out of estimations of millions of years; and I ask myself, how do they know?