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Geologic Formations

These photos display a particularly interesting aspect of the landscape associated with the geology. I'm always in awe realizing how fleeting our own species is in relationship to when the interesting geology formed. We seem like mere visitors on this Earth, yet act like we OWN it!
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Massive walls carved by the Paria River through the Buckskin Gulch in Utah. Notice the size in relation to Donna. Utah.
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Massive walls carved by the Paria River through the Buckskin Gulch in Utah. Notice the size in relation to Donna. Utah.

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  • "Organ Pipe" formation in Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona.
  • A boulder balanced on underlying eroded strata at Chiricahua National Monument in southeastern Arizona, near Wilcox.
  • Hoodoos at Chiricahua National Monument preserves the remains of an immense volcanic eruption that shook the region 27 million years ago. It eventually laid down two thousand feet of ash and pumice, highly silicious in nature. This eventually hardened into rhyolitic tuff, and eroded into the natural features visible at the monument today.
  • Virgin River flowing through Zion National Park uncovering and carving a magnficent canyon through thousands of feet of red sedimentary rock.
  • Massive walls carved by the Paria River through the Buckskin Gulch in Utah. Notice the size in relation to Donna. Utah.
  • Slot canyon in Buckskin Gulch near Wire Pass trailhead, Utah. Great print at 16 x 20".
  • Hogback
  • Weathering of sedimentary rock in Escalante Canyon, along Johnson Canyon road, Utah.
  • The Cockscomb from Cottonwood Road in Escalante National Monument. This is a great example of a raised hogback.
  • West Temple, a sandstone monolith in Zion National Park Utah 2008.
  • Gingham Skirts Butte, Paria River Valley, Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument
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  • Savage Point on the Vermillion Cliffs in Kanab Utah, just behind the Crazy Horse RV Park.
  • Layered Sedimentary Rock at end of Johnson Canyon, Escalante National Monument, Utah
  • Vermillion Cliffs in Pugh Canyon near Kanab, UT. April 2008.
  • Sedimentary Layers on the Vermillion Cliffs of Savage Point in Kanab Utah
  • Part of the vertical wall of the Vermillion Cliffs in Kanab. Think of the many thousands of years this represents. Utah.
  • Weathered sandstone formation in Angel Canyon, Utah, near Kanab.
  • Joshua Tree National Park Granite monolith weathered by water, wind and time. 36" x 24" or 18" x 12" print
  • Erosion of this granite rock results in interesting shapes in Joshua Tree National Park, southern California.
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