Canyonlands National Park, San Juan County, Utah
Photographer: Sonja Heuscher
Pothole reflection of Jurassic-age Wingate Sandstone cliffs in the Permian-age White Rim Sandstone. Canyonlands National Park, San Juan County
The Windows Section, Arches National Park, Grand County, Utah
Photographer: Nicholas Daniels
North Window Arch frames the distant landscape through a fin of the Jurassic-age Entrada Sandstone. The Windows Section, Arches National Park, Grand County.
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Daggett County, Utah
Photographer: J. Buck Ehler
Fire-scarred hillside of Precambrian-age Uinta Mountain Group strata. Red Canyon, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Daggett County.
Supervolcanoes are becoming a Super-topic! Here’s some more information on the latest discovered calderas in Utah and Nevada.
sci-news.com
Supervolcanoes are giant volcanoes that blast out more than 1,000 cubic km of volcanic material when they erupt. They are different from the more familiar straddle volcanoes because they aren’t as obvious to the naked eye and affect enormous areas.
Window Blind Peak (7,030 feet), Emery County, Utah
Photographer: Paul Kuehne
Window Blind Peak (7,030 feet) capped by Jurassicage Navajo Sandstone, highest point in the San Rafael Swell, Emery County.
High Uintas Wilderness, Summit County, Utah
Photographer: Stefan Kirby
Sedimentary strata of the Precambrianage Uinta Mountain Group reflected in the waters of Dead Horse Lake in the upper part of the West Fork of the Blacks Fork drainage in the Uinta Mountains.
ksl.com
Geologists at Brigham Young University have discovered what may be the world’s largest “super” volcano that erupted in Utah’s own backyard.
trucktrend.com
Utah boasts five of America’s most popular national parks and is a popular destination with RV travelers. Canyonlands and Arches National Parks are located near the city of Moab, while Capital Reef NP is located midway between Utah’s Dixie country and Moab’s red rock country. Zion and Bryce Canyon are at the base of the Grand Staircase, a massive set of sedimentary rock layers that begins at the Grand Canyon and extends north 200 miles into Utah. Each rock layer reveals significantly different geology as it proceeds north.
Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah
Photographer: Kent D. Brown
Icicles in drainage tunnel along the Zion–Mt. Carmel Highway, Zion National Park, Washington County.
“Devils Pole” near Joes Valley Reservoir, Emery County, Utah
Photographer: J. Buck Ehler
Frozen waterfall forms “Devils Pole” near Joes Valley Reservoir, Emery County.
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