Dead Horse Point State Park, Grand County. Photo by Michael Vanden Berg.
Buckskin Gulch—the longest and deepest slot canyon in the United States—cuts through Jurassic-age Navajo Sandstone. Deposited as an erg, or a sand-dune sea, the Navajo Sandstone contains beautifully preserved cross-beds.
Buckskin Gulch, Kane County. Photo by Adam Hiscock.
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