Entries by Utah Geological Survey

"Spot the Rock" May 15, 2014

Happy Thursday, everybody! This beautiful photo was taken somewhere in Utah. Can anybody “Spot the Rock” and tell us where it is? Like us on FACEBOOK or follow us on TWITTER to participate! UPDATE: Location Revealed Last week’s “Spot the Rock” is of Water Canyon, just north of Hildale, Utah, in Washington County. This image shows […]

An unrivaled view of Mount St. Helens

A great read about Tara Bowen’s unique experience in the Mount St. Helens 1980 eruption. Check it out! oregonlive.com On the bright morning of May 18, 1980, 11-year-old Tara Bowen got out of bed just before 9 a.m. with one thing on her mind: the rebroadcast of Casey Kasem’s “American Top 40” radio countdown. READ […]

Where place is teacher

This really expands the boundaries of the classroom and takes learning to a whole new level. Wow! durangoherald.com The Four Corners School of Outdoor Education has one mighty big campus – the entire 130,000-square-mile Colorado Plateau. READ MORE

Evaluating Surface Faulting Chronologies of Graben-Bounding Faults in Salt Lake Valley, Utah- New Paleoseismic Data from the Salt Lake City Segment of the Wasatch Fault Zone and the West Valley Fault Zone

By: Christopher B. DuRoss and Michael D. Hylland The Salt Lake City segment (SLCS) of the Wasatch fault zone and the West Valley fault zone (WVFZ) are Holocene-active faults that have evidence of large-magnitude (M ~6-7) surface-faulting earthquakes. Paleoseismic research trenches at the Penrose Drive site on the SLCS and Baileys Lake site on the […]

Dinosaurs you didn't know existed

How many of you know about these dinos? cnews.canoe.ca Everyone can point out a T-Rex, or even call out a Velociraptor thanks to Hollywood movies like Jurassic Park. READ MORE

Reasons to hike Devil's Garden

ksl.com There is no doubt that Delicate Arch is the most iconic image for Utah. Because of the dominance of that giant red inverted sandstone horseshoe, some visitors to Arches National Park miss the Devil’s Garden trail — a section of the park that offers much more scenic hiking and a plethora of unique arches. […]