NEW ISSUE OF SURVEY NOTES

Survey Notes Issue 51, Volume 3. September 2019.

Survey Notes Issue 51, Volume 3. September 2019.

Check out the latest issue of Survey Notes, celebrating the 150th anniversary of Major John Wesley Powell’s historic 1869 expedition down the Green and Colorado rivers in Utah. This issue features articles on John Wesley Powell’s 1869 expedition, a biography of his life, new Glad You Asked and GeoSights articles, and more!

See the September 2019 issue here: https://geology.utah.gov/map-pub/survey-notes/

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The Powell expedition down the Green and Colorado Rivers, May 24 through August 30, 1869; number locations correspond to quotes and discussions in the text.
A Google Earth© oblique view of Split Mountain and surrounding regions.
A – Flaming Gorge (view to the southwest) showing folded “bright vermilion” Triassic Moenkopi and Chinle Formations through the Jurassic section. Photo by Michael Chidsey, Sqwak Productions Inc. B – Same view of Flaming Gorge taken by E.O. Beaman during Powell’s 1871 expedition, U.S. Geological Survey.
Signs on display at the Park City Sunrise Rotary Regional Geologic Park.
This 5-by-8-foot petrified log collected near the park was sliced into massive slabs, three of which are on display throughout Summit County. This slab is at the Courthouse in Coalville, one is at the Sheldon Richins Building at Kimball Junction, and one is at the Justice Court near the Regional Geologic Park. Photo by Tom Gadek.