A spectacular look at Capitol Reef National Park.
Capitol Reef National Park, Garfield County, Utah
Photographer: Rich Emerson; ©2011
Burr Trail switchback in the Waterpocket Fold, Capitol Reef National Park, Garfield County.
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Green River, Uintah County, Utah
Photographer: Stefan Kirby; ©2011
Morning light on layered rocks of the Tertiary-age Green River Formation north of Desolation Canyon along the Green River.
Little Cottonwood Canyon, Wasatch Range, Salt Lake County, Utah
Photographer: Mike Hylland; ©2011
A sawtoothed ridge (arête) of glacially carved granitic rock separates the Maybird and Red Pine drainages. South side of Little Cottonwood Canyon, Wasatch Range, Salt Lake County.
Wasatch Range, Salt Lake County, Utah
Photographer: Mike Hylland; ©2011
Many streams in Utah’s high mountain ranges, like this one in Bells Canyon, flow down canyons where “streams” of glacial ice once flowed. Wasatch Range, Salt Lake County.
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UPDATE: Location Revealed
Crystal Geyser is located on the eastern bank of the Green River approximately 3.5 miles downstream from Interstate 70. It is a geologically unusual site to visit, as it is a cold-water, carbon-dioxide-driven geyser as opposed to the geothermal geysers you would see at Yellowstone. In the past, Crystal Geyser’s eruptions were notably higher and more frequent than what they are today. As seen in the video the entire area is draped with beautiful travertine (calcium carbonate) which makes it a gem of a place to put on your bucket list.
Cascade Mountain, Wasatch Range, Utah County, Utah
Photographer: Adam McKean; ©2011
The last rays of sunshine catch the snowy southern limestone cliff face of Cascade Mountain, which was glaciated on the northern side during the Ice Age. Wasatch Range, Utah County.
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Developers and homeowners will have the opportunity to look at detailed, updated flood hazards along the Wasatch Front and in Cache County in a couple of years.
Little Cottonwood Canyon, Wasatch Range, Salt Lake County, Utah
Photographer: Mike Hylland; ©2011
The “”wrinkled” surface of a rock glacier on the floor of Maybird Gulch hints at the Ice Age glacial activity that carved this tributary to Little Cottonwood Canyon. Ice below the ground surface, now likely all melted away, once allowed the bouldery deposit to imperceptibly flow down the valley floor, forming the arcuate ridges at the ground surface.
The King Fisher Tower, Grand County, Utah
Photographer: Stefan Kirby; ©2011
The King Fisher Tower, north of Castle Valley in Grand County, consists of arkosic sandstone and mudstone of the Permian Cutler Formation.
Moki Dugway road, San Juan County, Utah
Photographer: Michael Vanden Berg; ©2011
Moki Dugway road ascends 1,100 feet in about three miles connecting the valley floor to Cedar Mesa, Utah Route 261 northwest of Mexican Hat, San Juan County.
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