The “Tower of Silence” along Wahweap Creek, Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, Kane County, Utah
Photographer: Gregg Beukelman; © 2013
Boulders of Cretaceous-age Dakota Sandstone act as protective caps and inhibit erosion of the soft Jurassic-age Entrada Sandstone beneath, allowing hoodoo spires to form. Water cascading over the Entrada Sandstone during rainstorms has carved an intricate network of rills.
Long Canyon viewed from Pucker Pass, Grand County, Utah
Photographer: Gregg Beukelman; © 2013
At Long Canyon, stream erosion has carved a deep gorge into the east limb of the Cane Creek anticline. The canyon exposes dark-brown Triassic-age shale and sandstone of the Moenkopi and Chinle Formations capped by vertical cliffs of Triassic and Jurassic-age sandstone of the Wingate and Kayenta Formations.
We hope you’ve all had a great weekend! Here’s another stunning photo of Utah geology to start the week out.
Pahvant Butte, Millard County, Utah
Photographer: Mark Gwynn; © 2012
Little Wild Horse Canyon, Emery County, Utah
Photographer: Gregg Beukelman; © 2012
Navajo Sandstone in Little Wild Horse Canyon, Emery County.
Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah
Photographer: Mike Hylland; © 2012
Arch Alcove, Zion National Park, Washington County.
San Rafael Swell, Emery County, Utah
Photographer: Stephanie Earls; © 2012
Draw rock art panel, San Rafael Swell, Emery County.
Another weekend gone by, and a photo to greet you on your Monday morning. Who went somewhere fun this weekend?
Courthouse Rock near Moab, Grand County, Utah
Photographer: Jay Hill; © 2012
What a great photo to start the weekend with!
Bryce Canyon National Park, Garfield County, Utah
Photographer: Lance Weaver; © 2012
Spanish Fork Peak, Utah County, Utah
Photographer: Buck Ehler; © 2012
Spanish Fork Canyon and Spanish Fork Peak, Utah County.
Washington County, Utah
Photographer: Don DeBlieux; © 2012
Sculpted hills of iron-stained Jurassic-age Navajo Sandstone form the Red Mountains north of St. George. In the distance, Paleozoic strata of Square Top Mountain and Jackson Peak have been transported up and over younger Mesozoic strata along the Square Top Mountain thrust fault.
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