This is a view from the Wedge Overlook in the San Rafael Wilderness. The photo is of the "Little Grand Canyon". A couple of thousand feet down you can see the San Rafael River running through it. (Oddly, the first time I looked over the edge of this canyon two weeks ago, the water was brilliant blue! Must have been some rain in the watershed as on this day it was running muddy brown.)
The "beehive" like dome in the foreground is part of the Navajo Sandstone, a roughly 200 million year old rock formation. It is very famous as it outcrops all over the Colorado Plateau, including Zion National Park. The "cross bedding" indicates that during that period of geologic time, an ancient desert had massive sand dunes. Those sand dunes have now hardened into rock!
Internet connections are spottier than I thought they would be....mainly because I have been working 10 hour days and am limited in time to get connected. Hope to post more pictures soon!
I can't wait to see your other photos! Take a few of yourself and Poul so that you have some scrapping projects!
ReplyDeleteHey sister! I'm going to try to do a "day in the life" type thing! I wish I had more computer time to post!
ReplyDeletevery interesting and fun to follow
ReplyDeleteCarla
ReplyDeleteThat is a gorgeous photo. Hurray for rocks!
A dozen visitors a day! That is sweet. To think that every day you MIGHT been wrangling the 20,000 squalling babies, insolent black-clad teens, young-earth dentists and their compliant wives at The GC this summer! Dodged a bullet there, I'd say.
Thanks for sharing, Carla.