Incised Meanders, SE Utah (square)..
erosion, desert, aerial, entrenched, canyons
Monument Valley, Utah (pan)
Weathered and eroded, these isolated rock formations make up Monument Valley in southeastern Utah and northern Arizona. Formed by sandstone deposits and geologic uplift, the valley’s buttes and mesas sit around 5,600 feet above sea level and spans roughly 91,700 acres. (Image ID# desert)
Marli in Utah
Marli in Utah (Image ID# marliutah-5lrs)
Slope Retreat along San Juan River, Utah
weathering, erosion, building, house, cliff
Tree exploiting cracks, SE Utah
roots, weathering, mechanical, physical, erosion, juniper, root wedging
Differential Erosion, Utah
hoodoos, weathering, spires
Confluence of Green and Colorado Rivers, Utah
erosion, river, horizontal strata, desert
Entrenched Meander, SE Utah
differential erosion, stair-stepped topography, canyon, desert, arid
Horizontal sedimentary rock, Utah
Paleozoic, Mesozoic, strata, undeformed
Joint-Controlled Erosion
fractures, joints
Erosional remnants, Utah
sedimentary, red, strata
Joint Controlled Erosion
Joint controlled erosion, SE Utah. (ID # WE-10)
Differential Erosion
Differential erosion, Bryce Canyon NP, Utah. (ID # WE-06)
Arch eroded from fins, SE Utah
erosion, weathering, joints controlled
Sandstone Arch, SE Utah
Sandstone Arch, SE Utah. (ID WE-04)
Sandstone Fins
fracture-controlled erosion, ridges
Sandstone Arch, Utah
erosion
Nonconformity, Utah
Tintic Quartzite, unconformity, strata
