Malaspina University College - Geology 390 – Special Field Studies - 2005

The photos are arranged in the order of our trip, starting at Hoover Dam and ending at Snow Canyon.  All photos are by Steven Earle, Malaspina University-College Geology Department.  (Photo use permission)

Click on one of the following links to choose an area.  Click on the File name to view the photo.

Hoover Dam Sedona & Bell Rock Wupatki village Lake Powell
Chino Valley  Slide Rock & Oak Creek Grand Canyon days 1 & 2 Antelope Canyon
Prescott & Thumb Butte Walnut Canyon Grand Canyon day 3 Coral Pink Sand Dunes
Jerome Meteor Crater Grand Canyon days 4 & 5 Zion National Park
Montezuma San Francisco volcanic field Glen Canyon Snow Canyon State Park
Hoover Dam
File name Description
hoover01.jpg Felsic pyroclastic volcanic rock at the Hoover Dam
hoover02.jpg Hoover Dam looking from the west
hoover03.jpg Colorado River below the Hoover Dam
hoover04.jpg Hoover Dam looking from the west
Chino Valley 
File name Description
chino01.jpg Nonconformity between the Cambrian Tapeats Fm. and Proterozoic granite (group)
chino02.jpg View of Chino Valley (group shot)
chino03.jpg Tapeats Fm. basal conglomerate with granite clasts
chino04.jpg Cross-bedding in Tapeasts Fm. sandstone
chino05.jpg Green lizard
chino06.jpg Quartz veins in Proterzoic granite
chino07.jpg Chino Valley and group shot
chino08.jpg Cross-bedding with coarse quartz grains (Tapeats Fm.)
chino09.jpg Close-up of quartz granules
chino10.jpg Cross-bedding in Tapeats Fm. sandstone
Prescott area, Granite Dells and Thumb Butte 
File name Description
prescott1.jpg Proterozoic metamorphic rock in the Prescott area (group shot)
dells01.jpg Reservoir in an area of Proterozoic granitic rocks - near Prescott
dells02.jpg Spheroidally weathered Proterozoic granitic rock  (group shot)
dells03.jpg Spheroidally weathered Proterozoic granitic rock  (group shot)
thumb01.jpg Thumb Butte - Miocene-aged latite dome
thumb02.jpg Thumb Butte - Miocene-aged latite dome
Jerome area 
File name Description
jerome1.jpg View from Jerome village
jerome2.jpg View from Jerome village with mine waste
jerome3.jpg Mineral sample vendor, with mine-waste (group shot)
Montezuma's well 
File name Description
montezuma01.jpg Dwellings in the cliff wall above Montezuma's Well
montezuma02.jpg Looking down into Montezuma's Well
montezuma03.jpg Monetzuma's Well information plaque
montezuma04.jpg Looking across the "well" from the outlet area
montezuma05.jpg The spring and stream below Montezuma's Well (Heather and Justine)
montezuma06.jpg The spring and stream below Montezuma's Well
montezuma07.jpg Information plaque about wild food plants in the area
montezuma08.jpg Information plaque about Velvet Mesquite
montezuma09.jpg Dwelling near to the spring
montezuma10.jpg Near to the spring and stream below Montezuma's Well (Heather)
montezuma11.jpg Near to the spring and stream below Montezuma's Well (Heather)
Sedona 
File name Description
sedona01.jpg Entering Sedona from the southeast
sedona02.jpg Bridge over an arroyo on the trail to Bell Rock (Chris and Justine)
sedona03.jpg Sedona view - most Schnebly Hill Fm.
sedona04.jpg Greenish layer in red siltstone (small nodules of unknown origin)
sedona05.jpg Sedona view - mostly Schnebly Hill Fm. with some aeolian layers part way up
sedona06.jpg View from Bell Rock - mostly Schnebly Hill Fm. with Coconino Fm on top
sedona07.jpg On the trail to Bell Rock - Schnebly Hill Fm. overlies Hermit Fm. (Chris and Justine)
sedona08.jpg View from Bell Rock
sedona09.jpg View from Bell Rock - Hermit Fm. 
sedona10.jpg View from near to the summit of Bell Rock - upper part of Schnebly Hill Fm.
sedona11.jpg View from near to the summit of Bell Rock  - upper part of Schnebly Hill Fm
sedona12.jpg View from Bell Rock - Schnebly Hill Fm. over Hermit Fm. (Heather)
sedona13.jpg Cross-bedded aeolian Schnebly Hill Fm. sandstone near to the summit of Bell Rock
sedona14.jpg View from Bell Rock - Hermit, Schnebly Hill and Coconino Fms.
sedona15.jpg View from Bell Rock
sedona16.jpg Rachel's sore arm at Bell Rock
sedona17.jpg View from Bell Rock
sedona18.jpg Looking up towards the summit of Bell Rock
sedona19.jpg On the trail near to Bell Rock
Slide Rock and Oak Creek Canyon 
File name Description
slide-rock1.jpg View looking down Oak Ck. at Slide Rock
slide-rock2.jpg View looking up Oak Ck. at Slide Rock
slide-rock3.jpg Oak Ck.
slide-rock4.jpg Oak Ck. with boulder
slide-rock5.jpg Oak Ck.
slide-rock6.jpg Oak Ck. looking downstream
slide-rock7.jpg View looking up Oak Ck. at Slide Rock
slide-rock8.jpg Looking down Oak Ck. beneath bridge
oak-creek1.jpg Looking down Oak Ck. Canyon from the top of the Colorado Plateau
oak-creek2.jpg Oxidized "soil" beneath a basalt flow at top of Oak Ck. Canyon
oak-creek3.jpg Oxidized "soil" beneath a basalt flow at top of Oak Ck. Canyon
oak-creek4.jpg Oxidized "soil" beneath a basalt flow at top of Oak Ck. Canyon
Walnut Canyon 
File name Description
walnut-canyon01.jpg Coconino Fm. cross-bedded aeolian sandstone in Wlanut Canyon
walnut-canyon02.jpg Walnut Canyon
walnut-canyon03.jpg Kaibab Fm. limestone in Walnut Canyon
walnut-canyon04.jpg Walnut Canyon
walnut-canyon05.jpg Dwellings in Kaibab Fm. at Walnut Canyon
walnut-canyon06.jpg Coconino Fm. cross-bedded aeolian sandstone in Wlanut Canyon
walnut-canyon07.jpg Dwellings in Kaibab Fm. at Walnut Canyon
walnut-canyon08.jpg Dwellings in Kaibab Fm. at Walnut Canyon
walnut-canyon09.jpg Looking out from a dwelling at Walnut Canyon
walnut-canyon10.jpg Looking out from a dwelling at Walnut Canyon
walnut-canyon11.jpg Cactus at Walnut Canyon
walnut-canyon12.jpg Kaibab Fm. overlying Coconino Fm. at Walnut Canyon
walnut-canyon13.jpg Brachiopods in Kaibab Fm. limestone at Walnut Canyon
Barringer Meteor Crater 
File name Description
meteor-crater01.jpg Jurassic Meonkopi Fm. sandstone on the road to the crater (group shot)
meteor-crater02.jpg Jurassic Meonkopi Fm. sandstone on the road to the crater
meteor-crater03.jpg The crater from a distance
meteor-crater04.jpg View out from the crater rim
meteor-crater05.jpg Crater interior
meteor-crater06.jpg Crater interior
meteor-crater07.jpg Crater interior
meteor-crater08.jpg Crater rim rocks
meteor-crater09.jpg Crater rim rocks
meteor-crater10.jpg Crater rim rocks
meteor-crater11.jpg Holsinger meteorite
meteor-crater12.jpg Cross-section diagram
meteor-crater13.jpg Crater rim rocks
meteor-crater14.jpg Crater wall
San Francisco volcanic field (and Red Mountain)
File name Description
sanfran-volcanic01.jpg San Francisco Mountain composite volcano north of Flagstaff
sanfran-volcanic02.jpg Plants growing on cinders near Sunset Crater
sanfran-volcanic03.jpg Diagram of volcano evolution in the San Francisco volcanic field (at Sunset Crater Visitor Center)
sanfran-volcanic04.jpg Looking across an aa flow near to Sunset Crater volcano
sanfran-volcanic05.jpg At the top of a Lennox Cone looking towards San Francisco Mountain
sanfran-volcanic06.jpg San Francisco Mountain composite volcano from the Sunset Crater area
sanfran-volcanic07.jpg Sunset Crater
sanfran-volcanic08.jpg Justine and Melissa on the top of Lennox Cone
sanfran-volcanic09.jpg Crowds gather for Melissa's lecture on the San Franciso volcanic field
sanfran-volcanic10.jpg Pine trees creating their own micro-environments on the side of Lennox Cone
sanfran-volcanic11.jpg Aa flow near to Sunset Crater
sanfran-volcanic12.jpg Open fracture in a lava flow
sanfran-volcanic13.jpg Sunset Crater
sanfran-volcanic14.jpg Aa flow near to Sunset Crater
sanfran-volcanic15.jpg Clast of Kaibab Fm. limestone in a basalt flow
sanfran-volcanic16.jpg Clast of Kaibab Fm. limestone in a basalt flow
sanfran-volcanic17.jpg Aa flow near to Sunset Crater
sanfran-volcanic18.jpg Part of a lava tube (Dave, Justine, Heather)
sanfran-volcanic19.jpg Red cinder cone near to Sunset Crater
sanfran-volcanic20.jpg Cinder cone
sanfran-volcanic21.jpg Cinder cone (Heather, Justine, Melissa)
red-mountain1.jpg Red Mountain cinder cone - San Francisco volcanic field
red-mountain2.jpg Layering in Red Mountain cinder cone - San Francisco volcanic field
red-mountain3.jpg Red Mountain cinder cone - San Francisco volcanic field
Wupatki village  
File name Description
wupatki01.jpg Wupatki dwellings
wupatki02.jpg Wupatki dwellings
wupatki03.jpg Crossbedding in Jurassic Moenkopi Fm. sandstone at Wupatki
wupatki04.jpg Dwellings made of Moenkopi Fm. sandstone at Wupatki
wupatki05.jpg Lizard at Wupatki
wupatki06.jpg Dwellings made of Moenkopi Fm. sandstone at Wupatki
wupatki07.jpg Wupatki dwellings
wupatki08.jpg Ball-game enclosure at Wupatki
wupatki09.jpg Stephanie at the blow-hole - Wupatki
wupatki10.jpg Trace fossils in Moenkopi Fm. sandstone at Wupatki
wupatki11.jpg Ripple marks in Moenkopi Fm. sandstone at Wupatki
wupatki12.jpg Wupatki dwellings (Justine, Maggie)
wupatki13.jpg Dwellings made of Moenkopi Fm. sandstone at Wupatki (cross beds)
wupatki14.jpg Weathering in Moenkopi Fm. sandstone at Wupatki
wupatki15.jpg Honeycomb weathering in Moenkopi Fm. sandstone at Wupatki
Grand Canyon (days 1 & 2)
File name Description
gc-day1-01.jpg Grand Canyon view - looking east - from the rim trail
gc-day1-02.jpg Kaibab, Toroweap, Coconino and Hermit Fms. and Supai Gp. from the rim trail
gc-day1-03.jpg Looking down Bright Angel Ck. and trail from the rim
gc-day1-04.jpg Grand Canyon - Kaibab Fm and Coconino Fm.from the rim trail
gc-day1-05.jpg Grand Canyon - Kaibab Fm and Coconino Fm.from the rim trail
gc-day1-06.jpg Supai Gp. from the rim trail
gc-day1-07.jpg Vishnu schist in the inner gorge and Tapeats Fm. sandstone from the rim trail
gc-day1-08.jpg Grand Canyon Village from the rim trail
gc-day1-09.jpg Grand Canyon view - looking west - from the rim trail
gc-day1-10.jpg Looking down Bright Angel Ck. and trail from the rim
gc-day1-11.jpg Orphan Mine headframe
gc-day1-12.jpg Orphan Mine information plaque
gc-day1-13.jpg Cross bedding in Kaibab Fm. on the rim trail
gc-day1-14.jpg Grand Canyon - Kaibab Fm and Coconino Fm.from the rim trail
gc-day1-15.jpg Grand Canyon view - looking west - from the rim trail
gc-day1-16.jpg Grand Canyon view from Hermits Rest area (Chris, Melissa, Stephanie)
gc-day1-17.jpg Chert bed in Kaibab Fm. - Hermits Trail (Chris)
gc-day1-18.jpg Grand Canyon view from Hermits Rest area
gc-day1-19.jpg Bivalve in Kaibab Fm. - Hermits Trail
gc-day1-20.jpg Scallop (?) in Kaibab Fm. - Hermits Trail
Grand Canyon (day 3)
File name Description
gc-day3-01.jpg Starting the descent on South Kaibab Trail (Heather, Melissa, Justine, Chris, Stephanie)
gc-day3-02.jpg In Kaibab Fm. on S. Kaibab Trail (Heather)
gc-day3-03.jpg In Kaibab Fm. on S. Kaibab Trail (Heather, Justine, Melissa, Stephanie)
gc-day3-04.jpg Kaibab Fm. on S. Kaibab Trail
gc-day3-05.jpg Toroweap Fm. on Kaibab Trail (Heather, Justine)
gc-day3-06.jpg Coconino Fm. cross bedded sandstone on Kaibab Trail (Chris, Justine, Heather)
gc-day3-07.jpg S. Kaibab Trail (Stephanie and Melissa)
gc-day3-08.jpg Supai Gp. on S. Kaibab Trail
gc-day3-09.jpg Looking west into the canyon from S. Kaibab Trail - (Supai Gp., Redwall, Muav, Bright Angel, Tapeats Fms.)
gc-day3-10.jpg Justine and some mules on the S. Kaibab Trail
gc-day3-11.jpg Trace fossils (I think) in Coconino Fm. on S. Kaibab Trail
gc-day3-12.jpg Century plant on S. Kaibab Trail
gc-day3-13.jpg Close-up of century plant on S. Kaibab Trail
gc-day3-14.jpg Flowers on S. Kaibab Trail
gc-day3-15.jpg Purple flowers on S. Kaibab Trail
gc-day3-16.jpg Red cactus flower on S. Kaibab Trail
gc-day3-17.jpg Muav Fm. limestone and Bright Angel Fm. shale on the S. Kaibab Trail
gc-day3-18.jpg The S. Kaibab Trail zig zags down the not so red Redwall Fm. limestone
gc-day3-19.jpg Bright Angel Fm. shale on the S. Kaibab Trail (Justine)
gc-day3-20.jpg Hakatai Fm.(Grand Canyon Super Group) shale, with Tapeats Fm. sandstone and Vishnu schist in the inner gorge (S. Kaibab Trail)
gc-day3-21.jpg The inner gorge from S. Kaibab trail
gc-day3-22.jpg Trace fossils (rock unknown)
gc-day3-23.jpg On the Bright Angel Fm. shale - looking back towards the Redwall Fm. - S. Kaibab trail
gc-day3-24.jpg Colorado River with Vishnu Schist and Hakatai Fm. shale - S. Kaibab Trail
gc-day3-25.jpg Tapeats Fm. sandstone rests with angular unconformity on Hakatai Fm. shale
gc-day3-26.jpg Tapeats Fm. - S. Kaibab trail
gc-day3-27.jpg Isolated block of Tapeats Fm. sandstone over Hakatai Fm. shale
gc-day3-28.jpg Large blocks of Tapeats Fm. conglomerate and sandstone on Hakatai Fm. shale - inner gorge Vishnu schist in the background
gc-day3-29.jpg The inner gorge from S. Kaibab trail - Tapeats Fm. sandstone rests non-conformably on the Vishnu Schist and with angualy unconformity on the Granc Canyon Supergroup (centre)
gc-day3-30.jpg Bright Angel Creek alluvial fan and Colorado River, Bright Angel campground
gc-day3-31.jpg Inner gorge - Tapeats Fm. / angular unconformity on Grand Canyon Supergroup / nonconformity on Vishnu Schist
gc-day3-32.jpg S. Kaibab Trail descends into the inner gorge
gc-day3-33.jpg Vishnu schist in the inner gorge (S. Kaibab Trail)
gc-day3-34.jpg S. Kaibab Trial (Heather and Justine)
gc-day3-35.jpg Bright Angel Creek alluvial fan and Colorado River
gc-day3-36.jpg Conglomerate on S. Kaibab Trail (Grand Canyon Supergroup)
gc-day3-37.jpg S. Kaibab Trial (Heather and Justine)
gc-day3-38.jpg Resting in the shade on the S. Kaibab Trial (Heather and Justine)
gc-day3-39.jpg The black bridge over the Colorado River (Vishnu Schist and Zoroaster Granite)
gc-day3-40.jpg The black bridge over the Colorado River (Vishnu Schist and Zoroaster Granite)
gc-day3-41.jpg Redwall, Muav, Bright Angel and Tapeats Fms. rest nonconformably on the Vishnu schist
gc-day3-42.jpg Bright Angel Creek alluvial fan and Colorado River - silver bridge in the background
gc-day3-43.jpg Mules on the S. Kaibab Trail
gc-day3-44.jpg Swimming in the Colorado River on the beach at Bright Angel Creek (Chris, Heather, Melissa)
gc-day3-45.jpg Tunnel entrance to the Black Bridge
gc-day3-46.jpg At the Bright Angel campground (Justine, Heather, Chris, Stephanie and Melissa)
gc-day3-47.jpg Vishnu Schist and Zoroaster Granite - from the Bright Angel campground
gc-day3-48.jpg Vishnu Schist and Zoroaster Granite - from the Bright Angel campground
gc-day3-49.jpg Vishnu Schist and Zoroaster Granite - from the Bright Angel campground
Grand Canyon (days 4 & 5)
File name Description
gc-day4-01.jpg Rapids and gravel bar on the Colorado River
gc-day4-02.jpg Rapids and gravel bar on the Colorado River
gc-day4-03.jpg Heading along the Bright Angel Trail in the early morning
gc-day4-04.jpg Looking downstream along the Colorado River
gc-day4-05.jpg Looking upstream (east) along the Colorado River in the early morning
gc-day4-06.jpg Gneiss phase of the Vishnu Schist
gc-day4-07.jpg Gneiss phase of the Vishnu Schist
gc-day4-08.jpg Gneiss phase of the Vishnu Schist
gc-day4-09.jpg Gneiss phase of the Vishnu Schist
gc-day4-10.jpg Pegmatite with large k-feldspar and quartz
gc-day4-11.jpg Looking up at Tapeats Fm. sandstone overlying Vishnu Schist
gc-day4-12.jpg Gneiss phase of the Vishnu Schist
gc-day4-13.jpg Vegetation along a small waterfall
gc-day4-15.jpg A small creek flows over gneiss
gc-day4-16.jpg Growth along a trickle of water
gc-day4-17.jpg Growth along a trickle of water
gc-day4-18.jpg Looking up towards Tapeats, Redwall, Coconino and Kaibab Formations
gc-day4-19.jpg Bright Angel Trail - Tapeats Fm. sandstone - Stephanie, Melissa and Justine
gc-day4-20.jpg Bright Angel Trail - Stephanie, Melissa and Justine
gc-day4-21.jpg Tapeats Fm. sandstone rests nonconformably on Zoroaster Granite
gc-day4-22.jpg Tapeats Fm. on Bright Angel trail
gc-day4-23.jpg Stream flowing over gneiss
gc-day4-24.jpg Layered fine-grained Tapeats Fm. with a rodent hole (?)
gc-day4-25.jpg Century plant on Bright Angel Trail
gc-day4-26.jpg Redwall Fm. limestone from the Bright Angel Trail
gc-day4-27.jpg Redwall Fm. limestone underlain by Tonto Gp. and overlain by Supai Gp.
gc-day4-28.jpg Redwall Fm. limestone from the Bright Angel Trail
gc-day4-29.jpg Bright Angel Fault (Supai Gp. on the down-dropped left side, Redwall Fm. on the right)
gc-day4-30.jpg Flowers on the Redwall Fm.
gc-day4-31.jpg Flowers on the Redwall Fm.
gc-day4-32.jpg Looking down the Bright Angel Trail
gc-day4-33.jpg Flowers on the Redwall Fm.
gc-day4-34.jpg Coconino Fm. crossbedded sandstone from the Bright Angel Trail
gc-day4-35.jpg Looking down the Bright Angel Trail (Coconino Fm. in foreground, then Supai Gp., Redwall Fm. and Tonto Gp.)
gc-day4-36.jpg Coconino Fm. sandstone rests paraconformably on the Hermit Fm. shale
gc-day4-37.jpg Coconino Fm. sandstone rests paraconformably on the Hermit Fm. shale
gc-day4-38.jpg Coconino Fm. sandstone rests paraconformably on the Hermit Fm. shale
gc-day4-39.jpg Coconino Fm. crossbedded sandstone from the Bright Angel Trail
gc-day4-40.jpg Coconino Fm. crossbedded sandstone from the Bright Angel Trail
gc-day4-41.jpg Bright Angel Fault (Kaibab Fm. on the down-dropped left side, Coconino Fm. on the right)
gc-day4-42.jpg Justine at a tunnel on the Bright Angel Trail
gc-day4-43.jpg Numbered vultures on Kaibab Fm. near the top of the Bright Angel Trail
gc-day4-44.jpg Justine at the top of the Bright Angel Trail
gc-day5-01.jpg Grand Canyon view looking west from Desert View
gc-day5-02.jpg Grand Canyon view looking west from Desert View
gc-day5-03.jpg Grand Canyon from Desert View - Tapeats Fm. rests with angular unconformity on the Grand Canyon Supergroup
gc-day5-04.jpg Desert View Watchtower
gc-day5-05.jpg Desert View Watchtower
Glen Canyon raft trip and Glen Canyon Viewpoint (Horseshoe Bend)
File name Description
glen-canyon01.jpg Glen Canyon dam from the Colorado River
glen-canyon02.jpg Navajo Fm. aeolian sandstone in Glen Canyon
glen-canyon03.jpg Glen Canyon dam from the Colorado River
glen-canyon04.jpg Navajo Fm. aeolian sandstone in Glen Canyon
glen-canyon05.jpg Navajo Fm. aeolian sandstone in Glen Canyon
glen-canyon06.jpg Small spring from Navajo Fm. in Glen Canyon
glen-canyon07.jpg Small spring from Navajo Fm. in Glen Canyon
glen-canyon08.jpg Conchoidal fracture in Navajo Fm. sandstone - Glen Canyon
glen-canyon09.jpg Navajo Fm. aeolian sandstone in Glen Canyon
glen-canyon10.jpg Navajo Fm. aeolian sandstone in Glen Canyon
glen-canyon11.jpg Conchoidal fracture and cross bedding in Navajo Fm. sandstone - Glen Canyon
glen-canyon12.jpg Cross bedding in Navajo Fm. aeolian sandstone in Glen Canyon
glen-canyon13.jpg Navajo Fm. aeolian sandstone in Glen Canyon
glen-canyon14.jpg Cross bedding in Navajo Fm. aeolian sandstone in Glen Canyon
glen-canyon15.jpg Cross bedding from two angles in Navajo Fm. aeolian sandstone in Glen Canyon
glen-canyon16.jpg Navajo Fm. aeolian sandstone in Glen Canyon
glen-canyon17.jpg Navajo Fm. aeolian sandstone in Glen Canyon
glen-canyon18.jpg Cross bedding from two angles in Navajo Fm. aeolian sandstone in Glen Canyon
glen-canyon19.jpg Navajo Fm. overlying Kayenta Fm. at downstream end of Glen Canyon
glen-canyon20.jpg Large fracture system in Navajo Fm. sandstone - Glen Canyon
glen-canyon21.jpg Float boats (left) and canyon rafts (right) at Lees Ferry - Colorado River
glen-canyon-view01.jpg Looking down the Colorado River from Glen Canyon Viewpoint at Horseshoe Bend
glen-canyon-view02.jpg Looking up the Colorado River from Glen Canyon Viewpoint
glen-canyon-view03.jpg Melissa and Justine on the edge
glen-canyon-view04.jpg Cross-bedded Navajo Fm. aeolian sandstone
glen-canyon-view05.jpg Close-up of cross-bedded Navajo Fm. aeolian sandstone
glen-canyon-view06.jpg Close-up of cross-bedded Navajo Fm. aeolian sandstone
glen-canyon-view07.jpg Looking down the Colorado River from Glen Canyon Viewpoint
glen-canyon-view08.jpg Cross-bedded Navajo Fm. aeolian sandstone
glen-canyon-view09.jpg Iron-oxide spherules in Navajo Fm. aeolian sandstone
glen-canyon-view10.jpg Looking up the Colorado River from Glen Canyon Viewpoint
glen-canyon-view11.jpg Cross-bedded Navajo Fm. aeolian sandstone
glen-canyon-view12.jpg Wall of Glen Canyon with vegetation growing along fracture sets
glen-canyon-view13.jpg Snake on the trail at Glen Canyon Viewpoint
Lake Powell
File name Description
lk-powell-1.jpg Cross-beds in Navajo Fm. sandstone on the Lake Powell shore (white is calcite from a previously higher water level)
lk-powell-2.jpg Lone Rock (at Lone Rock beach, Utah)
lk-powell-3.jpg Cross-bedding in Navaho Fm. sandstone at Lone Rock beach
lk-powell-4.jpg Navaho Fm. sandstone at Lone Rock beach
Antelope Canyon 
File name Description
antelope01.jpg Near the lower entrance to upper Antelope Canyon
antelope02.jpg Navajo Fm aeolian sandstone in upper Antelope Canyon
antelope03.jpg Navajo Fm sandstone in upper Antelope Canyon
antelope04.jpg Navajo Fm sandstone in upper Antelope Canyon
antelope05.jpg Navajo Fm sandstone in upper Antelope Canyon
antelope06.jpg Cross-bedded Navajo Fm. aeolian sandstone at the upper end of upper Antelope Canyon
antelope07.jpg Descending the stairs into lower Antelope Canyon (Jean, Rachel, Maggie, Justine, Stephanie, Heather, Melissa)
antelope08.jpg Navajo Fm sandstone in lower Antelope Canyon
antelope09.jpg Navajo Fm sandstone in lower Antelope Canyon
antelope10.jpg Navajo Fm sandstone in lower Antelope Canyon
antelope11.jpg Navajo Fm sandstone in lower Antelope Canyon
antelope12.jpg Navajo Fm sandstone in lower Antelope Canyon
antelope13.jpg Wash-in debris in lower Antelope Canyon
antelope14.jpg Micro faults in Navajo Fm. sandstone in lower Antelope Canyon
antelope15.jpg Navajo Fm sandstone in lower Antelope Canyon
antelope16.jpg Navajo Fm sandstone in lower Antelope Canyon
antelope17.jpg Navajo Fm sandstone in lower Antelope Canyon
antelope18.jpg Navajo Fm sandstone in lower Antelope Canyon
antelope19.jpg Navajo Fm sandstone in lower Antelope Canyon
antelope20.jpg Navajo Fm sandstone in lower Antelope Canyon
antelope21.jpg Navajo Fm sandstone in lower Antelope Canyon
antelope22.jpg Navajo Fm sandstone in lower Antelope Canyon
antelope23.jpg Navajo Fm sandstone in lower Antelope Canyon (Maggie, Jean, Heather)
antelope24.jpg Navajo Fm sandstone in lower Antelope Canyon
antelope25.jpg Navajo Fm sandstone in lower Antelope Canyon
antelope26.jpg Navajo Fm sandstone in lower Antelope Canyon
antelope27.jpg Navajo Fm sandstone in lower Antelope Canyon
antelope28.jpg Navajo Fm sandstone in lower Antelope Canyon
antelope29.jpg Navajo Fm sandstone in lower Antelope Canyon
antelope30.jpg More stairs in lower Antelope Canyon (Jean, Justine)
antelope31.jpg Navajo Fm sandstone in lower Antelope Canyon
antelope32.jpg Navajo Fm sandstone in lower Antelope Canyon
antelope33.jpg Navajo Fm sandstone in lower Antelope Canyon
antelope34.jpg Close-up of cross-bedding in Navajo Fm., with iron-oxide spherules
antelope35.jpg Navajo Fm sandstone in lower Antelope Canyon
Coral Pink Sand Dunes - Utah 
File name Description
dunes-01.jpg Barchan dune at Coral Pink Sand Dunes, Utah
dunes-02.jpg Viewing platform at Coral Pink Sand Dunes, Utah
dunes-03.jpg Barchan dune at Coral Pink Sand Dunes, Utah
dunes-04.jpg Wet area between dunes
dunes-05.jpg Barchan dune at Coral Pink Sand Dunes, Utah
dunes-06.jpg Barchan dune at Coral Pink Sand Dunes, Utah
dunes-07.jpg Close-up of dune at Coral Pink Sand Dunes, Utah
dunes-08.jpg Close-up of dune at Coral Pink Sand Dunes, Utah
dunes-09.jpg Close-up of dune at Coral Pink Sand Dunes, Utah
dunes-10.jpg Close-up of dune at Coral Pink Sand Dunes, Utah
dunes-11.jpg Close-up of dune at Coral Pink Sand Dunes, Utah
dunes-12.jpg Coral Pink Sand Dunes, Utah
dunes-13.jpg Wet area between dunes
dunes-14.jpg Wet area between dunes
dunes-15.jpg Sand-digging insect
dunes-16.jpg Heather at Coral Pink Sand Dunes, Utah
dunes-17.jpg Barchan dune at Coral Pink Sand Dunes, Utah
Zion Canyon National Park - Utah 
File name Description
zion01.jpg Cross-bedded Navajo Fm. sandstone near eastern entrance to Zion National Park
zion02.jpg Cross-bedded Navajo Fm. sandstone near eastern entrance to Zion National Park
zion03.jpg Highway enters a tunnel in Zion Park
zion04.jpg Cross-bedded Navajo Fm. sandstone in Zion National Park
zion05.jpg On a hike in Zion National Park (Justine, Jean, Heather)
zion06.jpg Looking down from a viewpoint on hiking trail - Zion Park
zion07.jpg Looking down from a viewpoint on hiking trail - Zion Park
zion08.jpg View from a hiking trail - Zion Park
zion09.jpg View from a hiking trail - Zion Park
zion10.jpg Cross-bedded Navajo Fm. sandstone in Zion National Park
zion11.jpg View in Zion National Park
zion12.jpg View in Zion National Park
zion13.jpg View in Zion National Park
zion14.jpg View in Zion National Park
zion15.jpg View in Zion National Park
zion16.jpg View in Zion National Park
zion17.jpg Shooting stars on a rock wall in Zion Park
zion18.jpg Waterfall over Navajo Fm. sandstone - Zion Park
zion19.jpg Waterfall over Navajo Fm. sandstone - Zion Park
zion20.jpg On a hiking trial in Zion Park
zion21.jpg Waterfall over Navajo Fm. sandstone - Zion Park
zion22.jpg View in Zion National Park
zion23.jpg Waterfall over Navajo Fm. sandstone - Zion Park
zion24.jpg Waterfall over Navajo Fm. sandstone - Zion Park
zion25.jpg View in Zion National Park
Snow Canyon State Park - Utah 
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snow-canyon-01.jpg Navajo Fm. sandstone topped by basaltic lava  - Snow Canyon State Park, Utah
snow-canyon-02.jpg Lava flows and sandstone at Snow Canyon
snow-canyon-03.jpg Lava flow in a dry stream bed at Snow Canyon
snow-canyon-04.jpg Lava flow in a dry stream bed at Snow Canyon
snow-canyon-05.jpg Lava flow at Snow Canyon - oxidized "soil" beneath the flow
snow-canyon-06.jpg Rock arch at Johnson Canyon - Snow Canyon State Park
snow-canyon-07.jpg Hiking to Johnson Canyon at Snow Canyon
snow-canyon-08.jpg Hiking to Johnson Canyon at Snow Canyon
snow-canyon-09.jpg Hiking to Johnson Canyon at Snow Canyon
snow-canyon-10.jpg Hiking to Johnson Canyon at Snow Canyon
snow-canyon-11.jpg Hiking to Johnson Canyon at Snow Canyon
snow-canyon-12.jpg Navajo Fm. sandstone at Snow Canyon
snow-canyon-13.jpg Sandstone boulder on a basalt flow - Snow Canyon
snow-canyon-14.jpg Lava flow in a dry stream bed at Snow Canyon
snow-canyon-15.jpg Lizard on the trail at Snow Canyon
snow-canyon-16.jpg Lizard on the trail at Snow Canyon
snow-canyon-17.jpg Cinder cone at northern end of Snow Canyon Park
snow-canyon-18.jpg Cinder cone at northern end of Snow Canyon Park
snow-canyon-19.jpg Cinder cone at northern end of Snow Canyon Park

These photos may be used for academic purposes without requesting permission, providing that their source is credited.  For any other use please contact the website author: Steven Earle  Return to Steven Earles Geology website: http://www.mala.bc.ca/~earles