Fantastic colorful sedimentary patterns, Bentonite layers are seen as striations exposed in the Utah Badlands. The Bentonite Hills are composed of the Brushy Basin shale member of the Morrison Formation. This layer was formed during Jurassic times when mud, silt, fine sand, and volcanic ash were deposited in swamps and lakes. Aerial photograph.
Location: Utah
Image ID: 38029
Factory Butte at sunrise. An exceptional example of a solitary butte surrounded by dramatically eroded badlands, Factory Butte stands alone on the San Rafael Swell.
Location: Factory Butte, Hanksville, Utah
Image ID: 38054
Fantastic colorful sedimentary patterns, Bentonite layers are seen as striations exposed in the Utah Badlands, part of the Chinle Formation formed during the Upper Triassic Period. Aerial photograph.
Location: Utah
Image ID: 38177
Factory Butte at sunrise, aerial photo, Utah. An exceptional example of solitary butte surrounded by dramatically eroded badlands, Factory Butte stands alone on the San Rafael Swell.
Location: Factory Butte, Hanksville, Utah
Image ID: 38076
Hoodoos in Goblin Valley State Park, aerial panorama. The "goblins" are technically known as hoodoos, formed through the gradual erosion of Entrada sandstone deposited 170 millions years ago. Aerial panoramic photograph.
Location: Goblin Valley State Park, Utah
Image ID: 37957
Erosion patterns in the Utah Badlands, aerial abstract photo.
Location: Hanksville, Utah
Image ID: 38017
Erosion patterns in the Utah Badlands, aerial abstract photo.
Location: Hanksville, Utah
Image ID: 38018
Fantastic colorful sedimentary patterns, Bentonite layers are seen as striations exposed in the Utah Badlands, part of the Brushy Basin shale member of the Morrison Formation. This layer was formed during Jurassic times when mud, silt, fine sand, and volcanic ash were deposited in swamps and lakes. Aerial photograph.
Location: Utah
Image ID: 38019
Sunrise over the Skyline Rim, Factory Bench and Lower Blue Hills, Utah. The San Rafael Swell is in the distance.
Location: Utah
Image ID: 38026
Erosion patterns in the Utah Badlands, aerial abstract photo.
Location: Hanksville, Utah
Image ID: 38032
Dawn over the Skyline Rim, Factory Bench and Lower Blue Hills, Utah. Factory Butte is in the distance.
Location: Utah
Image ID: 38064
Dawn breaks over the Bentonite Hills in the Utah Badlands. Striations in soil reveal layers of the Morrison Formation, formed in swamps and lakes in the Jurassic era. Aerial panoramic photograph.
Location: Utah
Image ID: 38065
Hoodoos in Goblin Valley State Park. The "goblins" are technically known as hoodoos, formed through the gradual erosion of Entrada sandstone deposited 170 millions years ago.
Location: Goblin Valley State Park, Utah
Image ID: 38066
Fantastic colorful sedimentary patterns of Bentonite layers, seen as striations exposed in the Utah Badlands. The Bentonite Hills are composed of the Brushy Basin shale member of the Morrison Formation formed during Jurassic times when mud, silt, fine sand, and volcanic ash were deposited in swamps and lakes into layers, now revealed through erosion. Aerial photograph.
Location: Utah
Image ID: 38067
Hoodoos in Goblin Valley State Park. The "goblins" are technically known as hoodoos, formed through the gradual erosion of Entrada sandstone deposited 170 millions years ago.
Location: Goblin Valley State Park, Utah
Image ID: 38183
Sunrise over the Skyline Rim, Factory Bench and Lower Blue Hills, Utah. Factory Butte is in the distance.
Location: Utah
Image ID: 38200
The Tree of Eons, Utah. The Tree of Eons is a spectacular geologic sight near the San Rafael Swell in Utah. Here the Tree of Eons is seen under the direct light of midday. Erosion has cut a dendritic "tree" through red, blue, purple and white layers of the Chinle formation. The Tree of Eons is a superb example of dendritic erosion and, to really appreciate its complex fractal-like details, must be observed from above.
Location: Utah
Image ID: 38201
Dawn over the Skyline Rim, Factory Bench and Lower Blue Hills, Utah. The Henry Mountains are in the distance.
Location: Utah
Image ID: 38210
Skyline Rim promontory aerial panoramic photo, with Factory Butte in the distance. The Henry Mountains are in the far left. The Blue Hills lie below the mesa. Just after sunrise. Utah badlands.
Image ID: 38215
Panorama dimensions: 4560 x 12526