Buckskin Gulch. Rising above a sand wash are the towering walls and narrow passageways of Buckskin Gulch, a dramatic slot canyon forged by centuries of erosion through sandstone. Buckskin Gulch is the worlds longest accessible slot canyon, running from the Paria River toward the Colorado River. Flash flooding is a serious danger in the narrows where there is no escape. Buckskin Gulch, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA
Image: 20724 Location: Buckskin Gulch, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA Lat/Long: N 037° 01' 17.72", W 112° 00' 08.61" (Coordinates: 37.02159°, -112.00239°) Altitude: 1445.96m Format: Digital 3:2 Copyright © Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide.
Keywords: arizona, barren, buckskin gulch, canyon, cliffs, desert, environment, erosion, geology, gulch, landscape, narrow, national parks, nature, outdoors, outside, paria, paria canyon vermilion cliffs wilderness, paria canyon-vermilion cliffs wilderness, rock, sandstone, scene, scenic, sedimentary, slot, slot canyon, usa, vermilion, vermilion cliffs national monument, vermillion, wilderness |