Sandstone striations, #20742

Sandstone striations. Prehistoric sand dunes, compressed into sandstone, are now revealed in sandstone layers subject to the carving erosive forces of wind and water. North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA, natural history stock photograph, photo id 20742Add To Light Table
Purchase A Print Of This Image How to request, purchase or license this image



Related images:

Panorama of the Wave. The Wave is a sweeping, dramatic display of eroded sandstone, forged by eons of water and wind erosion, laying bare striations formed from compacted sand dunes over millenia. This panoramic picture is formed from thirteen individual photographs. North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA. Image #20700
Panorama of the Wave. The Wave is a sweeping, dramatic display of eroded sandstone, forged by eons of water and wind erosion, laying bare striations formed from compacted sand dunes over millenia. This panoramic picture is formed from thirteen individual photographs. North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA. Image #20702
Hiker in Buckskin Gulch. A hiker considers the towering walls and narrow passageway 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. Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA. Image #20716
Buckskin Gulch hiker. A hiker moves through the deep narrow passages of Buckskin Gulch, a slot canyon cut deep into sandstone by years of river-induced erosion. In some places the Buckskin Gulch narrows are only about 15 feet wide but several hundred feet high, blocking sunlight. Flash floods are dangerous as there is no escape once into the Buckskin Gulch slot canyons. This is a panorama made of sixteen individual photos. Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA. Image #20699
Brain rocks. Sandstone is curiously eroded through the forces water and wind acting over eons. Cracks and joints arise when water freezes and expands repeatedly, braking apart the soft sandstone. North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA. Image #20747
Wire Pass narrows opens into the Buckskin Gulch. These narrow slot canyons are formed by water erosion which cuts slots deep into the surrounding sandstone plateau. This is a panorama created from ten individual photographs. Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA. Image #20705
Hiker in Buckskin Gulch. A hiker considers the towering walls and narrow passageway 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. Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA. Image #20710
A hiker walking through the Wire Pass narrows. This exceedingly narrow slot canyon, in some places only two feet wide, is formed by water erosion which cuts slots deep into the surrounding sandstone plateau. Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA. Image #20715
Suspended log in Buckskin Gulch. A hiker considers a heavy log stuck between the narrow walls of Buckskin Gulch, placed there by a flash flood some time in the past. Buckskin Gulch is the world's longest accessible slot canyon, forged by centuries of erosion through sandstone. Flash flooding is a serious danger in the narrows where there is no escape. Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA. Image #20717
The Wire Pass narrows. This exceedingly narrow slot canyon, in some places only two feet wide, is formed by water erosion which cuts slots deep into the surrounding sandstone plateau. Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA. Image #20720

Sandstone striations. Prehistoric sand dunes, compressed into sandstone, are now revealed in sandstone layers subject to the carving erosive forces of wind and water. North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA

Stock Photo: 20742
Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA
Format: Digital 2:3
Copyright © Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide.
Purchase a print of this image
Request a review copy of this image

Keywords: arizona, barren, butte, cliffs, desert, environment, erosion, geology, landscape, national parks, nature, north coyote buttes, outdoors, outside, paria, paria canyon vermilion cliffs wilderness, paria canyon-vermilion cliffs wilderness, rock, sandstone, scene, scenic, sedimentary, usa, vermilion, vermilion cliffs national monument, vermillion, wilderness

Categories:
[3.238.4.24] : 198 image views

Updated: October 20, 2020

   photos@oceanlight.com  +1-760-707-7153