Storm over Canyonlands
by Kyle Lee
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Storm over Canyonlands
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Kyle Lee
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Photograph - Photograph
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Canyonlands National Park is a showcase of geology. In each of the park's districts, visitors can see the remarkable effects of millions of years of erosion on a landscape of sedimentary rock. Pictured above, the Green River has carved a channel out of rock layers deposited nearly 300 million years ago.
Most of the rock found in Canyonlands today came from distant mountain ranges like the ancestral Rockies and even the Appalachians. For millions of years, rock was broken down and carried here by wind and water, creating deposits that eventually became distinct layers of sedimentary rock.
Some layers were laid down by rivers, their sandy channels surrounded by swamps and lakes. Wind brought some of the thickest layers, creating vast sand deserts or dune fields on the shores of an ancient sea.
The accumulating rock created a geologic layer cake, with most of the material hidden below the surface. There were no canyons: only vast plains gently sloping into the distance.
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August 15th, 2017
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Alexander Kunz
Thank you for your beautiful submission to the "Desert Landscape Southwest" group! I selected your photo as a "Feature" to appear on the group's home page. If you have an extra minute, please be so kind and visit the group's image pool to see the beautiful photography that other members submit - and add the best ones to your favorites, leave a comment, be social. Thanks! :-)
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