Today I drove through Colorado National Monument. The landforms there are formed primarily by differential weathering and stream erosion of the Triassic and Jurassic Chinle, Wingate, Kayenta, Entrada, Wanaakh, and Morrison formations.
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| "Coke Ovens" |
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| Independence Monument |
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| Monocline |
Wildlife was strangely absent in many parts of the park. At some stops, the silence was "deafening". However, one skink was accommodating enough to pose for a photo.
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| Skink |
After leaving Colorado NM, I headed towards Moab, where I got this shot of the collapsed core of the Salt Valley Anticline.
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| Salt Valley Anticline |
Tomorrow I will hit some of the parks around Moab, probably Capitol Reef and try to get back to Arches for sunset. Hopefully the weather will cooperate, there is a chance of rain :-(
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