Arches

A City of Granitic Rocks

Granitic rocks form the backdrop of iconic landscapes worldwide – from the narrow ridge of Machu Picchu to the massive walls of Yosemite Valley. In southern Idaho, City of Rocks National Reserve contains a “sculpture garden” of granitic rock outcrops with a different appearance from most other granites. They are a result of unusual geologic processes – an interesting story.

By |2021-08-19T18:53:15-07:00August 19th, 2021|Our Amazing Earth|4 Comments

Red Rock Country on the Colorado Plateau

Grand Canyon, Zion, Arches, Canyonlands, and other national parks on the Colorado Plateau encompass some of the most spectacular scenery on Earth. Extending across the Four Corners region where the borders of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona meet...the landscape is sculpted into dramatic cliffs and arches, domes and towers, fins and hoodoos, mesas and buttes, slot canyons, and deeply carved canyons.

By |2020-06-11T13:53:00-07:00June 11th, 2020|Our Amazing Earth|14 Comments
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