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A Valley of Goblins

Goblins lurk in a remote corner of Utah. They aren’t the Halloween type! Instead, they are unique, curiously shaped rocks, found by the thousands in Goblin Valley State Park. They are in columns or pillars formed by layers of rock with differing resistance to weathering, called hoodoos, and they have an interesting geologic history.

By |2021-10-28T06:50:37-07:00October 28th, 2021|Our Amazing Earth|4 Comments

Rock Carvings – Shaping Landscapes

The jagged Andes Mountains of South America, the sculpted Red Rock country in the western US, the towering waterfalls of Yosemite Valley - and every other impressive landscape on Earth – have had their scenic beauty carved through weathering and erosion of rock. Over immense amounts of time .... landscapes are shaped.

By |2020-11-12T07:45:40-07:00November 12th, 2020|Our Amazing Earth|0 Comments
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