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FEATURE (Category: Americas | USA | autumn | hiking | naturereserves)
Utah/Arizona: in Search of the Wave
Utah/Arizona: in Search of the Wave
Deep in the heart of the Colorado plateau the Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness Area begins. An inaccessible and breathtakingly beautiful area. This is where we start our search for The Wave: the best-kept trekking secret of the USA. Read excerpts of this feature.
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'Marbles of sandstone.'
These marbles of sandstone on the plateau above the Paria Canyon are the same things as the blueberries found on Mars. They are a bit harder then the surrounding sandstone and were incorporated in the pinacle. While eroding, the marbles roll down. NASA came to Utah to study the phenomenon. ![Smit & Palarczyk > [USA.UTAH 7679] 'Marbles of sandstone.' These marbles of sandstone on the plateau above the Paria Canyon are the same things as the blueberries found on Mars. They are a bit harder then the surrounding sandstone and were incorporated in the pinacle. While eroding, the marbles roll down. NASA came to Utah to study the phenomenon.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/photos/2048550_GCgfh-L.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [USA.UTAH 7679] 'Marbles of sandstone.' These marbles of sandstone on the plateau above the Paria Canyon are the same things as the blueberries found on Mars. They are a bit harder then the surrounding sandstone and were incorporated in the pinacle. While eroding, the marbles roll down. NASA came to Utah to study the phenomenon.")
[USA.UTAH 7679]
'Marbles of sandstone.'
These marbles of sandstone on the plateau above the Paria Canyon are the same things as the blueberries found on Mars. They are a bit harder then the surrounding sandstone and were incorporated in the pinacle. While eroding, the marbles roll down. NASA came to Utah to study the phenomenon.filename: 792 |
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