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![Smit & Palarczyk > [USA.UTAH 28091]
'Buckskin Gulch.’
The spectacular 'polished’ walls of the Buckskin Gulch, a branch canyon of the Paria River, are formed during flash floods as stones and pebbles hit the walls at great speed. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Americas/UtahArizona-in-Search-of-the/usa-28091/469660055_6n2tL-Ti.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [USA.UTAH 28091]
'Buckskin Gulch.’
The spectacular 'polished’ walls of the Buckskin Gulch, a branch canyon of the Paria River, are formed during flash floods as stones and pebbles hit the walls at great speed. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [USA.UTAH 28035]
’Paria Canyon entrance-3.’
At the entrance of the Paria Canyon east of Kanab (and south of route 89) weird shapes have been eroded in the sandstone landscape. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Americas/UtahArizona-in-Search-of-the/usa-28035/469660031_EdPPz-Ti.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [USA.UTAH 28035]
’Paria Canyon entrance-3.’
At the entrance of the Paria Canyon east of Kanab (and south of route 89) weird shapes have been eroded in the sandstone landscape. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [USA.ARIZONA 27991]
’Hiker in The Wave-3.’
The hiker who enters "The Wave" in the Coyote Buttes nature reserve (part of the Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness) may think he is stepping into a sticky red fluid with white stripes, something like sour cream stirred into pumpkin soup. But this geological wonder actually consists of 200 million years old fossilized sand dunes. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Americas/UtahArizona-in-Search-of-the/usa-27991/469659968_N6iNw-Ti.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [USA.ARIZONA 27991]
’Hiker in The Wave-3.’
The hiker who enters \"The Wave\" in the Coyote Buttes nature reserve (part of the Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness) may think he is stepping into a sticky red fluid with white stripes, something like sour cream stirred into pumpkin soup. But this geological wonder actually consists of 200 million years old fossilized sand dunes. Photo Paul Smit.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [USA.ARIZONA 28018]
’Coyote Buttes nature reserve-2.’
The strange landscape of Coyote Buttes nature reserve (in the Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness) is made up by a 200 million years old geological formation called Navajo Sandstone. It is composed primarily of wind-blown sand from a vast ancient desert. Minerals of iron oxide, deposited by groundwater after the accumulation of the sand, have created red, orange and yellow colours. The light dome-like structures on the right are locally called "Brains Rocks". Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Americas/UtahArizona-in-Search-of-the/usa-28018/469659952_HU5kh-Ti.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [USA.ARIZONA 28018]
’Coyote Buttes nature reserve-2.’
The strange landscape of Coyote Buttes nature reserve (in the Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness) is made up by a 200 million years old geological formation called Navajo Sandstone. It is composed primarily of wind-blown sand from a vast ancient desert. Minerals of iron oxide, deposited by groundwater after the accumulation of the sand, have created red, orange and yellow colours. The light dome-like structures on the right are locally called \"Brains Rocks\". Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [USA.UTAH 28063]
’Layered sandstone-1.’
A small dry valley above the Paria Canyon shows a finely layered bedrock surface that is composed primarily of wind-blown sand from a vast ancient desert. Later the desert dunes were covered by other materials, they petrified and surfaced again when the Colorado Plateau was uplifted and then eroded. The canyon of the Paria (a tributary of the Colorado) can be found east of Kanab and south of route 89. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Americas/UtahArizona-in-Search-of-the/usa-28063/469659834_LkVYe-Ti.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [USA.UTAH 28063]
’Layered sandstone-1.’
A small dry valley above the Paria Canyon shows a finely layered bedrock surface that is composed primarily of wind-blown sand from a vast ancient desert. Later the desert dunes were covered by other materials, they petrified and surfaced again when the Colorado Plateau was uplifted and then eroded. The canyon of the Paria (a tributary of the Colorado) can be found east of Kanab and south of route 89. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [USA.UTAH 28093]
'Wire Pass Canyon.’
During flashfloods in the Wire Pass Canyon, a branch canyon of the Paria River, branches and stones are transported through the narrow gulch at great speed. Some of them get stuck between opposing walls, reminder the hiker how dangerous this environment can be during rainy periods. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Americas/UtahArizona-in-Search-of-the/usa-28093/469659772_NTYax-Ti.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [USA.UTAH 28093]
'Wire Pass Canyon.’
During flashfloods in the Wire Pass Canyon, a branch canyon of the Paria River, branches and stones are transported through the narrow gulch at great speed. Some of them get stuck between opposing walls, reminder the hiker how dangerous this environment can be during rainy periods. Photo Paul Smit.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [USA.ARIZONA 27990]
’Hiker in The Wave-2.’
The hiker who enters "The Wave" in the Coyote Buttes nature reserve (part of the Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness) may think he is stepping into a sticky red fluid with white stripes, something like sour cream stirred into pumpkin soup. But this geological wonder actually consists of 200 million years old fossilized sand dunes. Photo Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Americas/UtahArizona-in-Search-of-the/usa-27990/469659745_fB2tZ-Ti.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [USA.ARIZONA 27990]
’Hiker in The Wave-2.’
The hiker who enters \"The Wave\" in the Coyote Buttes nature reserve (part of the Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness) may think he is stepping into a sticky red fluid with white stripes, something like sour cream stirred into pumpkin soup. But this geological wonder actually consists of 200 million years old fossilized sand dunes. Photo Paul Smit.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [USA.ARIZONA 27994]
’Hiker in The Wave-4.’
The hiker who enters "The Wave" in the Coyote Buttes nature reserve (part of the Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness) may think he is stepping into a sticky red fluid with white stripes, something like sour cream stirred into pumpkin soup. But this geological wonder actually consists of 200 million years old fossilized sand dunes. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Americas/UtahArizona-in-Search-of-the/usa-27994/469659684_8umnu-Ti.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [USA.ARIZONA 27994]
’Hiker in The Wave-4.’
The hiker who enters \"The Wave\" in the Coyote Buttes nature reserve (part of the Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness) may think he is stepping into a sticky red fluid with white stripes, something like sour cream stirred into pumpkin soup. But this geological wonder actually consists of 200 million years old fossilized sand dunes. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
![Smit & Palarczyk > [USA.UTAH 28085]
'Paria Canyon-2.’
A trek through the colourful Paria Canyon involves crossing the water every hundred meters. Using a stick can help you to avoid quicksand. The canyon of the Paria (a tributary of the Colorado) can be found east of Kanab and south of route 89. Photo Mick Palarczyk & Paul Smit.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Americas/UtahArizona-in-Search-of-the/usa-28085/469659666_4gELA-Ti.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [USA.UTAH 28085]
'Paria Canyon-2.’
A trek through the colourful Paria Canyon involves crossing the water every hundred meters. Using a stick can help you to avoid quicksand. The canyon of the Paria (a tributary of the Colorado) can be found east of Kanab and south of route 89. Photo Mick Palarczyk & Paul Smit.")
[USA.UTAH 28091]
'Buckskin Gulch.’
The spectacular 'polished’ walls of the Buckskin Gulch, a branch canyon of the Paria River, are formed during flash floods as stones and pebbles hit the walls at great speed. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
'Buckskin Gulch.’
The spectacular 'polished’ walls of the Buckskin Gulch, a branch canyon of the Paria River, are formed during flash floods as stones and pebbles hit the walls at great speed. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
![Smit & Palarczyk > [USA.UTAH 28091]
'Buckskin Gulch.’
The spectacular 'polished’ walls of the Buckskin Gulch, a branch canyon of the Paria River, are formed during flash floods as stones and pebbles hit the walls at great speed. Photo Mick Palarczyk.](http://paulsmit.smugmug.com/Features/Americas/UtahArizona-in-Search-of-the/usa-28091/469660055_6n2tL-S.jpg "Smit & Palarczyk > [USA.UTAH 28091]
'Buckskin Gulch.’
The spectacular 'polished’ walls of the Buckskin Gulch, a branch canyon of the Paria River, are formed during flash floods as stones and pebbles hit the walls at great speed. Photo Mick Palarczyk.")
[USA.UTAH 28091]
'Buckskin Gulch.’
The spectacular 'polished’ walls of the Buckskin Gulch, a branch canyon of the Paria River, are formed during flash floods as stones and pebbles hit the walls at great speed. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
'Buckskin Gulch.’
The spectacular 'polished’ walls of the Buckskin Gulch, a branch canyon of the Paria River, are formed during flash floods as stones and pebbles hit the walls at great speed. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
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