Odd Geologic Formation On Hurricane Wash Near Coyote Springs

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 When flying over wilderness I find really strange geologic formations all the time while exploring the remote areas across the North American  Continent. 

At the base of Hurricane Wash just to the south of Zion  National Park inside the Escalante Grand Staircase formation I found  this very unusual geological stratified formation. This formation is pretty much impossible to see from the ground, and strangely enough, this place has no particular name on any topographical map.   

I lensed this image while flying on my way to film Zion National  Park... as I flew over this it stood out very clearly from the surrounding landscape. With  such interesting colors and shapes I had to circle around to take a shot of it. 

This formation lays right inside the Arizona border with Utah along the Hurricane Cliffs between Hurricane Wash and Fort Pearce Wash, and just north of Coyote Spring. 

While looking remarkably similar to the elevation lines you would  find on a detailed topographic map, these are hard rock ridges that have slowly eroded away over time. The entire surrounding area is part of the Grand Staircase and the Vermillion Cliffs which is where the beautiful colors come from.  

To  describe how the different geological layers make up the stratified colors in this image I found a really great graphic online. In this image you can clearly see how the different stratified layers present  different colors in the staircase formation. The colors are layered as shown in the following graphic: 

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This post is from my ongoing project in which I am trying to raise awareness of the 47% of the USA and 90% of Canada that remain unpopulated wilderness.   

Where Eagles Fly - The American Wilderness Expedition is my personal  mission to introduce people to these amazing locations that surround us.    

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