Where Eagles Fly : Bizarre Formations on Yellowhorse Flat
I find really strange geologic formations all the time while exploring the remote wilderness 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, I found this very unusual geological stratified formation.
This is pretty much impossible to see from the ground, and strangely enough, this place has no name on any topo map. It 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. Looking very similar to the elevation lines you would find on a detailed topographic map, these are ridges that have slowly eroded away over time.
To see my full post on Yellowhorse Flat on "Where Eagles Fly" Please GO HERE.
About The Project
Where Eagles Fly - The American Wilderness Expedition is my personal mission to introduce people to these amazing locations that surround us. I am piloting a bush plane while exploring and filming throughout the remote back-country areas of North America to raise awareness of the 47% of the USA and 90% of Canada that remain unpopulated wilderness.
About The Author
My name is Zedekiah Morse and I'm a Bush Pilot, Photographer, Explorerand Filmmaker. I live in the Rocky Mountains and devote my time and resources to exploring as much of the world as I can by air.
If you wish to watch a short film detailing how I do my work and this project, go here. Thanks for your support and Yehaw!!
I would love to poke around in there with a rock hammer!
I agree! I'd bet it is a pretty cool place with lots of odd geology.
I can never get enough of these posts @skypilot! Damn I wish I could do what you do. Yeehaw!
Very nice of you to say! You can do what I do! Anyone can.. it just takes a lifetime :) I have been working towards this for many decades now and finally I am getting somewhat good at it.
That's very nice, also very impressively taken from the air. So you see a lot of beautiful landscapes. I'll attach myself to it (i.e. to your account) to enjoy this natural landscape art.
Excellent! Welcome aboard - hope to not dissapoint!
Again you have taken a perfect shot! Fantastic is the nature!
That's strange that it doesn't have a name. It seems like all those places would have been names by now. Maybe you can claim it and name it! Post it on the blockchain so you can have a record to look back on. Then if someone tries to name it later, you can show them that you had the rights first. :)
Hmmmm not a bad idea.... LOL.... yes I find a lot of places that are not named on any topo maps. Now that doesn't mean that the locals don't have a name for it... but yes I was pretty amazed this had no name. Although it is a relatively small formation in an area absolutely full of amazing formations!
It's amazing how much land is more or less undiscovered and still in wilderness areas. Love how you show it from the air!
Thanks Justin, and that is exactly why I do it, because I know most folks will never be able to see these views from this perspective. I can only hope it inspires people to care about nature as I do!
That's very beautiful. I love photography, which at first glance it is impossible to understand what it really is. Sometimes I photograph puddles, but you might think that these are mountains or precious stones...
I totally can relate to that! Photography is an amazing medium which can transport the viewer in so many ways. Thanks for the lovely comment!! I really appreciate that.