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  1. Side trip along a dirt road to the trailhead for the Stump Spring Trail gives us a nice view of the orange rocks of the Claron formation, which are also responsible for the colorful scenery at Bryce Canyon.

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  2. Uppermost layers of the Cambrian Potsdam Sandstone exposed in the base of this roadcut are overlain by the Theresa Formation.

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  3. That's the name of the rock units and a description of what they look like (geologists can be funny that way sometimes...) - these rocks likely formed in a coastal enviroment like a delta. Some of the cave-like openings in this particular cliff face were used by ancient inhabitants of Utah for storage (the Fremont p...

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  4. Field geologists explore the rock layers tilted by faulting at the Cock's Comb (Utah)

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  5. Another view of "the blues" in southern Utah, where blue-grey sedimentary rocks are exposed along Rte. 12. These rocks were formed from sediments deposited by a river around 100 million years ago (Cretaceous period, Kaiparowits formation)

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  6. Continuing on Rte. 12 to the east of "On a Clear Day..." (www.gigapan.org/gigapans/32030/), the road drops down further into the Navajo sandstone - there are some great views of the bedding layers in these rocks. The angled "crossbeds" are ancient sand dunes preserved in the sandstone.

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  7. Looking off into the distance from the ridge called the Cock's Comb (formed by a fault tilting layers of sedimentary rock).

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  8. We hit Devils Tower right after the Badlands, opting to skip stopping at Mt. Rushmore. Mt. Rushmore is an incredible feat of engineering and a great tribute to four undeniable american leaders but not a place I would regret not seeing... Although a bit anti-climatic after being in the Badlands, Devil's Tower was ...

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  9. A little bit down the trail from the Stump Spring Trailhead, again with a nice view of the salmon-colored rocks of the Claron formation.

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  10. Volcaniclastic breccia from the May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount. St. Helens. Found approximately four miles northwest of Toutle, WA. To explore this sample's translucent features, click here: gigapan.com/gigapans/124815 Sample collected and contributed by Lee Gonzalez.

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