In southern New Mexico, there is a natural volcanic art exhibit in the high Chihuahuan desert. And, this volcanic fairyland is the very photogenic City of Rocks State Park. Here, erosion has revealed a city of pinacles and towers of volcanic rock in a slight depression in the Mimbres River valley.
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Just south of Utah, the Arizona Strip is home to The Vermillion Cliffs National Monument. The Grand Canyon isolates the Arizona Strip from the rest of Arizona, making it among the most remote and rugged public land in the lower 48 states.
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Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona is a geologic wonder. Located in the Chiricahua Mountains, the monument is about 40 miles south east of Willcox, Arizona.
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Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument is a fantasy land for photographers. This is because hundreds of beautiful white and pink hoodoos appear to be marching out of the rock face. And, amongst these hoodoos runs a trail that provides breath-taking views in every direction.
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Goblin Valley State Park, located in the San Rafael Desert, is special because of its unusual geologic feature: hundreds of eroded hoodoos formed from Entrada Sandstone. These sandstone hoodoos look alot like Halloween goblins; hence, the park’s name. Continue reading “Goblin Valley State Park”
Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah, is one of five national parks in Utah. It features the brilliant limestone and mudstone pinnacles and hoodoos of the Clarion Formation. Continue reading “Bryce Canyon National Park”
