of the outrageously scenic Professor Valley, Utah (click to enlarge.) From the left (east) to right (west) that's the Fisher Tower area, the Onion Creek salt anticline, Fisher Mesa, the high La Sal Mountains, Adobe Mesa and Castle Valley with the Priest and the Nuns forming the rightmost spires.
Countless western movies have been shot at this location, including The Comancheros and Rio Grande to name just two classics. Clearly the sedimentology and stratigraphy, structural geology and geologic history exposed here are intellectually compelling, but I don't think I'll ever tire of the manifest beauty of this great place.
The juxtaposition of the verdant desert flora against the azure blue sky, with the terra cotta-toned sandstone as the framework, all marry together in a stunning landscape. Hey, it's almost like camping on Mars!
Countless western movies have been shot at this location, including The Comancheros and Rio Grande to name just two classics. Clearly the sedimentology and stratigraphy, structural geology and geologic history exposed here are intellectually compelling, but I don't think I'll ever tire of the manifest beauty of this great place.
The juxtaposition of the verdant desert flora against the azure blue sky, with the terra cotta-toned sandstone as the framework, all marry together in a stunning landscape. Hey, it's almost like camping on Mars!
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