Peeling off the strata...

of the Onion Creek salt-cored anticline in this mini-pan view toward the west (click to enlarge). The highly-deformed gypsum caprock of the Pennsylvanian Paradox Formation is the light green to gray unit in the bottom of the valley, with the overlying red beds of the Cutler Formation (Early Permian) dipping off slightly to the north (right) and south (left). Those are the Fisher Towers on the skyline to the right of center.

See the post immediately below for related geo-info.

Vistapans from Dry Mesa...

acquired during my mini-expedition yesterday to remote overlooks above the Colorado River (click to enlarge). The first shows the tortured rocks at the southern end of Cache Valley, sinking into the collapsing center of the salt-cored structure:

And here's the wide view into Ida Gulch (left) and Castle Valley (distant center):

Enjoy!

Another day, another hike,...

and a couple more sandstone arches. Here's a gigashot of Bowtie (left) and Corona (right) Arches, a few miles west of Moab and a short distance off the Potash Road (click to enlarge):

The careful observer will spot human ants on the slickrock surface, midway between the arches. And, for fellow geologists, both arches are developed in the Navajo Formation (Jurassic).

Ed Abbey was bang on: "This is the most beautiful place on Earth."

Gigaviews from Island in the Sky...

in Canyonlands National Park, acquired on 24 March 2010, from the Murphy Trail overlook into the Green River drainage:

and from the Gooseberry Trail overlook into Monument Basin:

The prominent White Rim Sandstone (a member of the undifferentiated Cutler Formation) appears in both images (click to enlarge).

Stay tuned. I'm just getting started.