I love how desert varnish can create these wonderful stripes on canyon walls.

#desertvarnish

Bright light streams from the gap between the canyon wall and a massive arch just in front of it. A tree at left displays verdant green foliage. Streaks of desert varnish add visual interest to the sandstone rock faces.

Lots of #angles to marvel at around Morning Glory Arch.

#BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #landscapephotography #arches #utah #moab #sandstone #redrock #trees #desertvarnish

A massive arch forms a window above a hollowed-out alcove in red sandstone. The sky through the arch and above it is brilliant blue. A stunted pine tree grows out of the rock in the center of the picture.

A view through Bowtie Arch for #WindowsOnWednesday.

#moab #utah #arches #EastCoastKin #landscapephotography #redrock #canyonlands #hiking #desertvarnish

Against an overhanging sandstone cliff face we see a crumbling masonry ruin composed of adobe bricks. Going diagonally up the left side of the cliff is a dark streak of desert varnish. At lower left, dimly lit, is a tree.

Ruin with desert varnish: Butler Wash, UT

#blackandwhite #landscapephotography #classicmono #eastcoastkin #ruin #ancestralpuebloan #hiking #wilderness #archaeological #desertvarnish #utah #bearsears

Steep cliffs of orangish-red sandstone rise above lush green trees along a riverbank. The sky above features wispy white clouds and pale blue areas. The canyon walls are stained with desert varnish.

Wingate: along the Colorado River near Moab, UT

#sandstone #rockstrata #redrock #sandstone #jurassic #blueskyartshow #eastcoastkin #cliffs #landscapephotography #utah #moab #desertvarnish

Desert varnish (Deserts 🏜️)

Desert varnish or rock varnish is an orange-yellow to black coating found on exposed rock surfaces in arid environments. Desert varnish is approximately one micrometer thick and exhibits nanometer-scale layering. Rock rust and […]

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canyon wall detail
from mouth of a cave
capital reef national park
utah

#photography #landscape #canyon #geology #desertvarnish #hikingtrip #monotone #southwest

cliff face with
desert varnish
capitol reef national park
utah

#photography #sandstone #geology #nature #canyon #southwest #landscape #desertvarnish

#AlluvialFan Surfaces & #Age Related Stability For #CulturalResource #Preservation: #NTTR, #Nellis #AirForce #Base, #Nevada, #USA
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #military #archaeology #spatialanalysis #corrleation #geomorphology #desert #desertvarnish #age #dating #corrleation