tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post2378070393106552831..comments2024-03-09T08:06:26.066-08:00Comments on Looking For Detachment: Where in the West: MaySilver Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-45890983129487186262008-05-11T06:33:00.000-07:002008-05-11T06:33:00.000-07:00I was going to guess the Swell, as well.I was going to guess the Swell, as well.Callan Bentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15422791444429372896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-23191455691536218302008-05-10T22:45:00.000-07:002008-05-10T22:45:00.000-07:00hmmm ... my first impression was exactly what MJC ...hmmm ... my first impression was exactly what MJC Rocks says, but, after looking at it some more, i'm not so sure it's The Swell.<BR/><BR/>But, it's definitely on the Colorado Plateau somewhere ... maybe down south a bit in Utah ... near Escalante?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-24826376240772348262008-05-10T21:58:00.000-07:002008-05-10T21:58:00.000-07:00Oh, cliffs in the distance should be the Book Clif...Oh, cliffs in the distance should be the Book Cliffs in the Mancos Shale.Garry Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-22848124501998818392008-05-10T21:49:00.000-07:002008-05-10T21:49:00.000-07:00Off the cuff, I've gotta assume it is the San Rafa...Off the cuff, I've gotta assume it is the San Rafael Swell in central Utah. It is crossed by Highway 70. The road at the bottom of the picture leads to Goblin Valley State Park, and most of the rocks in the upwarped monocline are the Mesozoic rocks of the Colorado Plateau, especially the white Navajo Sandstone and orange Entrada Fm. The core of the dome, I am less sure, although rocks of the Upper Paleozoic (Kaibab Fm) are exposed in part.<BR/><BR/>I love the picture; I wish I had taken it!Garry Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.com