| Paria Canyon Wilderness, Utah. The 89,400 acre Vermilion Cliffs-Paria Canyon Wilderness area extends across both sides of the Utah/Arizona border. Located at the eastern edge of the Kaibab Plateau, a unique confluence of geological events has produced a dizzying display of hoodoos, swirled sandstone, coral-colored sand dunes and windswept stone basins. The vivid colors of these formations were caused by the precipitation of manganese, iron and other oxides which were contained in the water which percolated through these rocks when they were sand dunes approximately 190 million years ago. All photos in these galleries may be ordered as fine art framed prints or for stock photography usage. |
