Chelser Park Trail in Needles area of Canyonlands National Park
About this photograph
- Creator
- Margery H. Freeman
- Date created
- Unknown
- Location
- Canyonlands National Park, Utah
- License
- This photograph copyright ©2008. All Rights Reserved
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Over millions of years sedimentary rock has eroded into the formations that are present today in Canyonlands National Park. This photograph shows the multi-colored layers of rock towering above the high desert floor below. The green scrubby bushes and trees cover the ground and survive in this harsh environment.
