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Lost Canyon Loop in Canyonlands National Park

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Creator
Margery H. Freeman
Date created
Unknown
Location
Canyonlands National Park, Utah
License
This photograph copyright ©2008. All Rights Reserved

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Interesting rock formations of sedimentary rock can be seen in this photograph take in Canyonlands National Park.

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Over millions of years, layers of sediment formed into rock and then erosion has carved the rock into interesting land forms. This can be seen in this photograph taken on the Lost Canyon Loop in the Needles section of Canyonlands National Park. Scrubby vegetation is seen below the rocks survives in the harsh climate of the high desert.