Cliffs near Lower Calf Creek Falls in Escalante, Utah
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- Creator
- Margery H. Freeman
- Date created
- Unknown
- Location
- Escalante, Utah
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- This photograph copyright ©2008. All Rights Reserved
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This is a valley on the trail following Lower Calf Creek in Escalante, Utah. The rock cliffs on either side are composed of pink and tan Navajo sandstone, which over time is eroding into the valley below. Brushy vegetation grows on either side of the trail and partially up the cliff walls. The cliffs form a “V” shape at their furthest extremity, past which a more distant rock peak can be seen. The valley is in shade. The rocks are striped with what is called “desert varnish,” which is formed by the flow of water containing minerals such as clay, manganese, and iron down the cliff walls. Lower Calf Creek is part of the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument.
