Red Rock Canyon

Checking out the hoodoos in Red Rock Canyon. 

Jody, June, George and I

This a great example of differential erosion where the softer layers erode faster than the harder layers

Next we checked out Kodachrome Basin

Kodachrome is known for its pipe formations. Pipes are formed when subterranean material is forced up through a crack in the sedimentary rock. As more and more material is forced up, it erodes a larger and larger hole. Under pressure from the surrounding sedimentary rock this material then forms a very hard pipe.  Some time later, a really long time later, the softer sedimentary rock erodes away revealing the pipe

You can see the sedimentary still clinging to the base of this pipe

There are 67 pipes in the park

The largest pipe is called Chimney Rock