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Tuesday, July 18, 2017

The westward course of bathtub rings (Potash, Utah)


Where does salt come from? And how can I never have wondered that before? The bathtub ring of Lake Mead and the westward course of empire should have got me thinking about this sooner.

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Labels: Canyonlands National Park , Colorado River , desert , dirt road , driving , erosion , Island in the Sky , minerals , mining , NPS 2017 , potash , rough road , salt , sandstone , Shafer Canyon Rd , solitude , Utah , water , wth
Location: Potash Rd, Moab, UT 84532, USA

Monday, July 10, 2017

Canyonlands National Park

Canyonlands National Park - Island in the Sky - 3 July

On the beginning of the White Rim road

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Capitol Reef National Park

Capitol Reef National Park - Cass Mulford apricot orchard, Fruita - 2 July

After picking apricots
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Labels: apricots , Capitol Reef National Park , foraging , NPS 2017 , orchard , pick your own , Utah
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