Goosenecks - San Juan River is a photograph by Alexandra Till which was uploaded on October 27th, 2013.
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Goosenecks - San Juan River
Artist
Alexandra Till
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Photograph - Photographs - Prints - Digital Images - Cards - Posters - Photo-calendars - Photo Art
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© Christine Till
Goosenecks State Park is located about 40 miles south of Natural Bridges National Monument near Mexican Hat, Utah.
The Goosenecks of the San Juan River are a series of tight loops - or "goosenecks" - made by the river as it flows towards the Colorado River. Geologists refer to these loops as entrenched or incised meanders. Here, the San Jan river flows for 6 miles yet only covers a distance of one mile. It makes a series of three sharp hairpin turns, resembling goosenecks. The canyon walls reveal the 300-million-year old rocks of the Pennsylvanian period.
The Goosenecks are 300 million years of art work at display. They might lose a lot of press to other river-cut formations in the US, such as Grand Canyon, but this off the beaten path geological formation will make you awe at nature's power.
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October 27th, 2013
