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I don't know what it is but I think that the pattern of striping on the "tall" toadstool [3:38] is just beautiful. There are at least 3 or 4 places in the column where the angle on the striping abruptly changes. Looks like there was likely some faulting going on which changed the angle of the bed, causing successive layers to be put down obliquely relative to the formerly-horizontal layers below. 👌 Well done, Earth!
During the 2023 Nightscaper Conference in Kanab several of us went out to the hoodoos one evening to use the formations as foregrounds for night sky photographs. Despite recording a GPS track log on the way in, on the way out in the dark we discovered that at some point we got turned around and had followed our track right back to the hoodoos. Our second attempt at an exit was more successful. The texture of that landscape creates a confounding labyrinth, especially in the dark.
Came upon the 2023 nightscaper by accident really enjoyed seeing Saturn in the night sky. Also got to experience the satellite train as a total fluke very nice experience. certainly love Utah.
Similar structures can be found on glaciers where a rock lands on the ice. The rock is of course much harder and more resistant than the ice so the ice melt away leaving the rock perched on a pilar of ice. Perhaps more often seen at higher elevations where the ice does not so much melt as sublime, going directly from solid to gas without a liquid phase in between.
OMG I was stationed on the Kaibab plateau and one day i just decided on my way to Page iw would pull over and go for a hike and i found this exact spot! Awesome!
There's a canyon in Zion National Park in the Kolob Canyons area where I came across dozens of Basalt Hoodoos. It was so strange. I've gone back a few times to find the spot again but haven't been able to.
Some of "Galaxy Quest", was filmed in Utah's hoo doo's. I've Never! Back then I had to read the credits, they were That fake. Utah has The wondrous weird in spades. P.s. G Quest, is a near perfect movie. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A precise alignment of the cap rock, by chance over a inner grain of the softer base that is advantageous and time, like I have trouble grasping, baaam, a tall one! Ur'e always a fun guy! 🎉
Thanks! Is this similar to the how the hoodoo formations near Drumheller Alberta were formed? And also The Pinnacles in Nambung Western Australia? I love the uniqueness of both of these places and have spent hours exploring the areas.
I’m familiar with Goblin Valley and Devil’s Garden near Escalante, but this area is new to me. Thanks for the tip, and for the explanation of the mechanism involved!
Hopefully everyone who goes there can manage to not disturb those formations. Sort of reminds me of the Martian rover adventures. I'd listen to you talk about anything you may find interesting about that subject.
I saw similar formations in Turkey in the Cappadocia region, they called them Peribacalar or "fairy chimneys". Did they form in the same way as these? By they way, thanks for another great video.
Coolio. Another awesome video.👍 Do we have another video explaining bryce formations? Fyi, Charleston Heston dealt with english speaking apes near that area. 😂 re... lake powell, pageAz.
Awesome 50 plus millions of years of erosional activity leaving a weird dynamic of shapes that will one day far in the future no longer exist. All in the grandeur of the Colorado Plateau.
The whole cycle is visible here: boulders of hard sandstone sitting on the surface, pedestal of varying heights with capping boulders atop, and plenty of weathered lumps of former pedestals that have lost their capstones. If you could accurately measure the vertical erosion rate it would be straightforward to determine the age of each of the pedestals. Measuring the resonant frequencies of the taller pedestals could be used to determine the maximum time interval since the last major earthquakes in the area.
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I don't know what it is but I think that the pattern of striping on the "tall" toadstool [3:38] is just beautiful. There are at least 3 or 4 places in the column where the angle on the striping abruptly changes. Looks like there was likely some faulting going on which changed the angle of the bed, causing successive layers to be put down obliquely relative to the formerly-horizontal layers below. 👌 Well done, Earth!
During the 2023 Nightscaper Conference in Kanab several of us went out to the hoodoos one evening to use the formations as foregrounds for night sky photographs. Despite recording a GPS track log on the way in, on the way out in the dark we discovered that at some point we got turned around and had followed our track right back to the hoodoos. Our second attempt at an exit was more successful. The texture of that landscape creates a confounding labyrinth, especially in the dark.
Came upon the 2023 nightscaper by accident really enjoyed seeing Saturn in the night sky. Also got to experience the satellite train as a total fluke very nice experience. certainly love Utah.
Similar structures can be found on glaciers where a rock lands on the ice. The rock is of course much harder and more resistant than the ice so the ice melt away leaving the rock perched on a pilar of ice. Perhaps more often seen at higher elevations where the ice does not so much melt as sublime, going directly from solid to gas without a liquid phase in between.
OMG I was stationed on the Kaibab plateau and one day i just decided on my way to Page iw would pull over and go for a hike and i found this exact spot! Awesome!
There's a canyon in Zion National Park in the Kolob Canyons area where I came across dozens of Basalt Hoodoos. It was so strange. I've gone back a few times to find the spot again but haven't been able to.
Some of "Galaxy Quest", was filmed in Utah's hoo doo's. I've Never! Back then I had to read the credits, they were That fake. Utah has The wondrous weird in spades. P.s. G Quest, is a near perfect movie. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thank you Shawn. What an interesting area to explore.
Thanks, Shawn! After watching this video, I finally understand how cap rocks protect the underlying structure!
This trail is one featured on my treadmill walk! Thank you for featuring it today!
This was such an informative video! We are always trying to learn more about the geology of the places we explore. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Beautiful! Thank you.
I haven't been out west since 2011 and I really need to get back.
Fun info. Thank you
Yeah! Geology. Happy New Year Professor Shawn Willsey!
Happy New Year to you too!
We're so lucky to live in western North America. Really love the four corners. Thanks for sharing these amazing places and their geology.
Thanks for all the hard work on these videos!
Great stuff. Easily accessible. Appreciate the videos.
Now we know where the drawing from your new logo comes from :-)
Yep. From a photo I took here
A precise alignment of the cap rock, by chance over a inner grain of the softer base that is advantageous and time, like I have trouble grasping, baaam, a tall one! Ur'e always a fun guy! 🎉
That is cool, thank you,,,
Very cool video 👍
Thanks! Is this similar to the how the hoodoo formations near Drumheller Alberta were formed? And also The Pinnacles in Nambung Western Australia? I love the uniqueness of both of these places and have spent hours exploring the areas.
1:37 would those dimples be from raindrops when the surface was wet and soft during a rainstorm?
Thanks!
Thanks for your support, Marion.
The two at the end look like they've got faces under rocks that look like hats. I call that end picture, the two amigos...😊
Hi, Jurassic stones and not even the smallest of a T-Rex attack on video… I'm sooo disappointed.😋
Beautiful landscape.
What is the type of rock forming the white “scribbles” in the red stems? They almost look like they form in clusters of layers.
I’m familiar with Goblin Valley and Devil’s Garden near Escalante, but this area is new to me. Thanks for the tip, and for the explanation of the mechanism involved!
It's a great little hike.
Hopefully everyone who goes there can manage to not disturb those formations. Sort of reminds me of the Martian rover adventures. I'd listen to you talk about anything you may find interesting about that subject.
Thanks for posting this. I will be passing along that way soon and will now take a little detour to check it out in person.
Have you done any videos on the Badlands of South Dakota?
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@shawnwillsey thanks so much
I saw similar formations in Turkey in the Cappadocia region, they called them Peribacalar or "fairy chimneys". Did they form in the same way as these? By they way, thanks for another great video.
Coolio. Another awesome video.👍 Do we have another video explaining bryce formations? Fyi, Charleston Heston dealt with english speaking apes near that area. 😂 re... lake powell, pageAz.
Those bluffs remind me of the Rock Monster scene in Galaxy Quest
what is cryptobiotic soil?
Think lichen on rocks. Humans walking on it destroy the fragile life growing on the soils there in a dry arid climate.
@@hestheMaster Thanks! That will be my word of the day!
Awesome 50 plus millions of years of erosional activity leaving a weird dynamic of shapes that will one day far in the
future no longer exist. All in the grandeur of the Colorado Plateau.
The whole cycle is visible here: boulders of hard sandstone sitting on the surface, pedestal of varying heights with capping boulders atop, and plenty of weathered lumps of former pedestals that have lost their capstones.
If you could accurately measure the vertical erosion rate it would be straightforward to determine the age of each of the pedestals. Measuring the resonant frequencies of the taller pedestals could be used to determine the maximum time interval since the last major earthquakes in the area.
I have these near my home in the painted desert.
Someone hit one in the dark with their truck and knocked it over
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....tnx,,,for this new post = = ,,,didn't, star trek film there ?????...
Looks like chimneys, and a rock was placed on top.
Hoodoos you love? thank you