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54 images Created 1 May 2011

Geomorphology field trips to southeastern Utah led by University of Colorado professor Robert Anderson. Goblin Valley State Park, Factory Butte, Caineville Mesa, and Little Wild Horse Canyon and Wild Horse Window in the San Rafael Swell.

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  • Katy Barnhart and Leif Anderson, students on a geology field trip with the University of Colorado, play with sand in Southern Utah.
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  • Melissa Foster, on a geology field trip with the University of Colorado, flexes her arm confidently in the badlands of Southern Utah.
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  • Geomorphology professor Robert Anderson, of the University of Colorado, lectures his students during a field trip to Southern Utah.
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  • Vast field of hoodoos at Goblin Valley State Park, Utah.
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  • Andy Wickert, on a geology field trip with the University of Colorado, takes pictures among hoodoos in Goblin Valley State Park, Utah.
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  • Megan O'Sadnick, on a geology field trip with the University of Colorado, looks out over Goblin Valley State Park, Utah.
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  • Hikers stand on the summit of a high mesa overlooking the vast field of hoodoos at Goblin Valley State Park, Utah.
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  • A vast field of hoodoos at Goblin Valley State Park, Utah.
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  • Geology students from the University of Colorado take pictures of each other on a field trip to Goblin Valley State Park, Utah.
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  • A vast field of hoodoos and high mesas at Goblin Valley State Park, Utah.
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  • Detail of tall hoodoos at Goblin Valley State Park, Utah.
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  • Students from the University of Colorado stand on boulders and hoodoos on a geology field trip to Goblin Valley State Park, Utah.
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  • Katy Barnhart climbs off a boulder, at sunset, during a geology field trip to Goblin Valley State Park, Utah.
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  • Jessica Stanley stands between two boulders, at sunset, during a geology field trip to Goblin Valley State Park, Utah.
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  • Mesas at sunset in Goblin Valley State Park, Utah.
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  • A curved road sign warns of a curving road in the desert near the San Rafael Swell in Utah.
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  • Geomorphology professor Robert Anderson stands with his students from the University of Colorado at night at their campsite near the San Rafael Swell, Utah.
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  • A tree blows in the wind under stormy skies, as seen from a tent at a campsite near the San Rafael Swell, Utah.
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  • Storm clouds pass over a group campsite at sunrise near the San Rafael Swell, Utah.
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  • Rainbows at sunrise over the sandstone formations of the San Rafael Swell, Utah.
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  • Melissa Foster pours morning coffees for other students from the University of Colorado camped near the San Rafael Swell, Utah for a geology field trip.
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  • A deformed and struggling cottonwood tree (Populus sp) under a stormy sky in the San Rafael Swell, Utah.
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  • Students on a geology field trip with the University of Colorado squeeze up the narrow Little Wild Horse Canyon, San Rafael Swell, Utah.
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  • Students on a geology field trip with the University of Colorado squeeze up the narrow Little Wild Horse Canyon, San Rafael Swell, Utah.
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  • Students on a geology field trip with the University of Colorado stand in a large stone amphitheater in Little Wild Horse Canyon, San Rafael Swell, Utah.
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  • University of Colorado geomorphology professor Robert Anderson hikes up narrow Little Wild Horse Canyon, San Rafael Swell, Utah.
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  • Detail of cavities eroded into the sandstone walls of Little Wild Horse Canyon, San Rafael Swell, Utah.
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  • Geomorphology professor Robert Anderson points out features on the canyon walls to his students from the University of Colorado in Little Wild Horse Canyon, San Rafael Swell, Utah.
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  • Robert Anderson photographs a deformed cottonwood tree (Populus sp) from the ground in the San Rafael Swell, Utah.
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  • Detail of dried flowers on the Fremont River terraces near Hanksville in Southern Utah.
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  • Leif Anderson scrambles up a steep rocky slope on a geology field trip with the University of Colorado in the Muddy Creek canyons near Hanksville in Southern Utah.
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  • Ethan Welty stands on the edge of the Muddy Creek canyon complex near Hanksville, Utah.
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  • A group of students from the University of Colorado hike towards their camp on BLM land near Hanksville, Utah. The Henry Mountains are visible in the background.
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  • Megan O'Sadnick and other graduate students on a geology field trip with the University of Colorado eat pasta dinner together at their camp on BLM land near Hanksville, Utah.
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  • Students on a geology field trip with the University of Colorado enjoy a campfire at night at their camp on BLM land near Hanksville, Utah.
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  • Star trails over Factory Butte, near Hanksville, Utah.
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  • Vehicles and headlamps shine brightly under a starry night sky at a campsite below Factory Butte, near Hanksville, Utah.
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  • Students on a geology field trip with the University of Colorado gather on the rim of North Caineville Mesa, Utah.
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  • Students on a geology field trip from the University of Colorado stand on the rim of North Caineville Mesa, Utah.
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  • A young woman looks out from the rim of North Caineville Mesa towards Factory Butte, Utah.
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  • A young woman looks out from the rim of North Caineville Mesa towards Factory Butte, Utah.
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  • View of Factory Butte from the rim of North Caineville Mesa, Utah.
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  • Leif Anderson, on a geology field trip with the University of Colorado, takes pictures standing the rim of North Caineville Mesa, Utah.
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  • Students, on a geology field trip with the University of Colorado, descend the steep trail that provides access to the rim of North Caineville Mesa, Utah.
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  • Students, on a geology field trip with the University of Colorado, descend the steep trail that provides access to the rim of North Caineville Mesa, Utah.
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  • Ben Hudson and Francis Rengers, students on a geology field trip with the University of Colorado, hike along a ridge at the foot of North Caineville Mesa, Utah.
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  • Students on a geology field trip with the University of Colorado hike on a road towards their vehicles parked at the foot of North Caineville Mesa, Utah.
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  • Cars drive a dirt road at twilight through the San Rafael Swell, Utah.
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  • Students on a geology field trip with the University of Colorado gather around a bonfire at night at their campsite in the San Rafael Swell, Utah.
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  • Stars shine through the giant skylight eroded into the roof of Wild Horse Window, San Rafael Swell, Utah.
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  • Detail of a dead tree snag at night outside Wild Horse Window, San Rafael Swell, Utah.
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  • Ethan Welty stands at night below the central buttress of Wild Horse Window, San Rafael Swell, Utah.
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  • Leif Anderson stands at twilight below the central buttress of Wild Horse Window, San Rafael Swell, Utah.
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  • Leif Anderson hikes at sunrise through the sandstone formations of the San Rafael Swell, Utah.
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