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Fiery Furnace Area / Arches National Park
Photographer: Ron Wolf

ID: 0000 0000 1010 0933 (2010-10-09)

Copyright © 2010 Ron Wolf

 
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  • date of photo  Jul 20, 2009
  • location   Arches National Park. Near Moab (Grand County, Utah, US)
  • habitat  desert
  • notes   The Fiery Furnace area is a labyrinth consisting of thousands of fins and spires cut from the deeply eroded Entrada Sandstone. It is a maze of narrow passages and impassable slots with dead ends at almost every turn.
  • keywords: Entrada Sandstone, geology, earth science, jointing, fin, erosion, Jurassic, Mesozoic
  • camera   Canon 40D, 15mm, f/16, 1/500 sec.
  • photo category: Misc. - geology
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    Using this photo   The thumbnail photo (128x192 pixels) on this page may be freely used for personal or academic purposes without prior permission under the Fair Use provisions of US copyright law as long as the photo is clearly credited with © 2010 Ron Wolf. For other uses, or if you have questions, contact Ron Wolf RonWolf[AT]EyeOnNature.com. (Replace the [AT] with the @ symbol before sending an email.)


     

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