Cliff Arch Sunrise - Coyote Gulch - Utah is a photograph by Gary Whitton which was uploaded on June 4th, 2014.
Cliff Arch Sunrise - Coyote Gulch - Utah
Cliff Arch Sunrise - Coyote Gulch - Utah
Coyote Gulch is a remote canyon and famous hiking area located in southern Utah's canyon country. It... more
by Gary Whitton
Title
Cliff Arch Sunrise - Coyote Gulch - Utah
Artist
Gary Whitton
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
Cliff Arch Sunrise - Coyote Gulch - Utah
Coyote Gulch is a remote canyon and famous hiking area located in southern Utah's canyon country. It straddles Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, and is a tributary of the Escalante River, the last explored and mapped river of its size in the lower-48 states. Its part of a unique geological area known as the Canyons of the Escalante, that exhibit high canyon walls, arches, natural bridges, water pockets, large rock domes, and other erosional features in the Navajo and Entrada sandstone layers that dominate the region.
The area's name comes from Silvestre VĂ©lez de Escalante, a Franciscan missionary, who was part of the first European expedition to explore southern Utah in 1776. The exploration and mapping of the Escalante River however, was conducted by Almon Thompson in 1872 as part of the Colorado River expedition led by John Wesley Powell.
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June 4th, 2014
