From Bentonite Hills where time has stood still for millions of years.
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Tag: Bentonite Hills
The Incomparable Bentonite Hills
It’s in Southern Utah and only appreciated from above. It was 107 degrees when I filmed this and there was no shade as nothing grows in this area.
Watch in HiDef at Full Screen. Music is Oscar by Tosca
Still Images From Bentonite Hills
Only Going Backwards
It seems that way when you visit the incomparable Bentonite Hills in Southern Utah. Bentonite is a type of clay created by volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. I’m sure the clay beds have changed in appearance over the years through erosion but these layers give you some insight into how they may have originally looked and formed.
Watch at HiDef at Full Screen. Music is Feels Like We Only Go Backwards by Tame Impala.
A Drive Through Bentonite Hills
Video of a drive through the Mars-like landscape and the Hanksville, Utah area. Should’ve gotten that windshield cleaned. Music by Tosca.
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Mundane Ground Level Images From Bentonite Hills
Here’s some ground level images I captured with a regular camera at Bentonite Hills,Utah. These give you an idea of the starkness of this place. Looks of texture here.
Video Of Bentonite Hills.
Including Flyover. Watch at HiDef at Full Screen.
Where Do You Practice Living On Mars?
How about a remote part of Utah near remote Capital Reef National Park. I ran into this place when I went to visit Bentonite Hills for a photo op. See Post.
The Mars Desert Research Station is a private research facility that efforts to assimilate existing on Mars and for space exploration in general. I did say hello to one scientist who was outside riding his bicycle. He wasn’t green or anything.
You can’t fly a drone on their property but you’re allowed to at the adjacent Bentonite Hills. See other post.
Didn’t see any Mars rover however.
What Is Bentonite?
It is a natural clay or ash that is produced from volcanoes. People have used it as a health aid for detoxification. When ingested, it helps to draw out the toxins that are present in your body. It aslo has many other benefits but definitely not FDA approved.
HOWEVER, I didn’t make a trip to a remote area of Utah for health benefits. From ground level you see layers of different colors present but it’s from above where you are amazed and flabbergasted. This is the reason why I bought a drone. The lines of color are formed when different minerals of different colors seep through the clay.
See companion video later today.
On some of these images, you’ll see me and my shadow. I look rather insignificant in this landscape.
