Flyover Video Of Factory Buttes.

You wouldn’t want to get lost in this maze of badlands. Now we know why they call them badlands.

EWatch in HiDef at Full Screen. Music is Jai Dormi Sous L’eau by the French Band AIR.

Back To The Past

A favorite place of mine to visit and shoot is Factory Butte in Southern Utah. The years of weathering and erosion have created a masterpiece that is best viewed from above. The yellow mineral deposits in the gray Mancos Shale is Jarosite.  This is a yellow-colored iron sulfate mineral that often forms in arid, acidic environments, such as the weathering of iron-rich shale. Sulfur and gypsum are also present.

Factory Butte’s formation is the result of a geological process spanning nearly 100 million years, divided into two distinct phases: the deposition of ancient sediments and the subsequent erosional sculpting of the landscape. This area was under a sea of water which deposited the sediments. The sharp ridges and “lunar” badlands at the base are the result of centuries of relentless erosion by rainwater and wind that continue to shape the formation today.  I would not want to get lost in that maze.

Video to follow soon. These images were captured via drone.

Still Images From Goosenecks

As a followup to yesterday’s video of Goosenecks State Park. https://dawn2dawnphotography.me/?p=19216

Aerial view of the meandering San Juan River at Goosenecks State Park in Southern Utah.

Hurricane Mesa In Fog

While the other mesas in the area were covered in fresh snow, nearby Hurricane Mesa had to only deal with fog.

Hurricane Mesa shows off it’s numerous designs as seen from above via drone.