Geologic Hiking Guides (Geology Jaunts) and SurveyNotes Articles
If you’d rather be your own guide, read our latest geologic hiking guides and Informative Survey Notes Articles. This section houses many of our geologic hiking guides to popular locations in Utah such as Zion National Park and even the Grand Canyon, where geologists and geology enthusiasts can come to find hiking guides for many of the popular trails and hikes in Utah which showcase spectacular or noteworthy geology!
How Are Arches Formed? (And Why Are There So Many in Arches National Park?)
Utah’s sandstone units tend to be exposed on the flanks of large gentle uplifts …
What Are Keeper Potholes & How They Are Formed
Keeper potholes are found in slot canyons. In the recent decades “slot” canyoneering has become a major sport, and very few areas of the world have nearly the number or diversity of slot canyons as southern Utah. People come from all over the world to descend slot canyons of varying difficulty in places such as Zion National Park, Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, Capitol Reef National Park, the San Rafael Swell, and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
CASCADE FALLS, KANE COUNTY, UTAH
Nestled in the northwestern corner of Kane County is a geologically unique feature that receives relatively few visitors. Although most people in Utah have seen caves and waterfalls, it is peculiar for a waterfall to emerge from a cave system. Cascade Falls does just that, as an underground river emerges from a deep cave system and cascades down a steep cliff face.
