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Glen Canyon Rock Layers

October 10, 2012 by Gary Ladd

By Gary Ladd Glen Canyon area rocks were laid down during the Mesozoic Era, a period of time that followed the interval when all Grand Canyon rock units were created. The Mesozoic Era lasted about 170 million years, from 251 to 65 million years ago. Some intriguing and fundamental facts about Glen Canyon’s Mesozoic rock sequence …

Glen Canyon’s Striking Landscape Features

October 10, 2012 by Gary Ladd

By Gary Ladd Glen Canyon hosts a wonderful array of interesting landforms. They include the following: Alcoves are large hollows in the sandstone cliffs. Native Americans utilized many of the deepest for protected living quarters and food storage. Although alcoves are not true caves they usually form where water seeps out of the sandstone along a …