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   The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes   
   and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and   
   archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory   
   captions and links exemplifying features within the Earth system. The   
   community is invited to contribute digital imagery, short captions and   
   relevant links.   
      
      
    First Light on the Circle Cliffs Anticline   
      
      September 01, 2022   
      
       TomMc_EPOD.TomCircleCliffsBurrWolverineTrailUT2022b (004)   
      
       TomMc_EPOD.CircleCliffsStratigraphyB (003)   
      
      Photographer:  Thomas McGuire   
      
      Summary Author:  Thomas McGuire   
      
      Baseball player  Yogi Berra was famous for quotations such as “It’s   
      so crowed, nobody goes there anymore.” Perhaps they shouldn’t.   
      
      While places such as the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Yosemite host   
      crowds that often overrun the facilities, as well as overrunning the   
      visitor experience, other scenic sites in the United States are,   
      arguably, just as beautiful and virtually undiscovered. One such place   
      is the  Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern   
      Utah. Both the variety of landforms and the expansive size make this a   
      crown of the hidden jewels.   
      
      The  Circle Cliffs is an anticline in which the central portion has   
      been eroded down,  while exposing the youngest layer as cliffs that   
      surround the internal valley. This anticline encompasses hundreds of   
      square miles of  juniper, dotted high desert. In most of the   
      Monument, facilities are non-existent. The  Burr Trail is a paved   
      road that crosses the Circle Cliffs Valley. Other roads are unpaved.   
      
       TomMc_EPOD.CircleCliffsUpliftStratigraphyUTB (003)   
      
      Geology of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah: Hellmut   
      H. Doelling, Robert E. Blackett, Alden H. Hamblin, J. Douglas Powell,   
      and Gayle L. Pollock   
      
      
      
      Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah Coordinates: 37.4609,   
      -111.5943   
      
      
      
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