MSGID: 1:317/3 632216f6   
   PID: hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2019-01-08   
   TID: hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2019-01-08   
    EPOD - a service of USRA   
      
   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.   
      
      
    Kodachrome Basin State Park, Utah   
      
      September 14, 2022   
      
      
       P1140643A   
      
      Photographer:  Rick Stankiewicz   
      Summary Author:  Rick Stankiewicz   
      
      While touring the U.S Southwest a few years ago, my wife and I found   
      many small but spectacular State Parks in our travels. One that stands   
      out is  Kodachrome Basin State Park in southern Utah, just 8 miles   
      (13 km) from Cannonville along Hwy-12.   
      
      Its 2,250 acres (910 ha) is almost surrounded by the  Grand   
      Staircase-Escalante National Monument and fits right into the beauty   
      and grandeur of the region. Originally called “Thorny Pasture,” it   
      supposedly got its current moniker from a  National Geographic   
      photographer in 1948, in honor of the latest (soon to be iconic)   
       Kodak film. The park is aptly named, as its rich earth-toned colors   
      draw a photographer’s eye in every direction. I haven’t shot Kodachrome   
      for many years, but even “digital” can do it justice.   
      
       Sandstone spires and columns are common throughout the park and are   
      thought to have formed by previous geysers and hot springs filling with   
      sediments that solidified. When the surrounding  Entrada Sandstone   
      ( Jurassic Period mudflats, beaches and sand dunes) eroded away,   
      these structures were revealed. The “ sand pipes”, as they’re   
      called, range in size from about 6.5 ft. (2 m) to 170 ft. (52 m)   
      
      This park was designated as an “ International Dark Sky Park” by the   
      International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) in 2021. Photo taken on   
      October 10, 2013.   
      
      Photo details: Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3 camera; ISO 100, 1/400   
      second exposure; f/5.9; 22.8 mm.   
      
      Cannonville (Kodachrome Basin State Park), Utah Coordinates: 37.50056,   
      -112.00056   
      
   Related EPODs   
      
       Kodachrome Basin State Park, Utah  Idaho’s Gravity-Defying   
      Balanced Rock  Eastern Flank of Mt. Etna  Carachipampa Volcano,   
      Argentina  The Marmolada and the Partial Lunar Eclipse of May 16,   
      2022  Idaho’s Granitic City of Rocks   
       More...   
      
   Geography Links   
      
        *  Atlapedia Online   
        *  CountryReports   
        *  GPS Visualizer   
        *  Holt Rinehart Winston World Atlas   
        *  Mapping Our World   
        *  Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection   
        *  Types of Land   
        *  World Mapper   
      
   -   
      Earth Science Picture of the Day is a service of the  Universities   
      Space Research Association.   
      
   https://epod.usra.edu   
       
   --- up 28 weeks, 2 days, 21 minutes   
    * Origin: -=> Castle Rock BBS <=- Now Husky HPT Powered! (1:317/3)   
   SEEN-BY: 15/0 106/201 114/705 123/120 129/331 153/7715 229/110 111   
   SEEN-BY: 229/112 113 317 400 426 428 470 664 700 292/854 298/25 305/3   
   SEEN-BY: 317/3 320/219 396/45   
   PATH: 317/3 229/426