Hickman Bridge Natural Arch
by Jeff Goulden
Title
Hickman Bridge Natural Arch
Artist
Jeff Goulden
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Capitol Reef National Park is in the desert of southern Utah. The park is filled with cliffs, towers, domes and arches. The first part of the park’s name derives from the many dome shaped Navajo Sandstone formations each of which resembles the US capitol. The second half of the name refers to the parallel impassable ridges which the early settlers called reefs. The first paved road through this area wasn’t constructed until 1962. Central to the area is the famous Waterpocket Fold, a 100-mile wrinkle in the earth, which is 65 million years old and the largest exposed monocline in North America. The Fremont River has carved canyons through some parts of the Waterpocket Fold but the area remains a dry desert. The park is also a showcase for ancient history and the more recent history of the Mormon pioneers. This scene of Hickman Bridge Natural Arch was photographed from the Hickman Bridge Trail in Capitol Reef National Park near Fruita, Utah, USA.
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June 23rd, 2013
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