… along Route 128 in Professor Valley, looking southeast through Castle Valley to the La Sal Range in the distance.
Professor Valley
rain over Castle Valley …
a geologist’s wet dream …
Looking west from Castle Valley is the western wall of Professor Valley. The Colorado River is out of sight below it. To the far right is the eastern wall. But the top of that western wall is, in essence, the floor of Arches National Park and its sweeping arches of Navajo sandstone. The cliff face is Wingate sandstone. For more explanation of Professor Valley and its geology, see here.
Castle Valley rain …
Another angle of an earlier post. This is looking west out of Castle Valley into Professor Valley near Moab, Utah.
a distant storm …
… off Route 128 near Cisco, Utah.
more Castle Valley …
… near Moab, Utah.
the Fisher Towers …
… where, decades ago as a rock climber, I learned the meaning of “fear.”
an approaching storm …
standing rocks …
Looking southeast from Professor Valley toward Castle Valley near Moab, Utah. In the background are the volcanic peaks of the La Sal Mountains.
Castle Valley
If this looks familiar, then you’ve seen many westerns. Director John Ford filmed several movies in Castle Valley with John Wayne. Here’s a list of movies shot in the vicinity of Moab, many in Castle Valley.
storm over Castle Valley …
off Route 128 northeast of Moab, Utah …
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