Contents
Stanley William Lohman
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A new park is born
1
Major Powell’s river expeditions
4
Early history
9
Prehistoric people
9
Late arrivals
14
Geographic setting
17
Rocks and landforms
20
How to see the park
26
The high mesas
27
Island in the Sky
27
Dead Horse Point State Park
30
North entrance
34
Shafer and White Rim Trails
34
Grand View Point
36
Green River Overlook
43
Upheaval Dome
43
Hatch Point
46
Needles Overlook
47
Canyonlands Overlook
48
U-3 Loop
49
Anticline Overlook
50
Orange Cliffs
54
The Benchlands
58
The Maze and Land of Standing Rocks
58
The Needles district
60
Salt, Davis, and Lavender Canyons
64
The Needles and The Grabens
73
Canyons of the Green and Colorado Rivers
85
Entrenched and cutoff meanders
86
Green River
87
Colorado River
96
Summary of geologic history
112
Additional reading
117
Acknowledgments
118
Selected references
118
Index
123
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