Necks & Hats

Goosenecks State Park in Utah is one of the

most impressive examples of "entrenched river meander" on 

the North American continent.  While flowing a distance
of over six miles, it only advances 1.5 miles west towards
Lake Powell.

It's day 5 of our Road Trip -  Aug 18th.

The meandering canyon carved by the San Juan River
is 1,000 feet below this overlook. 

The desert landscape reveals its underlying structure
 exposing 300 million years of geologic activity.

Even tho Don wanted to go to find a geocache,
which he did find, I liked this photo better than an
Amo can behind the sagebrush appropriately named
"Utah Geo Tour-San Juan - Goosenecks State Park".

On the way to the community of Mexican Hat,

we take a side trip for a closer look.  

OMG the community of Mexican Hat has
a new bridge...

The older one crossed the San Juan River a little
farther downstream.