Checkerboard Mesa
by John M Bailey
Title
Checkerboard Mesa
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John M Bailey
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Photograph - Photograph
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One of the landmarks at Zion National Park is called Checkerboard Mesa. The majestic criss-crossed mountain appears as a massive hill towering 900 feet above the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway and resembles a giant, extended chess or checkerboard. The vertical and horizontal fissures are more evident on the north side of the mesa, where most of the photographs of the mountain are taken. The left to right deep scratches are due to a north to south wind direction while the vertical cracks are a result of weathering, a cycle of freezing and thawing (zionnational-park.com).
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July 25th, 2015
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Comments (21)
Shoal Hollingsworth
Stunning capture John, I love the natural lighting, perfect time of the day for this
Brian Tada
John, what an awesome geological portrait of beauty and majesty! Not only is the pattern intriguing, each individual segment has its own character with rich detail, captured magnificently in your beautiful photograph! F/L
Nancy Kane Chapman
What a stunning pattern. I'm a reader of geology books and so I'll figure this one out perhaps. It's all fascinating! F/L+
Inge Riis McDonald
Amazing beautiful and such an interesting and varied park. I do love the whole series.
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