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Goblin Valley State Park: Additional Photos

21 Wednesday Oct 2015

Posted by neihtn2012 in Photography, Road Trip

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On the way from Capitol Reef National Park to Green River, UT, we stopped by Goblin Valley State Park which merits a post all by itself. It lies north of Hanksville, UT off Highway 24. It is not a very big park as it covers only 3.6 acres (1.5 ha), but it is worth a visit. Nearby there are camping sites and even a couple of yurts. Families with young children favor this park as it is very accessible to the younger ones who can roam freely throughout the area.

From Hanksville the drive is 32 miles long to get to the park entrance where the majestic Wild Horse Butte dominates.

Wild Horse Butte at entrance to Goblin Valley State Park.

Wild Horse Butte at entrance to Goblin Valley State Park.

Inside the park are thousands of hoodoos or phantasmagorical rock formations unseen elsewhere. A movie, Galaxy Quest, was filmed at Goblin Valley because of the fantastic, out-of-this-world scenery.

Hoodoos at Globin Valley State Park.

Hoodoos at Globin Valley State Park.

Goblins at Goblin Valley State Park.

Hoodoos at Goblin Valley State Park.

View from parking lot at Goblin Valley State Park.

View from parking lot at Goblin Valley State Park.

Hoodoos at Goblin Valley State Park.

Hoodoos at Goblin Valley State Park.

This last photo helps explain where those “goblins” came from.

Hoodoo at Goblin Valley State Park. On the hill at left are buried Entrada stone rocks that erosion will eventually transform into hoodoos.

Hoodoo at Goblin Valley State Park. On the hill at left are buried Entrada Sandstone rocks that erosion will eventually transform into hoodoos.

The hoodoos at Goblin Valley are made of Entrada Sandstone, the same rocks found at Arches National Park and in Cathedral Valley section of Capitol Reef National Park. All of these places are on what is considered the Colorado Plateau. In the Jurassic period, some 170 million years ago, Goblin Valley was the tidal flat of an ancient sea where sandstone, siltstone, and shale were deposited and transformed into solid layers of rocks. The Colorado Plateau started to be uplifted 10 million years ago, after which erosion by wind and water began carving Entrada Sandstone into goblins. Erosion is continually changing Goblin Valley and those hoodoos or goblins will continue to be born, shaped and weathered and eventually fall down to the valley.

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Castles, Goblins, Arches

27 Sunday Sep 2015

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Today was a good day as blue skies streaked with clouds made an excellent background for photography. We left Torrey, UT to go to Green River, UT  our base for visiting Arches National Park. During the drive we saw castles and goblins.

A natural castle by Highway 24 near Hanksville, UT.

A natural castle by Highway 24 near Hanksville, UT.

A natural castle near Goblin Valley State Park.

A natural castle near Goblin Valley State Park.

Goblin Valley State Park north of Hanksville, UT is a very interesting and fun place, especially for children. It has thousands of eroded sandstone formations which look like goblins with their grotesque or oddly shaped forms. Here are only two samples.

Goblins at Goblin Valley State Park in Utah.

Goblins at Goblin Valley State Park in Utah.

Goblins at Goblin Valley State Park ion Utah.

Goblins at Goblin Valley State Park ion Utah.

We went to Arches National Park and I drove directly to the parking lot at Delicate Arch. We hiked 1.5 miles uphill to be at the foot of the arch at sunset.

Delicate Arch at Arches National Park near Moab, UT.

Delicate Arch at Arches National Park near Moab, UT.

Delicate Arch at Arches National Park near Moab, UT.

Delicate Arch at Arches National Park near Moab, UT.

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