Trin Alcove, Labyrinth Canyon, Green River. Utah.
USGS Earth Science Photographic Archive digital files: hjk00722 and hjk0722a
Rocks exposed at the surface along the Green River grow progressively older
downstream toward the Confluence of the Green River with the Colorado River
(also called the Grand River in during Powell's Expedition). Trin Alcove
is located about 2 miles downstream of the entrance to the section of canyon
that Powell named "Labyrinth Canyon." The Second Expedition camped
here on September 8, 1871 and spent time exploring the canyons in the vicinity.
Cliffs in this section of the river consist of Navajo Sandstone (latest
Triassic to early Jurassic in age). |
