May 9th-11th, 2019 Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks, Utah Day 9
Day 10
Day 11
ScaleIt is hard to comprehend the time required to create the geologic formations that we've visited over the last 11 days. Using very round numbers, it takes approximately 10 million years to make a substantial change in the landscape, like carving a canyon with a river. If a single human lifetime is around 75 years, that lifetime covers 0.00075% of that carving time. Or looking at it a different way, 133,000 generations of humans will have come and gone during that carving time. Can you comprehend these numbers? I definitely cannot and, honestly, I find it quite unsettling. Photos, Day 9Photos, Day 10Photos, Day 11
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bev Bley
5/12/2019 07:00:39 pm
Again, what fabulous pictures. Thank you so much. I feel like I was on the trip with you all. Josh, you are looking great. So glad Ian joined you and Alison. Great memories.
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Kathy Wommack
5/13/2019 07:51:52 am
What a treasure trove of memories! The photos are phenomenal! Great family time! What a wonderful adventure!
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Beth Davis
5/13/2019 10:57:10 am
AMAZING ADVENTURE.....thanks so much for the narrative as well as the pictures...and Meru and Free Solo are two of my favorite movies!!
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Dave
5/16/2019 06:43:43 pm
We are having similar geologic encounters in Iceland at the moment. We must compare notes (and pics) when we get together next. I also find geologic time, like cosmic distances, to be mind-boggling.
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Joshua Golub
5/18/2019 04:58:57 pm
Great idea. Let's definitely compare. See you next weekend...
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