Winding River Canyon, Goosenecks State Park

            The Goosenecks is one of the most impressive example of an entrenched river meander on the North American continent.  The San Juan River twists and turns through the meander, flowing a distance of over six miles while advancing only 1.5- miles west towards Lake Powell.
Approximately 80 million years ago the Colorado Plateau began rising.  The last sea poured out to the southeast as the earth's crust began folding in upwards and downwarps and cut and fill erosion began. Drainage courses developed which eventually became the Colorado and San Juan rivers. 
 As the land continued to rise, the river flowed faster and eroded through layers of stone laid down up to 300-million years ago.  The river cut deeply through the landscape creating this amazing winding river canyon.

Panoramic view from overlook.

Thank you for your comments,
Gemma
   

Taken on: September 17, 2019

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