This and That

 The ROCK TOUR at Glen Eyrie

AKA

GEOLOGY TOUR

(from the Biblical point of view)

This was one of our favorites.

We have done several geologic tours  from Creation Scientists with the 

"young earth" point of view, (does not mention the billions of years).

This was excellent and presented in a short and concise manner.

Our guide pointed out the Tapeat layer of sandstone (light colored layers) on each side of the Queens Canyon, but at different levels, due to fault line shifting 

(plate techtonics and earth quake movement)

The Tapeat sandstone layer is on top of the "Basement Rock" which is granite. All of the flood sediments were deposited on top of the basement rock. Linda has her right hand on the granite basement rock and her left hand on the sandstone layer that was deposited during the flood. NO fossils are found below this line only in the sandstone layers above. 

This line also appears at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. It is called the "The Great Unconformity"

Our guide was saying that we should look at these kinds of rock displays 

with wonder.

(I wonder how this could happen??)

Our guide explained how these sandstone layers could have been shifted from horizontal to vertical (standing straight up) by the large amount of fault line shifting at the base of the Rocky Mountains.

Geologists have determined that these sand layers were deposited underwater

because the angles of the layers are different underwater than in the air.

Interesting how these layers of limestone got tilted and also curved

which seems to indicate that the layers of sand were still soft and pliable at the time of shifting.

END OF GEOLOGY LESSON!

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Next Door Neighbor-

Garden of the Gods

This is such a beautiful, special place.

All of these skinny layers are so intriguing.

A very pleasant 'hike' (with lots of other 'tourists')

Fun to see the rock climbing lesson

Up, up and away.

If he made it much further, I don't think we could see him.

Love these interesting rocks.

Good Photo Op's

This is one of my favs - back at Glen Eyrie.

We're glad to get back 'home'

(10 minutes away)

It has been a great month!

Serving with the SOWERS, and enjoying God's beauty spots.