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Little Wild Horse Canyon

23 Thursday Apr 2015

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Emery County, Goblin Valley, San Rafael Swell, Slot Canyons, utah

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Little Wild Horse Canyon is a fun hike, a slot canyon near Goblin Valley in the San Rafael Swell.

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Temple Mountain Stone Cabin

23 Thursday Apr 2015

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Emery County, Goblin Valley, Ruins, San Rafael Swell, utah

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I love this little stone house on Temple Mountain Road, the view to the north of Temple Mountain is awesome.

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Goblin Valley Trip

21 Friday Nov 2014

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Carbon County, Goblin Valley, San Rafael Swell, utah, Wayne County

Some photos from a trip to Goblin valley and surrounding areas.

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Goblin Valley, Utah

31 Thursday Oct 2013

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Emery County, Geology, Goblin Valley, Hanksville, San Rafael Swell, State Parks, utah, Utah State Parks

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Cowboys searching for cattle first discovered secluded Goblin Valley. Then in the late 1920s, Arthur Chaffin, owner/operator of the Hite Ferry, and two companions were searching for an alternative route between Green River and Caineville. They came to a vantage point about a mile west of Goblin Valley and were awed by what they saw, five buttes and a valley of strange-shaped rock formations surrounded by a wall of eroded cliffs.

In 1949, Chaffin returned to the area he called Mushroom Valley. He spent several days exploring the mysterious valley and photographing its scores of intricately eroded creatures. The area was acquired by the state of Utah and in 1964 was officially designated a state park.

Goblin Valley State Park is a showcase of geologic history. Exposed cliffs reveal parallel layers of rock bared by erosion. Because of the uneven hardness of sandstone, some patches resist erosion much better than others. The softer material is removed by wind and water, leaving thousands of unique, geologic goblins. Water erosion and the smoothing action of windblown dust work together to shape the goblins.

Bedrock is exposed because of the thin soil and lack of vegetation. When rain does fall, there are few plant roots and little soil to capture and hold the water, which quickly disappears, in muddy streams without penetrating the bedrock.

Opened to the public as a state park in 1964.*

Related:

  • Click here for some photos from a trip to the area in 2011.
  • Other State Parks in Utah

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