East Provo Canyon Provo, UtahUtah: Provo and scenic drive on US 189 into East Provo Canyon & the Wasatch Mountains east of Provo. May 25, 2007. We are in Lakeside RV-Park on west Center Street in Provo (next door to Utah Lake State Park located on Utah Lake). We forgot all about Memorial Day until late last week when "the lights came on". Joyce immediately got on the cell-phone and started trying to locate a place for us to settle in for the long Memorial Day weekend. She got lucky and found the last vacancy at Lakeside RV-Park. That is why we are here but we are happy to be here. It is a nice park costing 27.41 per-night for FHU and plenty of shade from mature cottonwood trees. Down the street is Utah Lake State Park where rates are $18 per-night for water & electric and central dump station. They were full or we would have probably been there. Either would be just fine, in our opinion, although Lakeside RV is much nicer and overflows with more expensive RV's -- if you get my drift. Heading into East Provo Canyon on US 189 near Provo, Utah
After checking in to our RV-Park we headed out for an afternoon adventure. Our adventure takes us on US-189 into East Provo Canyon.
Layers of sedimentary rock folded along a fault
A closer look at the base of that mountain reveals multiple layers of sedimentary rock. Note that some of that rock is contorted into odd shapes. That dip in the sedimentary rock is know as a syncline a fold that is concave upward. Extraordinary forces shape otherwise flat rock into that shape.
Anticline along fault in East Provo Canyon
Not far from that syncline but on the opposite side of the highway is this anticline, a fold that is convex upward. An anticline always has the oldest rock in the center. This my friend is a classic anticline. This area has been subjected to tremendous forces. You are looking at an ancient fault line running down the center of that anticline.
Waterfall in East Provo Canyon
Many times water finds a fault to flow in. However, this waterfall does not appear to be located in a fault.
Syncline along rift in East Provo Canyon
While across the canyon water is not flowing in this obvious fault. This fault is creating a syncline.
Obsidian, or what looks like obsidion, to me but it could be a form of marble
This is a large boulder at the bottom of the canyon near that waterfall.
It seems so odd seeing this obsidian boulder here with all this sedimentary rock. That leads me to believe it probably isn't obsidian but...... it sure flakes like obsidian.
Fault buckling this rock
On the right is multiple layers of sedimentary rock that has bent but if you look up you can easily see where the fault broke the layer of sedimentary rock causing the formation to angle at about 45-degrees toward the canyon floor. This canyon has some awesome geology going on.
Tunnel on US-189 deep in East Provo Canyon
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