| Existing comment:
You can see tracks on the white rim sandstone. The roads and seismic lines seen here were constructed in the 1950's in a hectic search for uranium and oil, something that would have allowed industrial forces to preclude the creation of the national park. Fifty years ago, the roads are still there because the terrain changes so slowly here. Desert plants see less than ten inches of rain a year here and most of it evaporates very quickly. They'll take decades to recover from the abuses of industry. |