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TheGreatGoosenecksoftheSanJuanRiverarewhatgeologistscallentrenchedmean-
ders: by anyone's definition they are a prime illustration of the unhurried power of natural
forces. Look down a thousand feet or more at the waters of the San Juan River. The lazily
looping pattern of the river's gooseneck turns took shape over 300 million years, with the
result that in six meandering miles, the San Juan makes a westing of barely a mile and a
half on its way to Lake Powell.
Snaking between its eroded walls of sandstone, limestone, and shale, the gorge looks
likesomethingakintotheGrandCanyontiedintoknots,areminderthatalthoughwemight
consider a straight line to be the shortest distance between two points, nature couldn't care
less.
This rock pedestal is just one of the impressive wonders you will encounter at Muley Point, a peaceful overlook that
provides sweeping views south over the twisting, entrenched canyons of the San Juan River and to the desert beyond.
Did you know…
In the mid-1500s, when Spanish explorers first encountered the southwestern
Native American tribes, there were three major cultures in the Southwest: the
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