A Horseshoe in a Canyon

a 270º horseshoe-shaped incised meander of the #coloradoriver 🏞, the #horseshoebend is made up of three rock layers. 🧲 the bottom is kaibab limestone, the middle coconino sandstone, and the top hermit shale. 🪨 its waters are roughly 1,000 ft (305 m) deep in #glencanyon of page, #arizona 🔥