 The ChiliView Series - Canyonlands National Park South / Needles District, Monticello (U43), Utah
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This scenery covers the southern part of Canyonlands National Park (Needles District) in Utah. The colorful layers of sand- and limestone that you can see today built over hundreds of millions years by advancing and retreating oceans as well as rivers that deposited huge amounts of sediment. About 15 million years ago these layers began to rise due to a colliding movement of plates in the earth's crust, forming what is today called the Colorado Plateau. As the land rose higher, erosion accelerated, resulting in countless canyons, mesas and buttes. The uplifting land caused the rivers to carve in even faster, resulting in the deep canyons of the Colorado and Green Rivers. The needles and fins in the Needles District have yet another story: First uplifts and later slides created a system of perpendicular cracks. Then he resulting crosshatched pattern of "joints" widened by erosion until only thin fins and needles of rock remained. To explore the scenery depart from Monticello (U43) and head north.
This region consists of 25 packages covering a total of 3625 sq km.
There are seperate high resolution versions for FS9 and FSX.
Tip: Start with just a couple of packages and proceed as you like.
The resolution of 1.2m/pix brings you razor-sharp images even near the ground.
Best enjoyed in low and slow operations with speeds not exceeding 100kts and between 1.000 and 3.000 ft AGL.
To download a package click on its thumbnail in the grid below.
Alternatively you can download the whole region in 4.7m/pix quality (smaller download but less sharp) here.
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