David strides toward the largest collection of red toadstools.
Utah, Spring 2010: The Toadstools
The Toadstools have no signage pointing to them. You have to find them through hiking guides and by looking for the unmarked pull-out on the road. Like hoodoos, toadstools are formed through a process of erosion. The 'caps' on the toadstools are made of a sedimentary layer of soil that's harder than the layer below, so the toadstool 'stems' are protected from erosion by rain. Eventually the wind eats the stems, leaving only the cap.
David strides toward the largest collection of red toadstools.
It takes human figures to grasp the scale of these large formations.
Another grouping of red-rock toadstools
David takes a break among a lovely set of white toadstools.