TY - JOUR AU - Loope , David PY - 2020/03/13 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Cut, Fill, Repeat: Slot Canyons of Dry Fork, Kane County JF - Geosites JA - UGA-Guides VL - 48 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.31711/geosites.v1i1.61 UR - https://giw.utahgeology.org/giw/index.php/geosites/article/view/61 SP - 1-8 AB - The slot canyons of southern Utah have become popular destinations for hikers, climbers, and photographers. For most of these canyons, the geology is simple: sediment carried by flowing water abrades a thick, homogeneous sandstone. As time passes, the rate of down- cutting is rapid compared to the rate of cliff retreat. End of story. The strange abundance and configuration of the slot canyons along Dry Fork Coyote (a tributary of Coyote Gulch and the Escalante River), however, have a convoluted geologic history that is climate-driven and involves canyon cutting, canyon filling, and more canyon cutting. ER -