American Southwest (#22): Georgetown & Kodachrome Basin, Utah

Georgetown ... a small village of about 100 people; it, like nearby Cannonville, was named for a locally prominent LDS (Mormon -- Latter Day Saints) official. It had a store, school, and a post office; it became a ghost town in the late 1940s. There is a small (abandoned) cabin nearby, the last building of Georgetown.

Kodachrome Basin ... a spectacle of towering sandstone chimneys, changing in color and shadow with the day's mood - from red-tinged spires against a blue sky, to soft evening light settling over the desert. This color and contrast prompted the National Geographic Society in 1949, with consent from Kodak Film Corp., to name the park Kodachrome.

Nearly 70 monolithic spires, sedimentary sand pipes ranging from six to 170 feet in height, jut up from the valley floor or protrude from the sandstone. These natural rock towers stand as sentries of the park and campground and inspire an infinite array of subject only limited to one's imagination. The slick rock and semi-desert climate make this state park attractive to visitors all year.

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• Kodachrome Basin
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