Bowknot Bend Utah
This sector of the Green River canyon in eastern Utah is known as Bowknot Bend because of the way the river doubles back on itself. The loop carries river rafters 14.5 kilometers (9 miles) before bringing them back to nearly the same point they started from—though on the other side of a low, narrow saddle (image center).
In this photograph taken by an astronaut on the International Space Station on January 22, 2014, the Green River appears dark because it lies in deep shadow, 300 meters (1,000 feet) below the surrounding landscape. The yellow-tinged cliffs that face the rising sun give a sense of the steep canyon walls. The straight white line across the scene is the contrail from a jet liner that passed over Bowknot Bend while the picture was being taken. Note that north is to the bottom of the image.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: ISS038-E-35416
Date: January 22, 2014
Bowknot Bend Utah
This sector of the Green River canyon in eastern Utah is known as Bowknot Bend because of the way the river doubles back on itself. The loop carries river rafters 14.5 kilometers (9 miles) before bringing them back to nearly the same point they started from—though on the other side of a low, narrow saddle (image center).
In this photograph taken by an astronaut on the International Space Station on January 22, 2014, the Green River appears dark because it lies in deep shadow, 300 meters (1,000 feet) below the surrounding landscape. The yellow-tinged cliffs that face the rising sun give a sense of the steep canyon walls. The straight white line across the scene is the contrail from a jet liner that passed over Bowknot Bend while the picture was being taken. Note that north is to the bottom of the image.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: ISS038-E-35416
Date: January 22, 2014