Formed through the processes of erosion (in particular, through frost wedging), hoodoos give this eastern portion of the park a particularly surreal appearance. Carved, naturally and slowly, out of the porous Navajo Sandstone, these sculptures are shaped and surfaced by weathering. Ýview Evidence of weathering is revealed in every aspect of this landscape, from the Checkerboard Mesa nearby, to the striated and iron-tinted mountain across the valley, 
Ýview to the multi-colored blind arch marking its side. 
Ýview Plants in this environment are hearty, as this area is drier than some portions of the park. At the base of the hoodoo is an example of cliffrose, Ýview while ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir thrive in the moister canyon of the east side of the park.    -50 220 2 84