A waterfall of snow by Gerry van Roosmalen

About "A waterfall of snow"

by Gerry van Roosmalen

About the artwork

A piece of unique nature at the Wahweap Hoodoos in southern Utah. The porous limestone, formed by wind and water erosion, in places resembles a waterfall of snow. The site is also known as the Valley of White Spirits.
I discovered this approximately 20-meter-high work of art during a 20-kilometer hike. I had almost given up on seeing anything special anymore, thought I was in the wrong location, and was incredibly tired of walking. Of course, the temperature of over 35 degrees was also not conducive to my well-being.
We were walking in a dry riverbed. The bottom was cracked in many places. Only here and there was a little water left. Too little water for finding coolness, and all the while the sun was burning mercilessly on my head.
When we found a shady spot, I was actually already sure we would turn around. There was nothing for us to find here.
I consulted my GPS one more time. It was only a mile and a half to our first destination, and the second and third was only a stone's throw from there. "The back ones are the prettiest." Someone had told me that. At the first one, I couldn't imagine it being any more beautiful.
When I got to the last hoodoos, I really didn't know what I saw. Muscular white towers, and this waterfall of limestone. The rock, the Entrada sandstone of160 million years old had long been protected by the dark Dakota sandstone of only a hundred million years old.
And look what nature creates when given some time.