The West is best... John Buchanan February 29, 2024 for aerial observation of landforms. And remember, geologists always get window seats (except on a Boeing 737 Max 9). Mancos Shale badlands near Grand Junction, Colorado. The overlying Mesa Verde Group (Cretaceous) crops out in the escarpment. View towards the northwest. La Sal Mountains and Paradox Valley (a collapsed salt-cored anticline). Grand Canyon and Colorado River.