Millions of Years, tons of pressure and relentless erosion created a bizarre landscape. Forget the baked, hot desert you see in the photos below. Instead, rewind 170 million years to the Jurassic Period and the area shown below would be on SEA FRONT PROPERTY! During this period, Goblin Valley was a muddy tidal flat along an inland sea. The waves of the tidal flat deposited sand, silt and clay. With pressure and time, the sediment became the Goblin-forming Entrada formation you see today.

Imagine the Jurassic Period 140 to 170 million years ago. This area was on the edge of a shallow inland sea. Tidal deposits of sand, silt and clay sediments were left here. Over millions of years, these distinct layers hardened to become the sandstone, siltstone and shale layers of the Entrada Sandstone formation. The Entrada can be seen here and in many areas across southern Utah, including Arches National Park where the sandstone is harder.

While this area was a tidal flat, the area of Arches National Park was dry and covered in sand dunes. The resulting rocks determined the effects of wind and water erosion. The alternating layers of hard sandstone and soft siltstone created Goblins here, and the hard sandstone left from ancient sand dunes created the fins and arches in Arches National Park.

None of the goblins have signs or names, but the two RV Gypsies see a piggy goblin here. Do YOU?

Below: Lee Duquette rode a camel

A row of goblins below
the Henry Mountains

This goblin has small eyes and a big mouth

Below: Lee Duquette saw a frog in the distance - so the two RV Gypsies just had to take a closer look at the frog.

Below; A mountain in the far distance is framed
between two goblins.

Below; What does Lee Duquette
think he is going to find in there?

Below: Looking into the distance, the two RV Gypsies saw a patch of white, so they walked until they actually got to that patch of white and they were amazed at how different it looked close up.

Below: A rock falling onto Lee's head - LOL

Below: A cow (steer)

Below: A pumpkin and a monkey face

Below: A saddle

Below; Karen Duquette with a really cute goblin

Below: The two RV Gypsies with more goblins

Below: The goblin below got hit in the head
by a pair of shoes.

Below: Two dragons and a castle

Below: Three goblins

Below: An ugly goblin with a big chin, big teeth,
and eyes on top of his head

Below: Lee Duquette really enjoyed himself here.

Below: BUTT CHEEKS

Below: A few odd red stones - where did they come from?

Below: A raven making a lot of noise

Below: Karen Duquette having fun with the goblins

The Valley of the Goblins is continually eroding. Even though very little change will be seen in our lifetime, old goblins will fall, allowing for a new generation of goblins to be created. Although erosion is a natural process, it can be accelerated by human impact. After leaving Goblin Valley, the two RV Gypsies heard on the news that a Boy Scout Leader and his troop where here at Goblin Valley destroying the formations. How Terrible! There were signs saying it is OK to touch and climb on these formations (which is unusual in parks), but that does NOT mean to destroy them.