Grayback Hills, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map horseback Riding and Tracy J

and Tracy J

lightning storms

Utah is a magnificent landscape of startling diversity and beauty

and the hidden alcoves that shelter ancient ruins

Grayback Hills, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map horseback Riding and Tracy JThe distinctive characteristic of a topographic map is that the shape of the Earth's surface is shown by contour lines. Contours are imaginary lines that join points of equal elevation on the surface of the land above or below a reference surface, such as mean sea level. Contours make it possible to measure the height of mountains, depths of the ocean bottom, and steepness of slopes. A topographic map shows more than contours. The map also includes