Frenzy 4

I thought the last frenzy was going to be easy, but I was wrong. I'm thinking this one will be incredibly easy, but you'll have to prove it so. In any case, this is one of the more remarkable visual panoramas I've ever stumbled across. I first visited about 6 years ago, and am delighted to report that it maintains it's jaw-dropping intensity on repeat visits.

One feature of the area is very tight, twisting canyons. A man with the first name Ebenezer, and whose last name is attached to this place, began homesteading land nearby in the late 1800s. He is quoted as saying, when asked about the area: "It's a hell of a place to lose a cow." Mooooo.



Elevation changes are dramatic - rising several thousand feet above nearby canyons and valleys, there are several ridges that offer mind-numbing views, and if you visit in late summer, the skies can be as dramatic as the landscapes.



An elderly Paiute named Indian Dick describes how this place was formed:

Before there were Indians, the Legend People lived in this place. They were many kinds - birds, animals, lizards, and such things - but they had the power to make themselves look like people. For some reason, the Legend People were bad, so Coyote turned them all into rocks. You can see them in that place now, all turned into rocks; some standing in rows, some sitting down, some holding on to others. You can see their faces with paint on them just as they were before they became rocks.



OK, the next three pics are the giveaways.

Hoodoos:



Hoodoos:



And mo Hoodoos:



So, to win: name the area. For the extra flavor squirt: name the year it became officially what it is today.