The precarious outcropping known locally as Witches Rock, captivated Timothy O’Sullivan and his crew of photographers during the 1869 King Geological Expedition. This expedition was conducted to analyze and document the geological and topographical layout of the California, Nevada, and Wyoming areas. These states and territories had been virtually undocumented up until the late 1870s for which government led expeditions were sent out to bring back this crucial information on the area. Just north of Salt Lake City on the Weber River, this geological feature of rocks and bluffs helped identify locations and directions in the nearby Echo Canyon. This canyon, used as a means of transportation both before and after white settlement, helped furnish interest in these rock formations that resembled a witch’s hat and the more flowing robes they would wear. This imaginative vision of the past along with the pure beauty of nature helped many people realize what the west could entail in natural wonders alone. These geological forms not only gave off valuable directional points for movement but also a glimpse at the natural world’s wonders. Traveling through the area and possibly stopping nearby, visitors would venture to the location to either sketch or produce images of the rocks as well as take in what they were seeing before them. This wonderment with the natural world was commonplace in the Victorian Era American lifestyle that incorporated nature into everyday life.