In late May and early June 2007, BCM researcher Paul Garner joined Dr John Whitmore and Ray Strom to explore the Coconino Sandstone, a 300 to 400-foot thick layer of cream-coloured sandstone near the top of the Grand Canyon. The conventional explanation for this geological unit is that it was laid down by wind currents, similar to sand dunes in deserts today. However, the team is currently examining evidence - such as cross-bedding and other features in the rock layer – that lend support to the young-age theory that it was actually laid down by water during the Genesis Flood.

This research is being sponsored by the Institute for Creation Research under its Flood-Activated Sedimentation and Tectonics (FAST) programme. Other related projects on tuff beds (volcanic ash layers) in the Grand Canyon, the emplacement of the Heart Mountain overthrust in Wyoming, and studies of the biblical Hebrew narrative of the Flood also reported progress over the summer.