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| | Hiking | 2.00 Miles | 1 Hour 56 Mns | | 1.20 mph |
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| no partners | | This was the final stop on our MLK weekend tour--more of a side adventure on our drive home. Quite an amazing place and very distinctive. The sheer drops at every point along the rim were impressive--and a little terrifying for my wife.... There are many places where a spire is only a couple of feet removed from the rim, but the vertical split is 70-100 feet or more straight down. And the top layer in many places is more resilient, leaving many situations where what looks like a solid spot to enjoy a view from the edge of the rim is actually undercut and carved out, leaving you on a "diving board" with several hundred feet of nothing but air between you and the valley floor.
The "gray" rock seems very malleable--with almost a clay-like quality. My guess is that the geological activity moves along pretty quickly, compared to the Grand Canyon and other such canyons, with the risk of visitors becoming a "geological casualty" somewhat higher here than in other places.
Very impressive place. Would have loved more time to explore. |
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