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Light is the Left Hand of Darkness273 viewsI found the interplay between sunlight and shadow fascinating.Nov 10, 2019
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Upended Slabs281 viewsThe geological processes which formed the mountains in and around Death Valley caused many layers of rock to be dislodged and uptilted to crazy angles.Nov 10, 2019
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Splotches286 viewsAlternating with the bands were these white splotches, as if someone had splattered white paint on the canyon walls.Nov 10, 2019
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Banded Rock293 viewsI don't know how much marble was in Marble Canyon, but there was a lot of colorfully banded rock in the canyon walls.Nov 10, 2019
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Staggering Stonewalls293 viewsThe walls of the canyon reel like some crazy collapsed building.Nov 10, 2019
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Marble Canyon Flora286 viewsA bit of scrubby vegetation clung to a precarious existence in the dry bed of the canyon.Nov 10, 2019
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An Easy Hike310 viewsAs far as I went, the trail was mostly level and relatively smooth. I think it got harder up ahead, but I didn't get that far.Nov 10, 2019
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Shadow Canyon251 viewsA shadow has fallen over the canyon, and over JoAnn, and It is now known as Shadow Canyon.Nov 10, 2019
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Rock Anomalies293 viewsWas the circular blotch on the rock a lichen growth or an "insert" of some sort? As it turned out, it was a portent of things to come.Nov 10, 2019
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Tilt301 viewsThroughout the canyon the rock layers seemed to be tilted at about a 60 degree angle.Nov 10, 2019
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Ingress to Marble Canyon302 viewsJoAnn starts the trek into Marble Canyon from the trailhead, where we parked the Jeep.Nov 10, 2019
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Guardian of the Gate280 viewsJoAnn directs traffic in the narrow entrance to the next stretch of Marble Canyon.Nov 10, 2019
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