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Bad Day at Black Rock618 viewsHere you can see more of those circular or oval patches, or "plugs", in the rock. A puzzle for me.Nov 10, 2019
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Canyon Colors582 viewsGray gives way to light reds and yellows as the height increases.Nov 10, 2019
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Tormented Rocks577 viewsHere the white striations are vertical rather than horizontal, and there is a large round "plug" in the rock in the center of the picture. Crazy, eh?Nov 10, 2019
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From Shadow to Sun626 viewsThe contrast between the sunlit and shadowed areas is like night and day.Nov 10, 2019
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Overhang654 viewsPossible shelter from rain, if it ever rains here.Nov 10, 2019
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Striations636 viewsLooks as if some vandal showed up with a brush and a can of white paint, but these are actually natural features in the rock.Nov 10, 2019
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The Big Squeeze633 viewsAt times the high and steep canyon walls narrowed down to passages just a few feet wide.Nov 10, 2019
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Disorientation558 viewsHard to tell which way is up in this setting.Nov 10, 2019
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Light is the Left Hand of Darkness561 viewsI found the interplay between sunlight and shadow fascinating.Nov 10, 2019
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Upended Slabs586 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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Splotches630 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 Rock598 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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