IMG_4611.JPG5 viewsThe wind carves delicate fins in the sandstone which traps the windblown sand in pockets. The fins are easily broken by a hiker's misplaced step.
IMG_4645.JPG4 viewsThe Professor dubbed these stacked formations 'the coins'.
IMG_4498.JPG3 viewsThe classic 'teepee' sandstone formation prevalent in this area with its yellow and red bands.
IMG_4501.JPG3 viewsClimbing to the north, out of the wash. The formations west of Cottonwood Cove Trailhead trended in a north/south direction. We hiked in a clockwise circle from south to north.
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IMG_4663.JPG3 viewsThe Professor gets out the GPS and gets a bearing on the camper. Even from atop the sandstone formation, it was difficult to figure out where the car was without the GPS. We had looked carefully at the surrounding formations before leaving the camper. It had been dark, we definitely would have needed the GPS to locate the camper.
IMG_4554.JPG3 viewsA forty percent shower chance brought clouds and some wonderful spotty light, with dark, ominous skies.
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IMG_4629.JPG2 viewsLooking southwest across the canyon toward the route that comes from the more southerly Paw Hole Trailhead.
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