Tuesday, 30 July 2019
After a leisurely start to the day, we took a 4-mile loop that took us by Gray's Arch in the middle of the Geological Area.
We got back to our truck just as the rain started to get intense. For the rest of the day we dodged thunderstorms.
After a leisurely start to the day, we took a 4-mile loop that took us by Gray's Arch in the middle of the Geological Area.
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| Overhanging cliffs along the trail to Gray's Arch. |
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| Bands of color in the cliffs, and two large trees with their root systems firmly embedded in the rocks. |
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| The cliff right next to Gray's Arch. |
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| Gray's Arch is large and substantial, but very difficult to photograph. |
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| Interesting patterns in a sandstone boulder. |
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| On our return to the parking lot along Rush Ridge Trail had several nice overlooks, but approaching thunderstorms made us keep up a steady pace. |
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| Along the ridges, the trail looked as if it had been covered with sand. It is covered with sand, but only because repeated footfalls have cleared overlying organic matter from the trail and help crush the sandstone into sand. |
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