Fay Canyon Heights Apr 17
Climbing a ridge between Fay and Boynton Canyons
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FAY CANYON HeIGHTS
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The Enchantment Resort, at the moutb of Boynton Canyon, comes into view
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The road and trailhead parking
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Indian paintbrush
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Now we can see into Fay Canyon. We normally see it from the opposite wall.
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When we approach from the Bear Mountain side, we mormally see into Fay from the flat-topped point on the left
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Dormant moss. It looks like this all summer while it's dry, and then greens up when it rains.
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A yucca in its brief blooming cycle
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Wallflower
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Fendlera bushes
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This cross-bedding represents a fossilized sand dune, submerged and eroded flat, followed by new deposition of marine sediment
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Mormon tea in bloom
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Time for lunch
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Moss that has been revived by seepage
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We are not sure aboutthe identity of this snake
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Boynton Canyon directly below us again
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Something was once embeddded in this rock, perhaps a surveymarker
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A packrat's nest
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Butterfly on a fendlera
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