Pyramids And Polygone Aug 22 8/18/22

This is a shortened summer version of our regular route
0001 PYRAMIDS AND POLYGONS
1 PYRAMIDS AND POLYGONS
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0004 FIrst, a steep climb up the Pyramid from Red Rock Loop Rd
4 FIrst, a steep climb up the Pyramid from Red Rock Loop Rd
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0009 A brief rest...
9 A brief rest...
0010 Then we head through a grove of ocotillo
10 Then we head through a grove of ocotillo
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0016 The polygons, or 'teselated pavement' form when windblown dust setttles into dessication cracks in clay, and then fossilize into place
16 The polygons, or 'teselated pavement' form when windblown dust setttles into dessication cracks in clay, and then fossilize into place
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