Edmaier’s Secret, Narnia Slot and Arch

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An amazing expanse of lace rock (compaction bands) just on the east of the summit of the main knoll in Edmaier’s Secret.

   

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Approaching the SW side of the main knoll, which leads to the remarkable tower below.

   

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Extreme example of free-standing compaction bands in the Navajo sandstone. More details on such things is at:
Richard A. Schultz, Chris H. Okubo, and Haakon Fossen, Porosity and grain size controls on compaction band formation in Jurassic Navajo Sandstone, Geophysical Research Letters, 37:22, 2010; available here.

   

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The route from the tower to the summit leads past some nice deformed sandstone.

   

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Dave resting on the descent into Buckskin.

   

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Alien circles?

   

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The strenuous entry into Narnia slot.

   

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Light was not ideal, but the slot was beautiful.

   

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Janet descending the Narnia entrance.

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