The weather was iffy this morning. You can see by the total lack of color in the sky that it was very overcast. We went out to the Chimney Rock trail head. After ascending a giant hill, we turned off on to the trail that goes to Spring Creek Canyon. It has magnificent rubble.
You can see how giant chunks are in the process of falling down. Water gets in there, freezes, and pushes rock sections apart.
More giant rubble.
The walls are so impressive.
Notice the tree growing in the crack, and his roots going back towards the canyon wall. Trees are tenacious.
This was taken coming back out of the canyon, looking at where we had been.
We turned left back UP the trail to go see Chimney Rock, there was a little sun coming out by then.
Chimney Rock.
Afterwards we went to look at the canyon cut by Sulphur Creek. It took about 280 million years to make this.
Tomorrow night's low is forecast to be 35 degrees. Thirty five!!!!
I just keep saying this: More, please. Can't get enough.
ReplyDeleteI did get enough of pop-up camping, long time ago. Tent camping was my childhood, and when my parents discovered popups in the early sixties, they were in heaven. I was out of the house by then, of course.
Yeah, that's not exactly my cup of tea, that popup. I'd have to carry the pups up and down the ladder! Fascinating rocks. It makes you wonder what happened every year to make those layers. Just fabulous pictures!
ReplyDeletebeautiful scenery. trees out there have to be tenacious. I'm surprised they get enough water to survive.
ReplyDelete35 degrees...ugh! Glad you aren't in that pop-up tent. Five people in it? The mind boggles. Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos. I love that part of the US and never would have guessed how pretty rocks can be, being from the southeast!
ReplyDeleteSpring Canyon has to be one of my Top Five favorite canyons. I spent so much time there in October in hopes that it would last me a while. But nope. Seeing these photos makes me want to go again!
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