Day 7, part 2, GS-E part 5

[low_delta]

After checking in at the Treasure Trail Motel, I headed on east, to see what was happening at the Ranger station, as far as getting a permit for Coyote Buttes. I stopped in there, but they had just closed. However, About a mile up the road was Cottonwood Road, which I had wanted to see. I had originally planned on taking it down from the north, but my flat tire forced me over to Bryce in the morning. I decided to get on it, and see how far I could get before it got too late.








Here is where the road went into the Cockscomb.


Cottonwood Canyon is formed by a fault line. Plates are being pushed up against each other, resulting in bizarre terrain. I didn't get very good pictures of the terrain, but notice the sawtooth ridge in the distance? It goes like that for a couple of miles. Very regular in both the layers of rock, and the shape of the hills.


Down the middle of the valley were these pointy outcroppings.




Then I turned around, and headed back south a bit, before stopping for a hike in Paria Box Canyon.






This was still cattle country, though it was hard to believe, since there didn't seem to be much here to graze on.

Then, I was back on the main road, and went down a little ways, and stopped at The Toadstools.

These are hoodoos. A hard cap rock, from a higher layer of rock prevents erosion of the softer rock underneath it.







And then the sun went down, and it was time for the long drive back to the motel.

The lights on top flashed on and off.



The details of the day.

Comments

[emschin.livejournal.com]

I think that cow would get pretty hungry!!

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

The toadstools/hoodoos are fantastic! The other landscape is kinda bleak...we were amazed at where they had cattle supposedly grazing out West when it looked like mostly desert/barren land to us.

The motel pictures look like they're from a 50's movie!