Last Thrills at Red Rock Canyon (part 5!)
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canyonwalkerHigh Desert Weekend Trip-log #12
Red Rock Canyon State Park - Sun, 27 Mar, 2002. 2:15pm
Whew. Part 5. Five blogs just about this tiny state park in the middle of nowhere. We haven't even been here that long! But the time has been packed. After stumbling on and exploring the Old Dutch Cleanser Mine (previous blog) we drove back around to the main red-rocks area of the park. Rocks in brilliantly colored layers are exposed here because a fault line runs through the area. Layers on one side of the fault were lifted up by tectonic action then eroded over millions of years by rain and wind.
This particular area of the park doesn't require any hiking or even any offroad driving.
Despite the ease of access the area didn't have many visitors, even getting on toward mid-afternoon. I think that's testament to the park's remote location and the fact that most people passing through are zooming along the highway at 70+ mph trying to get somewhere else. On a Sunday that's probably "Home, to Southern California."
Speaking of home, we've got to start heading that way, too. But not to Southern California. Our trip back to the Bay Area is actually longer.
Red Rock Canyon State Park - Sun, 27 Mar, 2002. 2:15pm
Whew. Part 5. Five blogs just about this tiny state park in the middle of nowhere. We haven't even been here that long! But the time has been packed. After stumbling on and exploring the Old Dutch Cleanser Mine (previous blog) we drove back around to the main red-rocks area of the park. Rocks in brilliantly colored layers are exposed here because a fault line runs through the area. Layers on one side of the fault were lifted up by tectonic action then eroded over millions of years by rain and wind.
This particular area of the park doesn't require any hiking or even any offroad driving.
Despite the ease of access the area didn't have many visitors, even getting on toward mid-afternoon. I think that's testament to the park's remote location and the fact that most people passing through are zooming along the highway at 70+ mph trying to get somewhere else. On a Sunday that's probably "Home, to Southern California."
Speaking of home, we've got to start heading that way, too. But not to Southern California. Our trip back to the Bay Area is actually longer.
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