Definitely sandstone. Note the harder layer not eroding as fast as the rest…
Lower down just a hundred yards from where Vernon began building his new dam, this narrow split in the rock created its own mini ecosystem different than what exists atop the ten foot sidewalls. Here grew chokecherry and Oregon grape, thistles and tall grass. Shaded from the sun, watered by runoff and snow drifts, it was easily ten degrees cooler. At the base of this narrows was set an old hand pump that Vernon remembers using and it did pump water at one time.
Do I know the names of the formations? Not with any degree of accuracy! I know rocks are cool and I’ll climb around them looking for whatever wherever… I know Vernon found me a rock full of roses not far from here… I don’t know if it qualifies as a gypsum rose or something else. But rocks and geology will always catch my attention!
Find me here!
Neat rocks and erosion. Thanks for the pictures.
Oh. and I was glad to learn that I’m not the only one with the fatal error. Misery loves company!
Rocks rock! Have fun exploring more.
Thanks for sharing more pics on the rocks. so cool when you get up close you see all the unique features.