Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Spring 2012: Wednesday (4/25) – The Toadstools

The Toadstools is just over the border in Utah.  Toadstools are formations that have a boulder perched on top of a rock column.  According to the pamphlet, the top layer was formed about 97 million years ago and the lower layer 160 million.  Luckily today was overcast so the temperatures stayed in the low 70s. 


This is the entry to the Toadstools - yet another interesting climb.


This is considered a red toadstool.  

It is interesting how few of these there are. Why did these survive?

Here is my mountain goat once again - always climbing.

This is a white toadstool.

Yuccas are in full bloom.

This is the landscape surrounding the area - white pits with red sandstone bumps on top.

Another white toadstool.

Yes, we are up pretty high again - the road is way down in the valley.

and, yes, Vaughan made me walk out to the edge for a picture.
He kept saying "back up a little farther".
The look on my face is sheer terror.
He owes me a very nice dinner for this one.





 

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