Orange rock, orange light
Calm water upstream of Hance Rapids, just out of view at left, Grand Canyon, a bit before sunset. The brilliant orange rock across the Colorado River is the Hakatai Shale, a soft layer that's part of the tilted set of layers called the Supergroup. The imposing cliffs above are the hard Shinumo Quartzite. An immense basalt dike cuts through the shale, along with a delicate white one, maybe quartz. The spire on the horizon is the west end of a long ridge extending straight towards the camera, not a free-standing feature like Vishnu Temple. View from our awesome campsite.
Orange rock, orange light
Calm water upstream of Hance Rapids, just out of view at left, Grand Canyon, a bit before sunset. The brilliant orange rock across the Colorado River is the Hakatai Shale, a soft layer that's part of the tilted set of layers called the Supergroup. The imposing cliffs above are the hard Shinumo Quartzite. An immense basalt dike cuts through the shale, along with a delicate white one, maybe quartz. The spire on the horizon is the west end of a long ridge extending straight towards the camera, not a free-standing feature like Vishnu Temple. View from our awesome campsite.