Loess Cliff, Nebraska
The South Loup River, foreground, has created this "cliff" in loess in the course of eroding its valley, here in Custer County. The "cliff" is about 20 feet high. Nebraska's state tree, the cottonwood, grows on top and is doomed within a few years as the river keeps cutting.
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Loess Cliff, Nebraska
The South Loup River, foreground, has created this "cliff" in loess in the course of eroding its valley, here in Custer County. The "cliff" is about 20 feet high. Nebraska's state tree, the cottonwood, grows on top and is doomed within a few years as the river keeps cutting.
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Uploaded on September 21, 2012
Taken on August 10, 2006