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Toadstool 2
Upon initial view from the east, the toadstool formation looks like a small scale Badlands: a series of conical dry earth mounds with stratified layers of warm toned earth, scored with vertical erosion grooves (like seen in the upper background of the scene above.) But after hiking the short, steep trail upward and over the ridge-line, the scene becomes infinitely more complex. In places shelves of denser horizontal layers float precariously above the conical mounds slopes, made much smaller by erosion. Jagged piles of broken slabs lie randomly about. It would be a great place to let your kids play hide- and- seek, especially if you don't mind them being nabbed by a rattlesnake.
Toadstool 2
Upon initial view from the east, the toadstool formation looks like a small scale Badlands: a series of conical dry earth mounds with stratified layers of warm toned earth, scored with vertical erosion grooves (like seen in the upper background of the scene above.) But after hiking the short, steep trail upward and over the ridge-line, the scene becomes infinitely more complex. In places shelves of denser horizontal layers float precariously above the conical mounds slopes, made much smaller by erosion. Jagged piles of broken slabs lie randomly about. It would be a great place to let your kids play hide- and- seek, especially if you don't mind them being nabbed by a rattlesnake.