Wednesday, December 23, 2009

'Folded/thrusted' sandstone East of Marathon, TX

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  1. WOW! Pretty A M A Z I N G!!!

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  2. Great picture Carl!!
    Oh just a quick note from Lisa at Kellies. She's staying on with the new owners doing the cooking. And she as well as I wish you a Happy Holidays!!

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  3. D, yeah the exposed rock around here is incredible, any roadcut can potentially show pre-human history.

    Amy, Happy Holidays right back atcha, and to the rest of the crew too. Tell Lisa I was looking forward to hearing her first CD, but am selfishly glad that she'll maintain the creemee quality.

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  4. Now I've got the itch to make that Grand Canyou/Yellowstone trip I never made. Don't know if I'll do it by bicycle (maybe a Vespa is more my speed), but never say never. Anyway, love the pictures. I'm always amazed at the art of what time and miniscule changes together can create. Literally awe-inspiring! It's hard to conceive that the land beneath us is constantly moving- despite our attempts to control it. Thanks for letting us see this through your eyes.

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  5. And the thing that amazes me when looking at sedimentary rock like this is that each layer is a specific interval of time. Often a layer might be ocean sediments layed down over a thousand years. But in some sedimentary rocks, very thin layers can be remnants of a single storm event. Pre human history, staring us in the face. Yeah, and it is beautiful too! Don't take your Vespa down the North Rim trial!

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