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I really did not want to get into a photography class over taking photos
of the Grand Canyon so on with there's more to see.
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No matter when I go to the canyon I always see this one flower. It's very confusing, It's some times a very small bush, some times a 4 or 6 foot high small tree looking plant and some times it can be a very tall tree.
The Rangers tell me it's a Cliff Rose, I would guess there are
several varieties and that's why the different shapes and sizes.
As you can see this is a very tall rose bush/tree.
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Though you can not see the entire bush, this one is only about 5-6 feet tall.
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I just wanted you to see the flower up close.
These Cliff Roses are every where at the canyon.
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Another very prolific bloomer is the Snake weed, at least that's what the park Rangers told me it was.
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As you walk along the rim walk you might run across a Ranger giving a talk.
Join right in, I did, and made quite a few new discoveries.
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The white (X) shows where you will pass over a fault line.
Note where the red (X) is. It is indicating a very massive out cropping of line stone.
This is the walk way just west of where you would catch
the shuttle bus to go to Hermits Rest.
When we got to the line stone area we found it to be filled with many fossils.
The walk way in the back ground is the one we had just walked up.
I now can see why I never saw these before. First I never thought to look for them.
Second they are so small you would almost have to know what you were looking for in order to find them.
I would say the average size of each was between a dine and a silver dollar diameter.
I believe the Ranger told us this line stone was 250 million years old.
I have photographed a few so that you too may view them. I have been over this area in the past but never new these were here right out in plane site for every one to see.
I believe this a Coral. Or, it may be Crinoid stems |
This may be a Bryozoans-stick-or a Coral. I do know however, that the black thing in the lower right is my shoe. |
So that we might visualize better the Ranger put a store bought sponge down beside the fossil sponge. |
It still does not look like a sponge to me. I am sure glad the Ranger pointed it out and told us what it was. |
This image and the one to your right I took while walking along the rim walk way. They were in the top stones that made up the shot rim walk way wall. |
Once you know what to look for you seem to find them every where. |
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OK, from here on you tell me what I have photographed |
I am down on my hands & knees photographing these. Most are no bigger that your smallest finger's nail. These were photographed in a 3 foot square area. |
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I'll bet you didn't know this kind of stuff was even up at the Grand Canyon, now did you?
