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  • As the sun clears the horizon, the Estrada sandstone becomes white.  The size of the Dakota Sandstone cap determines the size and shape of the underling pedestal.
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  • Just before sunrise the golden light of early morning gave the white Entrada sandstone a golden tone.  The Dakota sandstone which forms the erosion resistant cap glistened in the morning light. Photo DSC_9451
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  • The first rays of sunlight revealed a field of a multitude of hoodoos of many different sizes.  Most of them still had hard sandstone caps.  The Dakota sandstone layer is visible at the top of the bluff in the background.
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  • The first rays of sunlight revealed a field of a multitude of hoodoos of many different sizes.  Most of them still had hard sandstone caps.  The Dakota sandstone layer is visible at the top of the bluff in the background.
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  • Visitors are asked not to walk on the white sandstone because it is fragile.  Unfortunately, you can find photos and videos on the web of people posing and walking on the fragile substrate.  Photo DSC_9488
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  • The Estrada sandstone in the foreground gives an idea of just how vulnerable it is to erosion when not protected by a capstone.     Photo DSC_9480
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  • Magic of the shadows can best be seen in the deserts.  Photo DSC_9509
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  • As I stood below this tower, I was filled with awe.  Photo DSC_9474
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  • The stone on the top has a major influence on how the bottom layer erodes.  Notice the shape and size of the two capstones in this photo and the look at the shape and size of the bottom layer.   Photo DSC_9466
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  • Hoodoos can be found at a number of places nearby.  This one is in the alcove next to where the previous photos were taken.  Photo DSC_9496
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  • Big capstone, big pedestal.  Photo DSC_9514
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  • I hiked for a little over two hours and arrived at the Wahweep Hoodoos just as the sky was beginning to show first light.  This was my first look at structures that have been forming for 100 million years.  Photo DSC_9413
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  • As the cliff erodes, new hoodoos are forming, but it will be a lengthy process.  Photo DSC_9521
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  • The people in this photo help to grasp the scale of these structures.  Photo DSC_9493
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  • The caprock must weigh a few tons.  How do you suppose it stays in place?  Photo DSC_9504
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  • Towers stand in silence except for an occasional bird song and the shuffle of my feet and the sound of my breathing.  Photo DSC_9484
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  • “If you sing of beauty, though alone in the heart of the desert, you will have an audience.” -Khalil Gibran.  Photo DSC_9501
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  • One hundred million years ago, these towers were part of a cliff like the one in the background.     Photo DSC_9486
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  • Hoodoos can be found at a number of places nearby.  This one is in the alcove next to where the previous photos were taken.  Photo DSC_9496
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