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Looking northwest along the south face of the central pinnacles on
the Loop Trail near the junction with the Druid Arch Trail. Several
backcountry campsites are located along the base of these rocks.
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View looking northeast along the Loop Trail. Image was
taken on the hike out near sunset when the color of the rocks was
changing due to iron oxide in the formations and the low light.
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View into a joint between the Cedar Mesa Sandstone pinnacles on the Loop Trail.
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Zoomed view of detail in the Cedar Mesa Sandstone pinnacles near sunset.
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The low light of sunset has a huge effect on the color of the rocks. Taken along the north end of the Loop Trail.
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Intense color change in the rocks at very near sunset.
No clouds in the sky to block the very low light until the sun dropped
below the horizon.
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Zoomed view of pinnacles at just before the sun dropped below the
horizon. Image taken near the north junction of the Chessler Park
Loop Trail.
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