Dizzying Display Earthcache EarthCache
Dizzying Display Earthcache
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This is an official National Park Service Earthcache located within
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Parking is available in
designated spaces and cache can be accessed on a relatively level
established trail. Altitude at this cache is above 8000'.
This viewpoint offers unique and often dizzying views into the
canyon. Trademarked by jutting monoliths of grayish metamorphic
rock, visitors often have trouble focusing. Metamorphic rocks are
formed from the heating and/or extreme pressures of the deep
underground of other rocks. The texture and minerals are changed in
the rocks because of this heating/pressure. Pegmatite dikes which
were injected into the surrounding rocks as hot molten liquids,
cooled slowly forming large crystals. They serve as colorful
reminders of the ancient geologic activity integral to the dynamics
of the canyon. The high desert vegetation surrounding the overlook
consists primarily of Gambel oak, Pinyon, and juniper. Below the
rim, Douglas fir trees thrive and along the river, boxelder and
other warmer-climate trees grow abundantly. Spend several minutes
adjusting your eyes and answer the following cache-claiming
question according to your best estimate. To claim this cache,
email CURE BLCA your answer to the following question: The pillar
directly in front of you is about ___ the height of the canyon. A)
1/3 B)2/3 C)3/4 D)1/2
Additional Hints
(No hints available.)