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The Colorado looping a thousand feet below the rim

Fig. 1The Colorado looping a thousand feet below the rim

Landform

A tight entrenched meander of the Colorado River, a thousand feet below a Navajo sandstone rim.

Field note

The river cut downward as the Colorado Plateau rose, locking an old bend in place. Midday light is harsh; late afternoon fills the inner wall with honey. The water is Glen Canyon green.

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