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The glacial U of Kiger Gorge

Fig. 1The glacial U of Kiger Gorge

Photo: Loren Kerns · CC BY 2.0

Landform

A glacial U cut into a fault-block the size of a range. Alpine shape in the high desert.

Field note

Steens drops to the Alvord on one side and holds hanging valleys on the other. Kiger is the cleanest U. Wild horses use the benches. The mountain is a single tilted block.

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Prints from Kiger Gorge


Instant paper, this copy only. Write on the white — a line the walk still owes you.

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