The Field Atlas
0/363Desert chapter · 36.13° N · 115.43° W
Aztec sandstone cliffs and a Keystone Thrust of gray limestone over red. Calico Hills at the city’s back door.
The Calico Hills are Navajo-age dune sandstone. The escarpment is a thrust of older rock riding younger. The Strip is thirty minutes east and a different planet. Dawn on the loop is the quiet hour.
A private leaf
Instant paper, this copy only. Write on the white — a line the walk still owes you.
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Opening the leaf…
Onward
The nearest plates, by the miles.
Valley of Fire55 miles · NevadaXXXIV
Little Finland71 miles · NevadaCXXIX
Kelso Dunes86 miles · CaliforniaCCCXII
Death Valley88 miles · CaliforniaVII
Trona Pinnacles114 miles · CaliforniaCXXXVI
Snow Canyon123 miles · UtahCCVII
Cathedral Gorge128 miles · NevadaCXXVIII
Toroweap Overlook132 miles · ArizonaCXXIVDesert chapter
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