After yesterday's hiking, today called for the car to do the work. So, I went back Round Rock, passing some immense buttes on the way:
At Round Rock, I hung a sharp right and took Indian Route 12 toward the mountains. As the road entered the range, the formations were lit by strong sunlight;
Sometimes as with clouds, we see creatures in the stone. This was for me a crocodile: For the stone, it was a lot of stone...
At the summit, there was a vast view which included tomorrow's target--Ship Rock.
Think of it as the Navajo's Google Maps...
Returning through Round Rock, I couldn't help but revisit Los Gigantes in the proper light:
Everywhere you go here, the erosion of the ancient sea bottom has created art works of colossal scale.
On to Farmington, New Mexico and new wonders!
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