(2021-04-11, 12:16 AM)GowerGulch42 Wrote: Very cool! I don't think I recognize that canyon passage. Is it one that Steve found over there? I haven't kept up with those for a while.
Yup, it's Middle Hidden Bridge. This is another pic near the same spot.
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There's a really neat variety in the different narrows in the canyon.
This is the more polished rock further up:
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(2021-04-12, 09:17 PM)MojaveGeek Wrote: Oh, nice fossils there, a bed of crinoids? There are a LOT of fossils on the Cottonwoods! And they wash down into all the washes, you just have to look carefully (sometimes) to find lots of little crinoids and such.
Is that white stuff out in the Niter Beds? I'm guessing you walked in from the Scotty's Castle road?
Nice to see you posting here, thanks for the TR!
I wish I knew more about fossils and rocks to ID things like this. If you say they're crinoids, I'll take your word for it. You had a really great looking fossil rock in your "Night before Covid" (https://dv.netllama.us/dv/thread-25851.html) thread that reminded me of it.
Yes, I walked from Scotty's Castle Rd. There are dirt road entry points to the Cottonwoods, of course, but I don't mind the valley floor hike. I could spend an hour or two creeping along a backcountry road in a rental car to get closer I suppose - or be on my feet.