| Shiprock West side | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The western dike dips down which is why the road goes through at that point | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A slide exposed the layers of rock below the dike. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The dike which was essentially a lava tunnel. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3.5 mile drive on very rough dirt road. We were nuts to do this in a Dodge Spirit. We pulled off when an indian herded some cattle the other way on the same road. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| No "Keep Out" signs so, in we go! | The western dike points directly toward a distant volcano core. hmmm | |||||||||||||||||||
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