Chasm View and Painted Wall
by Eric Rundle
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Title
Chasm View and Painted Wall
Artist
Eric Rundle
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
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The Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado.
From the north rim Chasm view take a look in the top left of this image, you will see the south rim overlook of chasm View at 1,100 feet (335 m) it is the narrowest point rim to rim. Looking down it is the second deepest point at 1,820 feet (555 m). To get to the south rim it is a two to three hour drive.Here at Chasm View the Gunnison River drops an average of 240 feet per mile making one of the steepest mountain descents in North America. Walking along the trail to this magnificent view you can here hear roar of the Gunnison River like a distant jet engine.Painted Wall in the background top right is the highest vertical wall in Colorado it is a staggering 2250(685m) feet from river to rim.
INNER CANYON
Just below the canyon rim, an entirely different world unfolds. Deeply etched walls provide a shady niche for plants that you would expect at higher elevations. Tiny rock gardens bursting with wildflowers invite you to explore this precarious chasm. Pockets of Douglas fir and aspen trees invade craggy slopes where snow lingers long into spring. The striking difference between the canyon walls is mainly due to the amount of sunlight hitting these walls, which in turn determines the amount of freeze-thaw erosion occurring on each wall. The continuous cycle of freezing and thawing water, expanding and contracting within the canyon walls, weakens the rocks, and causes them to break off or erode. Since the south-facing wall receives more direct sunlight throughout the day, any moisture that falls there quickly evaporates. Without any moisture, freeze-thaw erosion is less likely to take place. In contrast, the north-facing wall is in shadow much of the day. Water evaporates much slower in the cool shade. The water that remains on the north-facing wall freezes and thaws throughout the winter, which increases the erosion that takes place.
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February 16th, 2013
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