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  1. The 'middle' lava

    The 'middle' lava by Kyle House from the GigaPan Intracanyon lava flows at Rinehart Cliffs, Owyhee River, OR by Kyle House

    Could this possibly be the oldest of the three obvious lava units here? Note that it is clearly overlain by the upper lava, but the strat relation with the lower lava is not obvious. Possible that the lower unit is inset.

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  2. whoops.

    whoops. by Kyle House from the GigaPan Intracanyon lava flows at Rinehart Cliffs, Owyhee River, OR by Kyle House

    this lies below a very steep and tall cliff. would've sounded awesome...as do rocks thrown from the edge when they hit it.

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  3. pillows

    pillows by Kyle House from the GigaPan Intracanyon lava flows at Rinehart Cliffs, Owyhee River, OR by Kyle House

    Chilled zone along contact...can't find gravels. Can you?

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  4. baked sediments

    baked sediments by Kyle House from the GigaPan Intracanyon lava flows at Rinehart Cliffs, Owyhee River, OR by Kyle House

    Rounded gravel evident here. Colluvium dominates to left. Colluvium hosts cooked carbonate soil. Note contact and pinchout to right.

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  5. raptor nest

    raptor nest by Kyle House from the GigaPan Intracanyon lava flows at Rinehart Cliffs, Owyhee River, OR by Kyle House

    Probably.

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  6. Rounded cobbles

    Rounded cobbles by Kyle House from the GigaPan Intracanyon lava flows at Rinehart Cliffs, Owyhee River, OR by Kyle House

    Contact between lavas. Cobbles mainly vesicular basalt. Likely from immediately underlying lava flow surface.

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  7. Rounded gravel

    Rounded gravel by Kyle House from the GigaPan Intracanyon lava flows at Rinehart Cliffs, Owyhee River, OR by Kyle House

    Rounded mixed gravel. Likely Owyhee River deposit.

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  8. paleomag team

    paleomag team by Kyle House from the GigaPan Intracanyon lava flows at Rinehart Cliffs, Owyhee River, OR by Kyle House

    Just finished collecting samples.

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  9. WTF?

    WTF? by Kyle House from the GigaPan Jackson Hole and Intracanyon Lava, Owyhee River, OR by Kyle House

    Any guesses?

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  10. Landslide

    Landslide by Kyle House from the GigaPan Jackson Hole and Intracanyon Lava, Owyhee River, OR by Kyle House

    One of suprisingly few landslides in this reach of the river. A paltry one as well.

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  11. Three old intracanyon lavas here.

    Three old intracanyon lavas here. by Kyle House from the GigaPan Jackson Hole and Intracanyon Lava, Owyhee River, OR by Kyle House

    Upper lava: Bogus Rim (~1.9 Ma)
    Middle Lava: 'lower' Bogus (2 Ma?)
    Lower Lava: Arock (?) 2-3 Ma?

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  12. Clarks Butte Lava Remnant

    Clarks Butte Lava Remnant by Kyle House from the GigaPan Jackson Hole and Intracanyon Lava, Owyhee River, OR by Kyle House

    The remnant we missed on at least 5 river trips. Looks just like the Miocene basalt when viewed from upstream. Obviously a younger lava when viewed from downstream. Lesson: turn around every now and then and see where you've been.

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  13. Hanging Fan

    Hanging Fan by Kyle House from the GigaPan Jackson Hole and Intracanyon Lava, Owyhee River, OR by Kyle House

    The hanging fan at Jackson Hole is pinned to a ~240 ka paleochannel position formed on the Clarks Butte lava.

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  14. River gravel

    River gravel by Kyle House from the GigaPan Lower Reach of the Middle Owyhee River by Kyle House

    This 2 Ma-ish lava flow provides a key datum for the profile of the early Pleistocene Owyhee River where it overlies river gravel.

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  15. Once-closed depression

    Once-closed depression by Kyle House from the GigaPan Double Spring Landslide Complex, Owyhee River, Oregon by Kyle House

    Depression on landslide surface filled to overflowing with alluvium.

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  16. Only blemish in the shot

    Only blemish in the shot by Kyle House from the GigaPan Double Spring Landslide Complex, Owyhee River, Oregon by Kyle House

    well-kept mine

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  17. The Devil's Throne (from behind)

    The Devil's Throne (from behind) by Kyle House from the GigaPan Double Spring Landslide Complex, Owyhee River, Oregon by Kyle House

    Bogus Rim lava on north side of river.

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  18. Bogus Rim lava

    Bogus Rim lava by Kyle House from the GigaPan Double Spring Landslide Complex, Owyhee River, Oregon by Kyle House

    Cliffs in Bogus Lava. Note no Greeley bar lava on top.

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  19. head of lava cascade

    head of lava cascade by Kyle House from the GigaPan Double Spring Landslide Complex, Owyhee River, Oregon by Kyle House

    Seriously, lava flowed over the rim here between 780 ka and 1.8 Ma

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  20. Lava, lava delta, more lava

    Lava, lava delta, more lava by Kyle House from the GigaPan Double Spring Landslide Complex, Owyhee River, Oregon by Kyle House

    Shady view of the Greeley bar lava and its delta sitting atop the Bogus Rim lava.

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  21. Textbook landslide topography

    Textbook landslide topography by Kyle House from the GigaPan Double Spring Landslide Complex, Owyhee River, Oregon by Kyle House

    Don't you just love it? This freaking landslide complex is huge.

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  22. Deer Park lava cascade

    Deer Park lava cascade by Kyle House from the GigaPan Double Spring Landslide Complex, Owyhee River, Oregon by Kyle House

    The failed face of the Deer Park lava cascade. Took other gigapan from here.

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  23. Jeep trail

    Jeep trail by Kyle House from the GigaPan Double Spring Landslide Complex, Owyhee River, Oregon by Kyle House

    Proof you can actually drive in here. Also, scale.

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  24. The Rim

    The Rim by Kyle House from the GigaPan Double Spring Landslide Complex, Owyhee River, Oregon by Kyle House

    Highest point on the rim overlooking the Hole in the Ground.

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  25. Mystery lava

    Mystery lava by Kyle House from the GigaPan View to Rinehart Cliffs and The Hole in The Ground, Owyhee River, OR by Kyle House

    Possible that this is the oldest of the three...

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  26. Triple lava pinch out

    Triple lava pinch out by Kyle House from the GigaPan View to Rinehart Cliffs and The Hole in The Ground, Owyhee River, OR by Kyle House

    Exposure of the lateral pinchouts of three early Pleistocene to late Pliocene intracanyon lava flows on the Owyhee.

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  27. Pluvial lake shorelines

    Pluvial lake shorelines by Kyle House from the GigaPan Burning Man 2006 by James Bell

    Lake Lahontan filled this series of valleys in the Late Pleistocene.

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  28. Hualapai Limestone

    Hualapai Limestone by Kyle House from the GigaPan lake Mead Airport Overlook by DAVID HURD

    Top of thick section of Miocene freshwater limestone deposited up until the arrival of the full-blown Colorado River about 5.6 Million years ago.

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  29. Lake Mead sediments

    Lake Mead sediments by Kyle House from the GigaPan lake Mead Airport Overlook by DAVID HURD

    River is flowing through sediments that it deposited in Lake Mead in wetter times. Prolonged drought has exposed much historical sediment.

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  30. Mouth of the Grand Canyon

    Mouth of the Grand Canyon by Kyle House from the GigaPan lake Mead Airport Overlook by DAVID HURD

    One of the most abrupt physiographic transitions in North America. The boundary between the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range.

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  31. Desert bighorn trail.

    Desert bighorn trail. by Kyle House from the GigaPan Iron Point, Owyhee River, Oregon by Kyle House

    They can walk anywhere.

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  32. The Bogus Lavas

    The Bogus Lavas by Kyle House from the GigaPan Iron Point, Owyhee River, Oregon by Kyle House

    Thick pile of latest Pliocene to early Pleistocene intracanyon basalt sequence. Base is obvious, internal breaks less so, but they are there. Find some!

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  33. sediment package between rhyolite flows

    sediment package between rhyolite flows by Kyle House from the GigaPan Iron Point, Owyhee River, Oregon by Kyle House

    This sequence of volcaniclastic, fluviolacustrine sediments pinches out to the left (south) and thickens considerably to the right (north). It is sandwiched between massive and restistant blobs of rhyolite lava flows. Yes rhyolite lava flows.

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  34. Clarks Butte lava

    Clarks Butte lava by Kyle House from the GigaPan Iron Point, Owyhee River, Oregon by Kyle House

    Hanging remnant of 240-250 ka lava flow. Likely sitting on strath.

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  35. Confused geologist

    Confused geologist by Kyle House from the GigaPan Iron Point, Owyhee River, Oregon by Kyle House

    Yours truly.

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  36. Iron Point Itself

    Iron Point Itself by Kyle House from the GigaPan Iron Point, Owyhee River, Oregon by Kyle House

    Trust me, good view from here.

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  37. adobe structure?

    adobe structure? by Kyle House from the GigaPan Petroglyph panel, Grapevine Canyon, Nevada by Kyle House

    This place isn't terribly far from the Colorado Plateau...

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  38. faded petroglyphs

    faded petroglyphs by Kyle House from the GigaPan Petroglyph panel, Grapevine Canyon, Nevada by Kyle House

    These glyphs were buried by alluvium about 1800 years ago. The associated terrace served as the scaffolding to reach the higher parts of the outcrop. Grapevine Wash is dynamic. Check it out in Google Earth.

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  39. Alien checking into motel?

    Alien checking into motel? by Kyle House from the GigaPan Petroglyph panel, Grapevine Canyon, Nevada by Kyle House

    Only in Nevada

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  40. Footprint of the American jerk

    Footprint of the American jerk by Kyle House from the GigaPan Petroglyph panel, Grapevine Canyon, Nevada by Kyle House

    Some genius probably lifted the petroglyph from here. Hope he hit his hand with the chisel.

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