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Jug Rock/Salt Wash, Part 1: Delicate Arch Trail | Jug Rock/Salt Wash, Part 2: The Muffin Ridge | Jug Rock/Salt Wash, Part 3: to Jug Rock | Jug Rock/Salt Wash, Part 4: remainder

Jug Rock/Salt Wash, Part 2: The Muffin Ridge

After leaving the Delicate Arch Trail (Part 1 gallery), I hiked to a nearby ridge
for the view of Jug Rock and the "alcove blob." This ridge, just north of Delicate
Arch, has no name, but I call it the "muffin ridge" after the appearance of rounded
mounds at its apex. It appears at the center of this WikiMapia aerial view:
( http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=38.746185&lon=-109.500196&z=16&l=0&m=a&v=2 ).

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The muffin ridge, a great place from which to view Jug Rock--as if anyone cares
The muffin ridge, a great place from which to view Jug Rock--as if anyone cares		 Delicate Arch from the muffin ridge
Delicate Arch from the muffin ridge		 Two formations I will explore on my way to the Salt Wash precipice
Two formations I will explore on my way to the Salt Wash precipice		 Closer view of the two formations of the previous photo; Jug Rock is about a mile (1.6km) away
Closer view of the two formations of the previous photo; Jug Rock is about a mile (1.6km) away		 Just another boring canyon (why did I bother?)...
Just another boring canyon (why did I bother?)...
Salt Wash canyon's precipice is hidden, but description text gives a hint
Salt Wash canyon's precipice is hidden, but description text gives a hint		 Masculine and feminine
Masculine and feminine		 Garden of rocks
Garden of rocks		 Untitled
Untitled		 Soft and hard
Soft and hard
Unnamed arch at center of image (next photo is a close-up)
Unnamed arch at center of image (next photo is a close-up)		 Close-up view of the unnamed arch (previous photo shows its context)
Close-up view of the unnamed arch (previous photo shows its context)		 Context shot of another photo
Context shot of another photo		 Topographic temptation: the only way to get rid of it is to yield to it (and I did)
Topographic temptation: the only way to get rid of it is to yield to it (and I did)		 Area of the next phase of the hike (crypto country)
Area of the next phase of the hike ("crypto country")

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