Basalt in Dove Spring Wash
Geology of Red Rock Canyon State Park, California
From Andrew Alden, About.com
Flash floods each winter scrub clean this dark lava. Basalt also tops the ridge at right. The wash is drivable, but be ready to dig out a two-wheel-drive car.
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