370 Degree Panoramic View of Horseshoe Canyon

 

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visitors centerlooking westlooking westmore badlands in the westthe west leg of horseshoe canyon is under (2)more badlands: looking northlooking north-eastlooking eastthe shadow of the formation I am standing on; my shadow is to the right of the peak(4) is where you climb over a ridge and into the entrance to the east leg of canyonlooking south-eastthe south lookout, next to #9 highwaylooking south westvistors center again: total 193 kb

 

  (1) the vistor center which is not far from the south viewpoint and highway #9.   (2) is the entrance to the west leg of Horseshoe canyon.   (3) at the bottom you can see the shadow of the cone shaped formation I am on (to the right of the peak is my shadow).   (4) the entrance to the east leg of horseshoe canyon.   (5) the south viewpoint, next to highway #9.   (6) the visitors center again.

 

 

The photo was taken from the top of a cone shaped badland formation. Use this link to see that viewpoint and the environmental damage (80 kb) that has been done by people climbing it. Obviously, I wasn't the first person who realized that it is in a key location with a breathtaking view.

 

 

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Originally posted September 14, 2001.