We came to a stop on a wrinkled tableland of slick rock.
Slick rock is a Utah staple.
The eternal wind whisks the dirt off whole hills and vales, leaving nothing but the framework, like a coyote with its hide peeled off. David Lavender's impressions of Canyonlands. A number of writers are found on this page from Abbey's Web. A photo-story of a Grand Canyon Hiking Trip by Some Other Folks . Bill Greer's Chimney Rock Impressions .