Around Paradise

Paradise is located on a gently sloping plateau that rises out of the Sacramento Valley. It is surrounded to the east and west by steep canyons eroded from the plateau. After dinner our first night we drove a couple miles down Skyway to the overlook facing the canyon to the west. Smoke from the Dixie Fire kept the visibility low, but the view was amazing anyway.


Can anyone identify this rock from its shape?  It was not carved; it formed into that hexagonal shape.  This rock is what caps the plateau.  Some of my Earth Science students might be able to identify it.

We also saw some of the vehicles destroyed by the fire.  Headlight glass bulged due to the heat.



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