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Shrubs, small trees, and flowers grow in the bottom of the broad canyon.
Spring flowers bloom along the trail.
The wash leads straight into the canyon.
Carved rock walls are fun to play on or photograph.
The canyon walls inch closer as hikers approach The Narrows.
It never feels too claustrophobic in The Narrows because plenty of sunlight beams down between the rock walls.
Various rock layers and mineral deposits color the rock.
Pockets in the rock walls are carved out by flash floods.