Examples of slickrock in a Sentence
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The final descent hugged a handlebar-scraping wall and plummeted down two slickrock slabs as steep as playground slides.
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Peter Rubin, Longreads, 10 Nov. 2022
Very difficult This wild route drops off the remote North Rim through an abundance of cactus flowers before heading into slickrock scrambling.
—Outside Online, 10 Aug. 2022
Plan for at least four days, during which you’ll be flanked by red sandstone cliffs and camp on sandy beaches or slickrock ledges, depending on the water level.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 1 Aug. 2022
Showers and thunderstorms are expected, and excessive runoff may result in debris flows on burn scars and flooding in slot canyons, normally dry washes, slickrock areas and other low-lying, flood-prone locations.
—Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022
The area is famous for its slickrock cycling trails and red-rock canyons.
—Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 19 July 2020
This town has the best high-desert trail riding this side of Moab, with plenty of comparable sandstone slickrock, and because the network is as diffuse and intricate as a spiderweb, overcrowding isn’t an issue.
—Aaron Gulley, Outside Online, 2 Feb. 2017
The trail is sometimes in the creek, sometimes on ledges above and sometimes slipping over slickrock, all the while crossing from bank to bank with no particular agenda.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2022
Just outside the park, however, incredible singletrack and slickrock playgrounds await.
—Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 19 Dec. 2019
Peter Rubin, Longreads, 10 Nov. 2022
Very difficult This wild route drops off the remote North Rim through an abundance of cactus flowers before heading into slickrock scrambling.
—Outside Online, 10 Aug. 2022
Plan for at least four days, during which you’ll be flanked by red sandstone cliffs and camp on sandy beaches or slickrock ledges, depending on the water level.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 1 Aug. 2022
Showers and thunderstorms are expected, and excessive runoff may result in debris flows on burn scars and flooding in slot canyons, normally dry washes, slickrock areas and other low-lying, flood-prone locations.
—Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022
The area is famous for its slickrock cycling trails and red-rock canyons.
—Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 19 July 2020
This town has the best high-desert trail riding this side of Moab, with plenty of comparable sandstone slickrock, and because the network is as diffuse and intricate as a spiderweb, overcrowding isn’t an issue.
—Aaron Gulley, Outside Online, 2 Feb. 2017
The trail is sometimes in the creek, sometimes on ledges above and sometimes slipping over slickrock, all the while crossing from bank to bank with no particular agenda.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2022
Just outside the park, however, incredible singletrack and slickrock playgrounds await.
—Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 19 Dec. 2019
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“Slickrock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slickrock. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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