On Day 3 of the 2022 Fall Arch Rally with the Natural Arch and Bridge Society, the leaders wound up cancelling the hike that Bob had signed up for to see arches due to a chance of afternoon thunderstorms and wound up suggesting doing the hike to see this feature known as the Cosmic Ashtray. Also known as the Cosmic Navel, but also inappropriately as The Volcano, this is one of the largest potholes in the world. Located in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah, this measures almost 200 feet wide with a 33 foot tall rock outcropping poking out of a continually shifting rust-colored sand dune.
Thanks to the leader bringing a rope and other climbing equipment, Bob was able to climb down into the pothole and did three laps around the perimeter before scaling the near wall back out.
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