How to Use slickrock in a Sentence

slickrock

noun

• Mountain bikers flock to the region for its amazing slickrock trails.
  — Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 19 June 2018
• The hike along the creek reveals tiny waterfalls and slickrock cascades spaced among rockfall and tall survivor pines.
  — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2021
• Editor’s note: Moab is a top spot for mountain biking, drawing bikers from all over the world to its slickrock trails.
  — Michael Glaser, cleveland, 19 Jan. 2020
• This consisted of a nice mix of slickrock (bare and smooth rock surface) with gravel, a bit of sand (due to relative lack of rain) and very little dirt.
  — Michael Glaser, cleveland, 19 Jan. 2020
• The slickrock is the draw here, offering waves of grippy rock seemingly built for off-road vehicles.
  — Outside Online, 16 June 2021
• Hiking through the trail’s constant parade of bends, nooks, rockfalls and slickrock slopes never feels contrived and complements the natural rhythm of the land.
  — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2020
• The Permian age skeleton was found in late October in the backcountry of Canyonlands, at the bottom of a slickrock wash, officials said.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Nov. 2021
• The climb to get there isn’t too difficult until about a half-mile from the top where the route hangs on precipitous edges and a slickrock ledge for an appetizer of adrenaline before the trail emerges on the prize.
  — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2021
• Even a light rain is enough to make slickrock—basically, smoothed sandstone—live up to its name; tread lightly, and avoid trails and routes with steep drop-offs (like the famous Angels Landing) when rain or ice is present.
  — Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 19 Dec. 2019
• And that could produce flash flooding, with the greatest danger in slot canyons, slickrock areas, small streams and normally dry washes, and urban areas.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Aug. 2021
• These living organisms, which help stabilize the soil and nurture plant life, can take hundreds of years to form, so stick to durable surfaces like slickrock when traveling off-trail.
  — Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 19 Dec. 2019
• Beyond the Mayan Maiden, the easy walk transitions into a more moderate haul defined by slickrock passages and high-step climbs over crumbling sandstone shelves.
  — Mare Czinar, azcentral, 27 Dec. 2019
• Lake Powell, which some people consider the most beautiful place on earth and others view as an abomination, lies in slickrock country, about two hundred and fifty miles south of Salt Lake City.
  — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021
• Compared with a standard Colorado, the ZR2’s ride height is two inches higher and the track gets shoved out 3.5 inches, endowing the pickup with balletic stability on the slickrock and crumbled schist.
  — Aaron Robinson, Car and Driver, 27 July 2017
• Depart from the trailhead located across from site 39 in the campground (limited parking is available) to enjoy relative solitude, along with some fun slickrock and canyon travel.
  — Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 22 Apr. 2021

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024