How to Use slickrock in a Sentence

slickrock

noun
  • The area is famous for its slickrock cycling trails and red-rock canyons.
    — Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 19 July 2020
  • Mountain bikers flock to the region for its amazing slickrock trails.
    — Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 19 June 2018
  • Expect plenty of free climbing, slickrock, and stretches of slow-going sand.
    — Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • The slickrock is the draw here, offering waves of grippy rock seemingly built for off-road vehicles.
    — Outside Online, 16 June 2021
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Just outside the park, however, incredible singletrack and slickrock playgrounds await.
    — Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 19 Dec. 2019
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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