Field guide No. 085

A giant turquoise glass comb stands in a rocky canyon, waterfalls pouring between its teeth into pools below. Hikers stop to cool off.

Parting waters

Detangles the desert.

A giant turquoise glass comb stands in a rocky canyon, waterfalls pouring between its teeth into pools below. Hikers stop to cool off.

Field noteA comb, very large, set in a canyon to split a river. Engineering would allow it, given a reason.

Specimen
No. 085
Kind
Possible (the golden mountain kind)
Breaks
Scale
Where it doesn’t exist
A rocky canyon, wherever the river needs a parting.
Nearest existing relative
A wide-tooth comb, and a waterfall.
Filed in Fresh slop as
Surreal

Also possible, also breaking scale