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The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. Canyon Photo. Image ID: 20605 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA	The Second Wave at sunset. The Second Wave, a curiously-shaped sandstone swirl, takes on rich warm tones and dramatic shadowed textures at sunset. Set in the North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah, the Second Wave is characterized by striations revealing layers of sedimentary deposits, a visible historical record depicting eons of submarine geology. Canyon Picture. Image ID: 20606 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA	Cholla cactus, brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. Stock Photography of Canyon. Image ID: 10975 Species: Opuntia, Encelia farinosa, Fouquieria splendens Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA

Waterfall at Temple of Sinawava during peak flow following spring rainstorm. Zion Canyon. Photograph of Canyon. Image ID: 12450 Location: Temple of Sinawava, Zion National Park, Utah, USA	A rainbow appears in the mist of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from Lookout Point on the North side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. When conditions are perfect in midsummer, a midmorning rainbow briefly appears in the falls. Canyon Photos. Image ID: 13319 Location: Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA	Mesa Arch, Utah. An exuberant hiker greets the dawning sun from atop Mesa Arch. Canyon Image. Image ID: 18036 Location: Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA

Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. Professional stock photos of Canyon. Image ID: 17547 Species: Aspen, Populus tremuloides Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA	A hiker admiring the striated walls and dramatic light within Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. Pictures of Canyon. Image ID: 17993 Location: Navajo Tribal Lands, Page, Arizona, USA	The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. Canyon Photo. Image ID: 20607 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA

The Virgin River flows by autumn cottonwood trees, part of the Virgin River Narrows. This is a fantastic hike in fall with the comfortable temperatures, beautiful fall colors and light crowds. Canyon Picture. Image ID: 26096 Location: Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah, USA	Aspen trees cover Bishop Creek Canyon above Aspendel. Stock Photography of Canyon. Image ID: 17528 Species: Aspen, Populus tremuloides Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA	Archangel Falls in autumn, near the Subway in North Creek Canyon, with maples and cottonwoods turning fall colors. Photograph of Canyon. Image ID: 26097 Location: Zion National Park, Utah, USA

The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. Canyon Photos. Image ID: 20608 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA	Acorn woodpecker, female. Canyon Image. Image ID: 22906 Species: Acorn woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus Location: Madera Canyon Recreation Area, Green Valley, Arizona, USA	Black-headed grosbeak, male. Professional stock photos of Canyon. Image ID: 22911 Species: Black-headed grosbeak, Pheucticus melanocephalus Location: Madera Canyon Recreation Area, Green Valley, Arizona, USA

Wild turkey. Pictures of Canyon. Image ID: 22935 Species: Wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo Location: Madera Canyon Recreation Area, Green Valley, Arizona, USA	Bridled titmouse. Canyon Photo. Image ID: 22941 Species: Bridled titmouse, Baeolophus wollweberi Location: Madera Canyon Recreation Area, Green Valley, Arizona, USA	Canyon towhee. Canyon Picture. Image ID: 22943 Species: Canyon towhee, Pipilo fuscus Location: Amado, Arizona, USA

Mexican jay. Stock Photography of Canyon. Image ID: 22959 Species: Mexican Jay, Aphelocoma ultramarina Location: Madera Canyon Recreation Area, Green Valley, Arizona, USA	Sol Duc Falls. Sol Duc Falls is one of the largest and most beautiful waterfalls in Olympic National Park, seen here from a bridge that crosses the canyon just below the falls. Surrounding the falls is an old-growth forest of hemlocks and douglas firs, some of which are three hundred years in age. Photograph of Canyon. Image ID: 13747 Location: Sol Duc Springs, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA	A hiker admiring the striated walls and dramatic light within Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. Canyon Photos. Image ID: 18009 Location: Navajo Tribal Lands, Page, Arizona, USA

Panorama of the Wave. The Wave is a sweeping, dramatic display of eroded sandstone, forged by eons of water and wind erosion, laying bare striations formed from compacted sand dunes over millenia. This panoramic picture is formed from thirteen individual photographs. Canyon Image. Image ID: 20700 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA Pano dimensions: 4661 x 25458

Brittlebush at sunrise, dawn, springtime bloom, Palm Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Professional stock photos of Canyon. Image ID: 24301 Species: Brittlebush, Encelia farinosa Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA	Brittlebush blooms in spring, Palm Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Pictures of Canyon. Image ID: 24304 Species: Brittlebush, Encelia farinosa Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA	The Virgin River flows by autumn cottonwood trees, part of the Virgin River Narrows. This is a fantastic hike in fall with the comfortable temperatures, beautiful fall colors and light crowds. Canyon Photo. Image ID: 26098 Location: Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah, USA

Yellow cottonwood trees in autumn, fall colors in the Virgin River Narrows in Zion National Park. Canyon Picture. Image ID: 26090 Location: Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah, USA	The Virgin River flows through the Zion Narrows, with tall sandstone walls towering hundreds of feet above. Stock Photography of Canyon. Image ID: 26103 Location: Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah, USA	Photographer in the Virgin River Narrows, with flowing water, autumn cottonwood trees and towering red sandstone cliffs. Photograph of Canyon. Image ID: 26106 Location: Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah, USA

Yellow cottonwood trees in autumn, fall colors in the Virgin River Narrows in Zion National Park. Canyon Photos. Image ID: 26091 Location: Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah, USA	Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. Canyon Image. Image ID: 17497 Species: Aspen, Populus tremuloides Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA