Mesa Arch, Utah.  An exuberant hiker greets the dawning sun from atop Mesa Arch, Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park

Hiker Atop Mesa Arch, Island In The Sky

Mesa Arch spans 90 feet and stands at the edge of a mesa precipice thousands of feet above the Colorado River gorge. For a few moments at sunrise the underside of the arch glows dramatically red and orange, Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Mesa Arch, Island In The Sky

Canyonlands National Park, snow covered mesas and canyons, with the Green River far below, not far from its confluence with the Colorado River.  Island in the Sky

Mesa Arch spans 90 feet and stands at the edge of a mesa precipice thousands of feet above the Colorado River gorge. For a few moments at sunrise the underside of the arch glows dramatically red and orange, Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Mesa Arch, Island In The Sky

Canyonlands National Park, winter, viewed from Grandview Point.  Island in the Sky