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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. Geology 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. Geology Picture. Image ID: 20606 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA	Mesa Arch, Utah. An exuberant hiker greets the dawning sun from atop Mesa Arch. Stock Photography of Geology. Image ID: 18036 Location: Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA

Hiker in North Window, sunset, western face. North Window is a natural sandstone arch 90 feet wide and 48 feet high. Photograph of Geology. Image ID: 18159 Location: North Window, Arches National Park, Utah, USA	A hiker admiring the striated walls and dramatic light within Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. Geology Photos. Image ID: 17993 Location: Navajo Tribal Lands, Page, Arizona, USA	Sunrise light on Turret Arch viewed through North Window, winter. Geology Image. Image ID: 18119 Location: North Window, Arches 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. Professional stock photos of Geology. Image ID: 20607 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA	The Fire Wave, a beautiful sandstone formation exhibiting dramatic striations, striped layers in the geologic historical record. Pictures of Geology. Image ID: 26473 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA	Mobius Arch at sunrise, with Mount Whitney (the tallest peak in the continental United States), Lone Pine Peak and snow-covered Sierra Nevada Range framed within the arch. Mobius Arch is a 17-foot-wide natural rock arch in the scenic Alabama Hills Recreational Area near Lone Pine, California. Geology Photo. Image ID: 21729 Location: Alabama Hills Recreational Area, California, 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. Geology Picture. Image ID: 20608 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA	A hiker admiring the striated walls and dramatic light within Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. Stock Photography of Geology. Image ID: 18009 Location: Navajo Tribal Lands, Page, Arizona, USA	Delicate Arch, dusted with snow, at sunset, with the snow-covered La Sal mountains in the distance. Delicate Arch stands 45 feet high, with a span of 33 feet, atop of bowl of slickrock sandstone. Photograph of Geology. Image ID: 18104 Location: Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah, USA

Turret Arch through North Window, winter, sunrise. Geology Photos. Image ID: 18120 Location: North Window, Arches National Park, Utah, USA	Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills, seen here at night with swirling star trails formed in the sky above due to a long time exposure. Geology Image. Image ID: 21730 Location: Alabama Hills Recreational Area, California, USA	A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter. Professional stock photos of Geology. Image ID: 25239 Location: Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California, USA

Multnomah Falls. Plummeting 620 feet from its origins on Larch Mountain, Multnomah Falls is the second highest year-round waterfall in the United States. Nearly two million visitors a year come to see this ancient waterfall making it Oregon's number one public destination. Pictures of Geology. Image ID: 19313 Location: Multnomah Falls, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon, USA Pano dimensions: 12453 x 4705

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. Geology Photo. Image ID: 20700 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA Pano dimensions: 4661 x 25458

Blue shark and offshore drift kelp. Geology Picture. Image ID: 01078 Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Diego, California, USA	Blue shark underneath drift kelp, open ocean. Stock Photography of Geology. Image ID: 01081 Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Diego, California, USA	Rising sun creates the photographers shadow on a sandstone wall. Photograph of Geology. Image ID: 26474 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA

Natural arch formed in sandstone. Geology Photos. Image ID: 26472 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA	Fire Arch or Windstone Arch, also known as Fire Cave, is a tiny cave with a miniature arch and a group of natural pocket holes. Many people walk by this cave without realizing it is there! Geology Image. Image ID: 26475 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA	Mobius Arch in golden early morning light. The natural stone arch is found in the scenic Alabama Hlls near Lone Pine, California. Professional stock photos of Geology. Image ID: 21731 Location: Alabama Hills Recreational Area, California, USA

Mobius Arch with the Milky Way galaxy appearing in the night sky above. Pictures of Geology. Image ID: 21737 Location: Alabama Hills Recreational Area, California, USA	A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter. Geology Photo. Image ID: 25243 Location: Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California, USA	Blue shark underneath offshore drift kelp, open ocean. Geology Picture. Image ID: 01153 Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Diego, California, USA

Glacial erratic boulders atop Olmsted Point, with the massive granite monoliths Half Dome and Clouds Rest in the background. Erratics are huge boulders left behind by the passing of glaciers which carved the granite surroundings into their present-day form. When the glaciers melt, any boulders and other geologic material that it was carrying are left in place, sometimes many miles from their original location. Stock Photography of Geology. Image ID: 23264 Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA	A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter. Photograph of Geology. Image ID: 25266 Location: Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California, USA	Natural arch formed in sandstone frames the setting moon. Geology Photos. Image ID: 26486 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA

The Fire Wave, a beautiful sandstone formation exhibiting dramatic striations, striped layers in the geologic historical record. Geology Image. Image ID: 26487 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA