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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. 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. Image ID: 20606 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, 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. Image ID: 20607 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA |
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| Milky Way galaxy rises above the Fire Wave, Valley of Fire State Park. Image ID: 28428 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA | Elephant arch and stars at night, moonlight, Valley of Fire State Park. Image ID: 28435 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. Image ID: 26473 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA |
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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. Image ID: 20608 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA | The Fire Wave by Moonlight, stars and the night sky, Valley of Fire State Park. Image ID: 28442 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA Pano dimensions: 6250 x 6887 | The moon sets over the Fire Wave, a beautiful sandstone formation exhibiting dramatic striations, striped layers in the geologic historical record. Image ID: 26511 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA |
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| 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. Image ID: 20700 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA Pano dimensions: 4661 x 25458 | ||
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| The Fire Wave, a beautiful sandstone formation exhibiting dramatic striations, striped layers in the geologic historical record. Image ID: 26487 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, 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. Image ID: 20609 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA | Sunrise lights sandstone rocks, Valley of Fire. Image ID: 28444 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA |
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| Sunrise lights sandstone rocks, Valley of Fire. Image ID: 28445 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA | Sunrise lights sandstone rocks, Valley of Fire. Image ID: 28446 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA | The Fire Wave at night, lit by the light of the moon. Image ID: 28430 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA Pano dimensions: 7280 x 7255 |
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| 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. Image ID: 20702 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA Pano dimensions: 4617 x 17432 | ||
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| Sandstone striations and butte, dawn. Image ID: 26477 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA | Sandstone details, red rocks, Valley of Fire. Image ID: 28447 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA | The Fire Wave at night, lit by the light of the moon. Image ID: 28434 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA |
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| Elephant arch and stars at night, moonlight, Valley of Fire State Park. Image ID: 28438 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA | The Fire Wave by Moonlight, stars and the night sky, Valley of Fire State Park. Image ID: 28439 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA Pano dimensions: 4140 x 7360 | Exuberant hiker atop the Fire Wave, at night, stars and the evening sky. Image ID: 28450 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA |
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| Sandstone "fins", eroded striations that depict how sandstone -- ancient compressed sand -- was laid down in layers over time. Now exposed, the layer erode at different rates, forming delicate "fins" that stretch for long distances. Image ID: 26644 Location: Navajo Tribal Lands, Page, Arizona, USA | Brilliant red striations around the base of this pinnacle are responsible for its name: the Lollipop. Image ID: 26607 Location: White Pocket, Vermillion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, USA | Horizontal striations and layers in packed snow, melting and overhanging, seen from the edge of the snowpack, along a rocky beach. Image ID: 24782 Location: Brown Bluff, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica |
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| Sandstone striations and butte, dawn. Image ID: 26499 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA | Stones, striated sandstone and sunset light on nearby butte. Image ID: 26633 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA | Sandstone "fins", eroded striations that depict how sandstone -- ancient compressed sand -- was laid down in layers over time. Now exposed, the layer erode at different rates, forming delicate "fins" that stretch for long distances. Image ID: 26643 Location: Navajo Tribal Lands, Page, Arizona, USA |
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| Sandstone "fins", eroded striations that depict how sandstone -- ancient compressed sand -- was laid down in layers over time. Now exposed, the layer erode at different rates, forming delicate "fins" that stretch for long distances. Image ID: 26646 Location: Navajo Tribal Lands, Page, Arizona, USA | ||
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