Red sandstone peaks above the Parus trail in Zion National Park.
Location: Zion National Park, Utah
Image ID: 12485
Court of the Patriarchs, a series of red sandstone peaks, rise above Zion Canyon.
Location: Zion National Park, Utah
Image ID: 12498
The Preacher and the Pulpit, a pair of freestanding sandstone columns in the Temple of Sinawava, are surrounded by cottonwoods with their deep green spring foliage. Zion Canyon.
Location: Zion National Park, Utah
Image ID: 12501
Cottonwoods with their deep green spring foliage contrast with the rich red Navaho sandstone cliffs of Zion Canyon.
Location: Zion National Park, Utah
Image ID: 12509
Navajo sandstone forms the cliffs and walls of Zion National Park. The sandstone reaches a thickness of 2300 feet and consists of ancient cemented desert sand dunes. Horizontal lines, commonly called crossbedding, represent layers of wind-blown sand that built up into sand dunes. These dunes were then buried, and the sand grains glued together by calcite and iron oxide to form sandstone.
Location: Zion National Park, Utah
Image ID: 12519
Ephemeral waterfall in Zion Canyon above Weeping Rock. These falls last only a few hours following rain burst. Zion Canyon.
Location: Zion National Park, Utah
Image ID: 12459
Ephemeral waterfall in Zion Canyon above Weeping Rock. These falls last only a few hours following rain burst. Zion Canyon.
Location: Zion National Park, Utah
Image ID: 12460
Ephemeral waterfall in Zion Canyon above Weeping Rock. These falls last only a few hours following rain burst. Zion Canyon.
Location: Zion National Park, Utah
Image ID: 12461
Ephemeral waterfall in Zion Canyon above Weeping Rock. These falls last only a few hours following rain burst. Zion Canyon.
Location: Zion National Park, Utah
Image ID: 12462
A tiny ephemeral waterfall in Zion Canyon near Weeping Rock, hardly more than a trickle, lasted for a short while following spring rains. Zion Canyon.
Location: Zion National Park, Utah
Image ID: 12466
Small waterfall amidst a grotto of ferns, moss and algae. This small oasis exists year round as a result of water seeping from the red sandstone walls of Zion Canyon.
Location: Zion National Park, Utah
Image ID: 12480