Waterfall at Temple of Sinawava during peak flow following spring rainstorm. Zion Canyon.
Extended High Mountain pose, Utthita Tadasana, sunrise on Mesa Arch, Utah. An exuberant hiker greets the dawning sun from atop Mesa Arch.
Milky Way and Shooting Star over Delicate Arch, as stars cover the night sky.
Hiker in North Window, sunset, western face. North Window is a natural sandstone arch 90 feet wide and 48 feet high.
Milky Way over the Watchman, Zion National Park. The Milky Way galaxy rises in the night sky above the the Watchman.
A hiker greets the dawn, with Turret Arch in the distance viewed through North Window at Sunrise.
Light Painting and the Milky Way and Stars over Delicate Arch, at night, Arches National Park, Utah.
Owachomo Bridge and Milky Way. Owachomo Bridge, a natural stone bridge standing 106' high and spanning 130' wide,stretches across a canyon with the Milky Way crossing the night sky.
Panorama of the Milky Way over Mesa Arch.
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.
Landscape Arch and Milky Way, stars rise over the arch at night.
The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world.
Delicate Arch at Sunset, Arches National Park.
Archangel Falls in autumn, near the Subway in North Creek Canyon, with maples and cottonwoods turning fall colors.
Sunset at Dead Horse Point Overlook, with the Colorado River flowing 2,000 feet below. 300 million years of erosion has carved the expansive canyons, cliffs and walls below and surrounding Deadhorse Point.
Stars over the Tower of Babel, starry night, Arches National Park, Utah.
The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world.
Milky Way over the Watchman, Zion National Park. The Milky Way galaxy rises in the night sky above the the Watchman.
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.
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.
Water rushes through a narrow crack, in the red sandstone of Zion National Park, with fallen autumn leaves.
Milky Way and Stars over Delicate Arch, at night, Arches National Park, Utah.
Hickman Bridge, Capitol Reef National Park.
The Organ at sunrise, Courthouse Towers, Arches National Park.
Stars over Corona Arch at Night, Moab, Utah.
Milky Way over Sandstone Fins. Sandstone fins stand on edge. Vertical fractures separate standing plates of sandstone that are eroded into freestanding fins, that may one day further erode into arches.
The Windows at sunset, Arches National Park.
Yellow cottonwood trees in autumn, fall colors in the Virgin River Narrows in Zion National Park.
The Subway, a iconic eroded sandstone formation in Zion National Park.
The Virgin River flows through the Zion Narrows, with tall sandstone walls towering hundreds of feet above.
Photographer in the Virgin River Narrows, with flowing water, autumn cottonwood trees and towering red sandstone cliffs.
Delicate Arch and Milky Way, lit by quarter moon, hiker's flashlight and the fading blue sky one hour after sunset. Arches National Park, Utah.
Owachomo Bridge and Milky Way. Owachomo Bridge, a natural stone bridge standing 106' high and spanning 130' wide,stretches across a canyon with the Milky Way crossing the night sky.
Owachomo Bridge and Star Trails, at night. Owachomo Bridge, a natural stone bridge standing 106' high and spanning 130' wide,stretches across a canyon with the Milky Way crossing the night sky.
Balanced Rock and Moon at night, Arches National Park.
Canyonlands National Park panorama.
Balanced Rock, a narrow sandstone tower, appears poised to topple.
Soda Springs Basin from Green River Overlook, Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
Landscape Arch and Milky Way, stars rise over the arch at night.
Wilson Arch rises high above route 191 in eastern Utah, with a span of 91 feet and a height of 46 feet.
Small waterfalls and autumn trees, along the left fork in North Creek Canyon, with maple and cottonwood trees turning fall colors.
Balanced Rock and Milky Way stars at night.
Moon and Stars over Balanced Rock, Arches National Park.
Mesa Arch Sunrise, Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
Sunset over Garden of the Gods, Arches National Park.
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.
Canyonlands National Park, winter, viewed from Grandview Point. Island in the Sky.
Pine Tree Arch on the Devil's Garden Trail in Arches National Park.
Fins. The vertical slabs of Entrada sandstone may become natural sandstone arches.
Stars over Corona Arch at Night, Moab, Utah.
The Milky Way rises in the sky above the Toadstool Hoodoos near the Paria Rimrocks. Rimrock Hoodoos.
West Temple, The Sundial and the Altar of Sacrifice lit by soft alpenglow, about 20 minutes before sunrise.
Hickman Bridge, Capitol Reef National Park. A natural bridge formed by water eroding it from below, Hickman Bridge is one of the most spectacular and easily accessible natural bridges in the United States.
The Milky Way arching over Mesa Arch at night.
Milky Way arches over Delicate Arch, as stars cover the night sky.
Milky Way through North Window, Arches National Park.
Hiker and Milky Way through North Window, Arches National Park.
Toadstool Hoodoos near the Paria Rimrocks.
Balanced Rock, a narrow sandstone tower, appears poised to topple.
Sandstone fins stand on edge. Vertical fractures separate standing plates of sandstone that are eroded into freestanding fins, that may one day further erode into arches.
Toadstool Hoodoos near the Paria Rimrocks.
The Virgin River Narrows, where the Virgin River has carved deep, narrow canyons through the Zion National Park sandstone, creating one of the finest hikes in the world.
Dead Horse Point Overlook, with the Colorado River flowing 2,000 feet below. 300 million years of erosion has carved the expansive canyons, cliffs and walls below and surrounding Deadhorse Point.
Inflatable cop. Kanab's Finest, hard at work. A Kanab police officer actively enforcing the speed limit in the town of Kanab, Utah.
