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  • The La Ventana Arch, located in the El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico, has a span of about 120 feet (36 meters), making it the second-largest arch in the state. La Ventana is Spanish for "the window."
    NM_El-Malpais_La-Ventana-Arch_1446.jpg
  • Numerous caves are visible a soft rock cliff wall in Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. The national monument protects caves that were used by humans for shelters more than 11,000 years ago.
    NM_Bandelier_Wall-Texture_1633.jpg
  • A formation that is part of the Parade of Elephants is rendered in silhouette after sunset in Arches National Park, Utah.
    UT_Arches_ParadeOfElephants_Silhouet...jpg
  • The full moon sets behind a golden ridge along the Conata Basin in Badlands National Park, South Dakota.
    BadlandsNP_ConataBasin_FullMoon_1716.jpg
  • A pinyon pine (Pinus edulis) tree frames this view of the full moon rising over Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.
    BryceCanyon_PinyonPine_Moonrise_1064.jpg
  • The North Window frames Turret Arch, one of about 2,000 arches located in Arches National Park, Utah.
    Arches_TurretArchThruWindow_4982.jpg
  • Several arches have been worn into a narrow slot canyon known as Peek-a-Boo Gulch, located in the Grand Staircase Escalante in Southern Utah.
    PeekABoo-Arches.jpg
  • The sun shines through Owachomo Bridge, one of several natural bridges contained in Natural Bridges National Monument in Utah. Owachomo means "rock mound" in the Hopi language; there is a large rock mound on a bluff overlooking the bridge.
    OwachomoBridgeUT.jpg
  • A pine tree frames the view of the Kolob Canyons at sunset in Zion National Park, Utah. The towering Shuntavi Butte is visible just below the tree. The Kolob Canyons are also known as finger canyons, with tall, narrow formations separated by narrow canyons.
    KolobCanyonsTree.jpg
  • Delicate Arch, dusted by winter snow, is framed by a natural arch at sunset in Arches National Park, near Moab, Utah.
    DelicateArchWinter.jpg
  • Vibrant God beams, called crepuscular rays, form over Cathedral Rock, a towering mountain near Sedona, Arizona. The beams form when the sun shines into fog or mist. The columns at the summit of Cathedral Rock cast three-dimensional shadows between the rays.
    CathedralRocksAZ.jpg
  • The steep canyon walls of Wall Street frame a tall hoodoo in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.
    BryceWallStreetFramed.jpg
  • A prominent formation known as Thor's Hammer is rendered as silhouette against the Sinking Ship and other hoodoos in the Bryce Canyon amphitheter in Utah.
    BryceThorsHammerWinter.jpg
  • Centuries of wind and rain have eroded a petrified sand dune, known as "The Wave," located in the Coyote Buttes Wilderness on the Arizona-Utah border.
    WaveRipplesArizona.jpg
  • Centuries of erosion from rain and wind have carved dramatic curves into a petrified sand dune known as "The Wave," located in the Coyote Buttes Wilderness in Arizona.
    WaveBasinArizona.jpg
  • Red clouds lit by the sunrise seem to swarm from the fossilized sand dunes known as the Beehives in the Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. The dunes were formed by a proccess known as aeolian erosion.
    vof-beehives.jpg
  • Water stands in Zebra Slot, a narrow slot canyon located in the Harris Wash in the Grand Staircase Escalante, Utah. The slot canyon was carved by the tremendous force from flash floods.
    Utah_ZebraSlot_4210.jpg
  • The North Window frames Turret Arch, one of about 2,000 arches located in Arches National Park, Utah.
    Arches_TurretArchThruWindow_4978.jpg
  • Three vibrant shafts of light appear in a narrow passage in Antelope Canyon, a slot canyon carved by violent flash floods in Page, Arizona. The beams form only when the sun is nearly overhead, lighting up the blowing sand that fills the canyon, which is dozens of feet deep. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    AntelopeCanyonBeams.jpg
  • The south rim of the Grand Canyon casts its shadow into the canyon in the late afternoon in this view from near Pipe Creek Vista, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
    Grand-Canyon_South-Rim-Shadow_Pipe-C...jpg
  • Ancient Anasazi petroglyphs cover a rock face, known as Atlatl Rock in the Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. The rock art may be more than 1,500 years old.
    vof_Atlatl-Rock_Petroglyphs_9353.jpg
  • The full moon rises over the Grand Canyon and Colorado River in this view from the Tuweep Overlook (also spelled Toroweap) in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.  The Tuweep Overlook, located on the north rim of the Grand Canyon, provides one of the most dramatic canyon views. Here, the canyon is 3,000 feet deep and one mile wide — one of the few places on the Grand Canyon rim where you can see both the Colorado River and the other side of the canyon.
    GrandCanyon_Tuweep_Full-Moon_4695.jpg
  • The La Ventana Arch, located in the El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico, has a span of about 120 feet (36 meters), making it the second-largest arch in the state. La Ventana is Spanish for "the window."
    NM_El-Malpais_La-Ventana-Arch_1440.jpg
  • The layers that make up the eroding walls of the Grand Canyon are visible from the Desert View vantage point on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
    GrandCanyon_DesertView_8607.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash up and over the side of a narrow inlet, leading to a sea cave at Cape Kiwanda on the central Oregon coast.
    OR_CapeKiwanda_Inlet_0286.jpg
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  • Owachomo Bridge is the smallest, thinnest, and likely oldest natural bridge in Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah. Its span measures 180 feet (55 meters) and its only 9 feet (3 meters) thick at its thinnest point.
    OwachomoSunsetUT.jpg
  • Mesa Arch, a 90-foot natural arch located in Canyonlands National Park, Utah, is dusted by fresh snow. The arch is eroded by wind and repeated freezing and thawing from winter storms.
    MesaArchWinter.jpg
  • Flash floods eroded a wavy pattern into the narrow walls of this slot canyon in the Coyote Gulch of the Grand Staircase Escalante, Utah.
    CoyoteGulchWavyWalls.jpg
  • The midday sun shines through a narrow opening at the top of a slot canyon in the Coyote Gulch area of the Grand Staircase Escalante in Utah.
    CoyoteGulchSunburst.jpg
  • The late afternoon sun causes Bright Angel Canyon to fall into a deep shadow. Bright Angel Canyon is one of several tributary canyons that feed into the Grand Canyon. This image was captured from the Mather Point, located on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
    BrightAngelCanyon.jpg
  • A small waterfall tumbles off Lady Mountain in Zion National Park, Utah. The waterfall eventually pours into Lower Emerald Pool.
    Zion_EmeraldPoolFalls_5228.jpg
  • Centuries of wind and rain have eroded a petrified sand dune, known as "The Wave," located in the Coyote Buttes Wilderness on the Arizona-Utah border.
    WaveSlot.jpg
  • Centuries of erosion has carved a narrow canyon through a streaked, petrified sand dune in the Coyote Buttes Wilderness in Northern Arizona.
    WaveNarrowsVertical.jpg
  • A narrow canyon runs through the ancient, petrified sand dune, known as The Wave in the Coyote Buttes Wilderness of Northern Arizona.
    WaveNarrowsHorizontal.jpg
  • Dark storm clouds hover over The Wave, petrified sand dunes that were carved by centuries of erosion from wind and heavy rain. The Wave is located in the Coyote Buttes Wilderness area of Arizona.
    Wave-DarkSky.jpg
  • A tiny hole in thick storm clouds allows the late afternoon sun to illuminate Bear Mountain while the other peaks near Sedona, Arizona remain in deep shade. This scene was captured from the summit of Doe Mountain.
    AZ_BearMountain.jpg
  • The golden light of sunrise blankets Elephant Butte, covered in fresh snow, in Arches National Park, Utah.
    Arches_ElephantButteWinter_1501.jpg
  • The Kolob Canyons, also called the Kolob Fingers, are turned red at sunset in Zion National Park in Utah. The towering Shuntavi Butte is visible on the right side of the image. The Kolob Canyons are also known as finger canyons, with tall, narrow formations separated by narrow canyons.
    Zion_KolobCanyon_Sunset_F02-2577-07.jpg
  • A very narrow slot canyon winds like a corkscrew through Coyote Gulch, located in the Grand Staircase Escalante, Utah.
    CoyoteGulchCorkscrew.jpg
  • Tall pine trees cast shadows on the towering hoodoos along the Wall Street Trail, which winds through the tall spires that make up the Bryce Canyon amphitheatre in Utah.
    BryceWallStreetPineTree.jpg
  • Potholes in the red rock sandstone at Tuweep in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, are filled with water after a rainstorm passed at night. The nightime landscape was lit by the full moon.
    AZ_Tuweep_Potholes_Night_4748.jpg
  • A bent pine tree grows near the top of a sandstone column in Zion National Park, Utah.
    Zion_Bent-Tree_8334.jpg
  • A bent pine tree grows near the top of a sandstone column in Zion National Park, Utah.
    Zion_BentTree_1678.jpg
  • A bent pine tree grows near the top of a sandstone column in Zion National Park, Utah.
    ZionBentTree1.jpg
  • A variety of petroglyphs, including symbols depicting a hunter chasing a deer, are visible on a rock wall at Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument in San Juan County, Utah. The oldest symbols on the rock were made about 2,000 years ago by Archaic, Anasazi, Fremont, Navajo, Anglo and Pueblo people. The oldest petroglyphs on the sandstone appear to be fading, re-covered by desert varnish, a natural manganese-rich coating. In Navajo, the rock is called Tse' Hone, which means a rock that tells a story.
    Petroglyphs_Newspaper-Rock_Utah_0977.jpg
  • Rain water collects in several potholes in the hard, sandstone desert landscape at Tuweep in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Tuckup Point is visible in the background. This image was captured at night; the landscape was lit by the full moon.
    AZ_Tuweep_Tuckup_Potholes_Night_4757.jpg
  • Moss, ferns, and trees grow from a large rock outcropping near the Minister Valley in Allegheny National Forest in Warren, Pennsylvania. The Allegheny Front was once part of a vast delta and layers of a hard, sandstone congolomerate were deposited. Between 250 and 320 million years ago, the Allegheny Front was lifted, forming hills and mountains. Over time, erosion exposed, split, or dislodged and moved the former sedimentary rock, resulting in large rock outcroppings.
    PA_Allegheny_Outcropping_Roots_8652.jpg
  • Petroglyphs carved by members of the Fremont Culture are visible in a sheer sandstone face in the Fremont River canyon in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. The rock face includes symbols of bighorn sheep and other animals as well as people. The Fremont Culture lived in the area from 300-1300 Common Era (CE).
    Capitol-Reef_Petroglyphs_1278.jpg
  • Remnants of two snags poke out from and cast shadows on the orange-pink sand of the Coral Pink Sand Dunes near Kanab, Utah. The dunes are made up remnants of the Wingate and Kayenta sandstone that forms the Vermilion Cliffs to the southeast.
    UT_Coral-Pink-Sand-Dunes_Snags_0265.jpg
  • The Genesee River cascades over a drop in the eroded river bed in Letchworth State Park, New York. The area was once submerged under an inland sea, which left deposits that formed sandstone and shale. The Genesee River eroded the river bed, forming small drops like this, as well as the Letchworth Gorge, which is 22 miles (35 km) long and as much as 550 feet (168 meters) deep.
    NY_Letchworth_GeneseeRiver_Curve_889...jpg
  • Several evergreen wood ferns (Dryopteris intermedia) grow on a mossy rock outcropping near the Minister Valley in the Allegheny National Forest in Warren County, Pennsylvania. The Allegheny Front was once part of a vast delta and layers of a hard, sandstone congolomerate were deposited. Between 250 and 320 million years ago, the Allegheny Front was lifted, forming hills and mountains. Over time, erosion exposed, split, or dislodged and moved the former sedimentary rock, resulting in large rock outcroppings.
    PA_Allegheny_Minister_Fern_Rock_8643.jpg
  • The sun shines between a tree and a large rock outcropping in the Minister Valley area of the Allegheny National Forest in Warren County, Pennsylvania. The Allegheny Front was once part of a vast delta and layers of a hard, sandstone congolomerate were deposited. Between 250 and 320 million years ago, the Allegheny Front was lifted, forming hills and mountains. Over time, erosion exposed, split, or dislodged and moved the former sedimentary rock, resulting in large rock outcroppings.
    PA_Allegheny_Minister_Outcropping_86...jpg
  • A large rock is balanced on a sandstone pillar in the Hartnet Draw of Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. Balanced rocks form when a layer of more durable rock sits atop a layer that is less resistant to erosion.
    CapitolReefBalancedRock.jpg
  • A shaft of light, mimicking the shape of an arrowhead, shines through the window of a sandstone formation located near the Arrowhead Trail in the Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada.
    vof-beam-arrowhead.jpg
  • Rain water collects in several potholes in the hard, sandstone desert landscape at Tuweep, Arizona. Tuckup Point is visible in the background. This image was captured at night; the landscape was lit by the full moon.
    AZ_Tuckup_Potholes_Night_4742.jpg
  • Approaching storm clouds, turned red by the setting sun, frame the moon as it rises over a large hoodoo in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Hoodoos are remanants of large sandstone fins that have been subjected to centuries of erosion.
    Bryce-Canyon_Moonrise_4375.jpg
  • An approaching autumn storm is visible on the ampitheater cliffs in this view from Rainbow Point in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Bryce Canyon is known for its ampitheater full of hoodoos, or spires, are remanants of large sandstone fins that have been subjected to centuries of erosion.
    Bryce-Canyon_Rainbow-Point_Fall-Stor...jpg
  • The Genesee River cascades over a drop in the eroded river bed in Letchworth State Park, New York. The area was once submerged under an inland sea, which left deposits that formed sandstone and shale. The Genesee River eroded the river bed, forming small drops like this, as well as the Letchworth Gorge, which is 22 miles (35 km) long and as much as 550 feet (168 meters) deep.
    NY_Letchworth_GeneseeRiver_Curve_890...jpg
  • Rock outcroppings provide a vantage point to take in a sweeping view of the Minister Valley in the Allegheny National Forest in Warren County, Pennsylvania. The Allegheny Front was once part of a vast delta and layers of a hard, sandstone congolomerate were deposited. Between 250 and 320 million years ago, the Allegheny Front was lifted, forming hills and mountains. Over time, erosion exposed, split, or dislodged and moved the former sedimentary rock, resulting in large rock outcroppings.
    PA_Allegheny_MinisterValley_Overlook...jpg
  • Moss, ferns, and trees grow from a large rock outcropping near the Minister Valley in Allegheny National Forest in Warren, Pennsylvania. The Allegheny Front was once part of a vast delta and layers of a hard, sandstone congolomerate were deposited. Between 250 and 320 million years ago, the Allegheny Front was lifted, forming hills and mountains. Over time, erosion exposed, split, or dislodged and moved the former sedimentary rock, resulting in large rock outcroppings.
    PA_Allegheny_Outcropping_Roots_8656.jpg
  • Several evergreen wood ferns (Dryopteris intermedia) grow on a mossy rock outcropping near the Minister Valley in the Allegheny National Forest in Warren County, Pennsylvania. The Allegheny Front was once part of a vast delta and layers of a hard, sandstone congolomerate were deposited. Between 250 and 320 million years ago, the Allegheny Front was lifted, forming hills and mountains. Over time, erosion exposed, split, or dislodged and moved the former sedimentary rock, resulting in large rock outcroppings.
    PA_Allegheny_Minister_Fern_Rock_8642.jpg
  • A rainbow stretches across the sky above the Vermilion Cliffs near Page, Arizona. The Vermilion Cliffs, which rise as much as 3,000 feet (914 meters), are the second step in the five-step Grand Staircase of the Colorado Plateau, which stretches from northern Arizona to southern Utah.  The cliffs are made up of sedimentary rocks, primarily sandstone, siltstone, limestone, and shale, that have eroded over millions of years. The Vermilion Cliffs were designated as the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in 2000.
    AZ_VermilionCliffs_Rainbow_8507.jpg
  • The standstone in a wash in the Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada shows colorful streaked patterns. This wash is comprised of several different layers of sandstone, which have been exposed through erosion.
    vof-color-wash.jpg
  • Rain water collects in several potholes in the hard, sandstone desert landscape at Tuweep, Arizona. This image was captured at night; the landscape was lit by the full moon.
    AZ_Tuweep_Potholes_Night_4737.jpg
  • Approaching storm clouds, turned red by the setting sun, frame the moon as it rises over a large hoodoo in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Hoodoos are remanants of large sandstone fins that have been subjected to centuries of erosion.
    Bryce-Canyon_Moonrise_4378.jpg
  • A side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana) rests in a crack in a sandstone cliff in Tuweep, Arizona.
    Lizard_SideBlotched_4589.jpg
  • The towering Coral Pink Sand Dunes near Kanab, Utah, are made up of orangish-pink sand, remnants of the Wingate and Kayenta sandstone that forms the Vermilion Cliffs to the southeast.
    CoralPinkSandDunes.jpg
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