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  • A layered sandstone wall appears to have been twisted and folded by many thousands of years of geological forces in Harris Wash in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah.
    Grand-Staircase-Escalante_Harris-Was...jpg
  • Small caves are visible in the top of a sandstone bluff in El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico.
    NM_El-Malpais_Sandstone-Cave_1424.jpg
  • Small caves are visible in the top of a sandstone bluff in El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico.
    NM_El-Malpais_Sandstone-Cave_1416.jpg
  • The sandstone that forms the upper walls of the Valley of Fire Narrows was deposited in colorful layers. The Narrows are located along the White Dome trail in the Nevada state park.
    Valley-Of-Fire_Sandstone-Layers_9335.jpg
  • Abstract shapes are left behind on an eroded sandstone wall near Landscape Arches National Park, Utah.
    Arches_Sandstone-Wall_Texture_5060.jpg
  • Grasses, tiny rocks and other debris is trapped in several small holes eroded in a sandstone wall in the Valley of Fire, Nevada.
    vof-sandstone-holes.jpg
  • Dozens of iron concretions are trapped in a sandstone pothole in the Grand Staircase Escalante in southern Utah. These iron concretions formed naturally between 6 and 25 million years ago as water dissolved the iron pigment in the red sandstone in the area. The pigment flowed down through the now bleached sandstone and then solidified when it came in contact with oxygenated water, forming a new iron mineral called hematite between the grains of sandstone. Over time, the sandstone eroded away, leaving the more durable iron concretions behind. These largely spherical balls are composed of a hard outer layer of hematite covering a ball of pink sandstone. By volume, the sandstone makes up the majority of these iron concretions, though those found elsewhere in the Colorado Plateau may contain much more hematite. Scientists aren't sure why they form in spheres or if they need something in particular as a nucleus to start growing.
    IronConcretions_Pothole_HarrisWashUt...jpg
  • A small sandstone window frames a view of a narrow slot canyon in the Coyote Wash area of Grand Staircase National Monument in Utah. Flash floods carved narrow canyons in the sandstone.
    Grand-Staircase-Escalante_Coyote-Gul...jpg
  • A small waterfall flows over sandstone layers in Matthiessen State Park, located in LaSalle County, Illinois. Creeks carved a canyon that's as much as 45 feet (14 meters) deep, exposing sandstone layers.
    IL_Matthiessen_Waterfall_Layers_0789.jpg
  • A small waterfall flows over sandstone layers in Matthiessen State Park, located in LaSalle County, Illinois. Creeks carved a canyon that's as much as 45 feet (14 meters) deep, exposing sandstone layers.
    IL_Matthiessen_Waterfall_Layers_0777.jpg
  • A small sandstone window frames a view of a narrow slot canyon in the Coyote Wash area of Grand Staircase National Monument in Utah. Flash floods carved narrow canyons in the sandstone.
    Grand-Staircase-Escalante_Coyote-Gul...jpg
  • Sandstone streaks curve and bend around The Wave, a petrified sand dune located on the Coyote Buttes Wilderness of Northern Arizona.
    Wave-Curves.jpg
  • Repeated force from Pacific Ocean waves reveals distinct layers of sandstone that make up the cliffs of Cape Kiwanda on the central Oregon coast.
    OR_CapeKiwanda_Layers_0297.jpg
  • Dozens of iron concretions are trapped in a small crack in the Grand staircase Escalante in southern Utah. These iron concretions formed naturally between 6 and 25 million years ago as water dissolved the iron pigment in the red sandstone in the area. The pigment flowed down through the now bleached sandstone and then solidified when it came in contact with oxygenated water, forming a new iron mineral called hematite between the grains of sandstone. Over time, the sandstone eroded away, leaving the more durable iron concretions behind. These largely spherical balls are composed of a hard outer layer of hematite covering a ball of pink sandstone. By volume, the sandstone makes up the majority of these iron concretions, though those found elsewhere in the Colorado Plateau may contain much more hematite. Scientists aren't sure why they form in spheres or if they need something in particular as a nucleus to start growing.
    IronConcretions_HarrisWashUtah_4194.jpg
  • Dozens of iron concretions are found on a bluff in the Grand staircase Escalante in southern Utah. These iron concretions formed naturally between 6 and 25 million years ago as water dissolved the iron pigment in the red sandstone in the area. The pigment flowed down through the now bleached sandstone and then solidified when it came in contact with oxygenated water, forming a new iron mineral called hematite between the grains of sandstone. Over time, the sandstone eroded away, leaving the more durable iron concretions behind. These largely spherical balls are composed of a hard outer layer of hematite covering a ball of pink sandstone. By volume, the sandstone makes up the majority of these iron concretions, though those found elsewhere in the Colorado Plateau may contain much more hematite. Scientists aren't sure why they form in spheres or if they need something in particular as a nucleus to start growing.
    IronConcretions_HarrisWashUtah_4183.jpg
  • Iron concretions are found on a bluff in the Grand staircase Escalante in southern Utah. These iron concretions formed naturally between 6 and 25 million years ago as water dissolved the iron pigment in the red sandstone in the area. The pigment flowed down through the now bleached sandstone and then solidified when it came in contact with oxygenated water, forming a new iron mineral called hematite between the grains of sandstone. Over time, the sandstone eroded away, leaving the more durable iron concretions behind. These largely spherical balls are composed of a hard outer layer of hematite covering a ball of pink sandstone. By volume, the sandstone makes up the majority of these iron concretions, though those found elsewhere in the Colorado Plateau may contain much more hematite. Scientists aren't sure why they form in spheres or if they need something in particular as a nucleus to start growing.
    IronConcretions_HarrisWashUtah_4193.jpg
  • Dozens of iron concretions are trapped in cracks in the Grand staircase Escalante in southern Utah. These iron concretions formed naturally between 6 and 25 million years ago as water dissolved the iron pigment in the red sandstone in the area. The pigment flowed down through the now bleached sandstone and then solidified when it came in contact with oxygenated water, forming a new iron mineral called hematite between the grains of sandstone. Over time, the sandstone eroded away, leaving the more durable iron concretions behind. These largely spherical balls are composed of a hard outer layer of hematite covering a ball of pink sandstone. By volume, the sandstone makes up the majority of these iron concretions, though those found elsewhere in the Colorado Plateau may contain much more hematite. Scientists aren't sure why they form in spheres or if they need something in particular as a nucleus to start growing.
    IronConcretions_HarrisWashUtah_4202.jpg
  • The North and South Windows in Arches National Park near Moab, Utah, are natural windows that eroded from the same Estrada sandstone fin.
    ArchesNP_Windows_F02_2576-03.jpg
  • The North and South Windows in Arches National Park near Moab, Utah, are natural windows that eroded from the same Estrada sandstone fin.
    ArchesNP_Windows_F02_2576-06.jpg
  • Delicate Arch, reddened by the setting sun, frames the La Sal Mountains near Moab, Utah. Delicate Arch is a 65-foot-tall (20 meters) freestanding natural arch located in Arches National Park. Delicate Arch is comprised of Entrada Sandstone and formed the same way other arches formed in the national park. It began as a sandstone fin, which was gradually worn away by weathering and erosion, leaving the arch behind.
    ArchesNP_DelicateArch_F02_2576-04.jpg
  • Several monoliths that make up the Cathedral Valley of Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, are visible from the summit of one of the peaks that lines the valley. The monoliths are carved from Entrada sandstone. Some peaks are capped with gray marine sandstone, known as the Curtis Formation.
    CathedralValley_CapitolReef.jpg
  • Brandywine Falls drops 65 feet (20 meters) into a lush gorge in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio. Brandywine Falls drops overs over three different types of rock: Berea sandstone at the top, Bedford shale in the middle and Cleveland shale at the bottom. The newest rock is about 320 million years old; the oldest is about 400 million. The layers were exposed and the waterfall was formed about 10,000 years ago when the last glaciers retreated from the area. The top Berea sandstone layer is the hardest and protects the softer layers below from the erosive force of the falling water.
    OH_Cuyahoga-Valley-NP_Brandywine-Fal...jpg
  • Several layers of Berea sandstone are visible near the top of Brandywine Falls, a 60-foot (18-meter) waterfall located in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio. Brandywine Falls drops overs over three different types of rock: Berea sandstone at the top, Bedford shale in the middle and Cleveland shale at the bottom. The newest rock is about 320 million years old; the oldest is about 400 million. The layers were exposed and the waterfall was formed about 10,000 years ago when the last glaciers retreated from the area.
    OH_Cuyahoga-Valley-NP_Brandywine-Fal...jpg
  • Delicate Arch, reddened by the setting sun, frames the La Sal Mountains near Moab, Utah. Delicate Arch is a 65-foot-tall (20 meters) freestanding natural arch located in Arches National Park. Delicate Arch is comprised of Entrada Sandstone and formed the same way other arches formed in the national park. It began as a sandstone fin, which was gradually worn away by weathering and erosion, leaving the arch behind.
    ArchesNP_DelicateArch_F02_2576-02.jpg
  • The setting sun lights up the red sandstone during a stormy evening in the Valley of Fire, Nevada. The Valley of Fire is Nevada's first state park and is named for its dramatic red sandstone features.
    VOF_ValleyOfFire_StormySunset_0868.jpg
  • The track of an Allosaurus is left pressed into the sandstone near Potash, Utah. Scientists believe the dinosaur had an average length of nearly 30 feet. At the time dinosaurs roamed Utah, the area was marshy. Over time the mud that held their footprints turned to sandstone.
    DinosaurTrackAllosaurus.jpg
  • A human hand provides a sense of scale for an allosaurus dinosaur track near Potash, Utah. Scientists believe the dinosaur had an average length of nearly 30 feet. The area was marshy when dinosaurs roamed Utah, and the muddy footprint eventually turned to sandstone. ...There are a number of dinosaur tracks found throughout Utah. The area was swampy when dinosaurs live there. They left footprints in the mud, which later turned into sandstone.
    DinosaurTrackHand.jpg
  • Sand falls from a ledge in Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona. Antelope Canyon is a narrow sandstone canyon, known as a slot canyon. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Sand-Falls_7097.jpg
  • Brandywine Creek streaks over a layer of Berea sandstone just before it plunges over Brandywine Falls in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio.
    OH_Cuyahoga-Valley-NP_Brandywine-Cre...jpg
  • Balanced Rock (left), a prominent feature of Arches National Park near Moab, Utah, is turned red by the golden light of sunrise. The balanced rock is a cap rock that is 55 feet (17 meters) tall and makes up nearly half the overall height of the formation. The formation is made up of several layers of sandstone, which erode at different rates; the layer between the cap rock and the pedestal erodes at a much faster rate than the others.
    ArchesNP_BalancedRock_F02_2576-08.jpg
  • Balanced Rock, a prominent feature of Arches National Park near Moab, Utah, is turned red by the golden light of sunrise. The balanced rock is a cap rock that is 55 feet (17 meters) tall and makes up nearly half the overall height of the formation. The formation is made up of several layers of sandstone, which erode at different rates; the layer between the cap rock and the pedestal erodes at a much faster rate than the others.
    ArchesNP_BalancedRock_F02_2576-06.jpg
  • The late afternoon sun shines through Delicate Arch, a freestanding natural arch in Arches National Park, Utah. The arch, approximately 65 feet (20 meters) tall, was carved by the wind from an Entrada sandstone fin.
    DelicateArchSunburst.jpg
  • A band of cirrus clouds turns pink at sunset over the Calico Hills in the Red Rock Canyon Conservation Area in Nevada. The Calico Hills are made up of Aztec Sandstone, fossilized sand dunes that were laid down during the early Jurrasic Period 180-190 million years ago.
    NV_Red-Rock-Canyon_Calico-Hills_Suns...jpg
  • Sedimentary layers are visible in this section of the Calico Hills in the Red Rock Canyon Conservation Area in Nevada. The Calico Hills are made up of Aztec Sandstone, fossilized sand dunes that were laid down during the early Jurrasic Period 180-190 million years ago.
    NV_Red-Rock-Canyon_Sedimentary-Layer...jpg
  • A fiery sunrise colors the sky above Fire Canyon, located in the Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. Fire canyon is named for the dramatically different colors of Navajo sandstone that comprise the landscape there.
    vof-firecanyon-sunrise.jpg
  • Brandywine Creek streaks over a layer of Berea sandstone just before it plunges over Brandywine Falls in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio.
    OH_Cuyahoga-Valley-NP_Brandywine-Cre...jpg
  • Flash floods eroded a wavy pattern into the narrow walls of this slot canyon in the Coyote Gulch of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah.
    Grand-Staircase-Escalante_Wall-Curve...jpg
  • The Kanab Plateau stands tall over the rocky landscape of the Tuweep/Toroweap area of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
    GrandCanyon-Tuweep_Kanab-Plateau_461...jpg
  • A passage bends through a very narrow section of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Narrow-Passage_6255.jpg
  • The Three Graces reach high into the sky in the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Three Graces are just one of many dramatic sandstone features of the park. According to geologists, the sedimentary rock was tilted by the forces that built nearby Pikes Peak and other mountains.
    CO_GardenGods_ThreeGraces_2320.jpg
  • A sandstone arch in the Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, frames a view of another arch.
    vof-archinarch.jpg
  • The walls of an open area of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona, take on different colors based on how much direct sunlight they receive. Sections near the slot canyon ceiling appear yellow and gold, while portions in deep shadow are purple. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Colorful-Chamber_709...jpg
  • The curved walls of Rattlesnake Canyon join to form abstract patterns on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona. Rattlesnake Canyon is a slot canyon — a narrow sandstone canyon that's carved by flash floods.
    AZ_Rattlesnake-Canyon_Curved-Walls_6...jpg
  • A large sandstone rock formation that's part of group known as the Parade of Elephants is rendered in silhouette at dusk in Arches National Park, Utah.
    Arches_Parade-Elephants_Silhouette_4...jpg
  • Hundreds of hoodoos that make up the Bryce Canyon amphitheater are lit at sunrise. Bryce Canyon is national park in Utah. The hoodoos, or spires, are remanants of large sandstone fins that have been subjected to centuries of erosion.
    Bryce-Canyon_Amphitheater_Dawn_4388.jpg
  • A slot canyon makes a sharp curve in Coyote Gulch, located in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah. The narrow sandstone canyon was carved by flash floods.
    Grand-Staircase-Escalante_Coyote-Gul...jpg
  • The walls of an open area of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona, take on different colors based on how much direct sunlight they receive. Sections near the slot canyon ceiling appear yellow and gold, while portions in deep shadow are purple. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Textured-Walls_6218c.jpg
  • A band of clouds, showing a hint of pink at dusk, passes over Cathedral Rock near Sedona, Arizona. Cathedral Rock is a 4,967 foot (1,514 meter) sandstone butte that is located in the Coconino National Forest.
    AZ_Cathedral-Rock_Sedona_Clouds_Dusk...jpg
  • Viewed through heavy rain, fall color surrounds the sandstone rocks of the Bear Rocks Preserve in the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia.
    WV_Bear-Rocks-Preserve_Autumn-Color_...jpg
  • Hundreds of hoodoos that make up the Bryce Canyon amphitheater are lit at sunrise. Bryce Canyon is national park in Utah. The hoodoos, or spires, are remanants of large sandstone fins that have been subjected to centuries of erosion.
    BryceCanyonAmphitheaterTight.jpg
  • A heart shape appears among the curves of the ceiling of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo land near Page, Arizona. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone slot canyon, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Heart_7109.jpg
  • A narrow path winds through the tall undulating walls of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo Nation land in northern Arizona. Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon, a small sandstone canyon that is carved by violent flash floods. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Narrow-Passage_6243.jpg
  • Bright streaks fall down the curved walls of Upper Antelope Canyon in the Navajo Nation, Arizona. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Streaks_6235.jpg
  • Cathedral Rock, a 4,967 foot (1,514 meter) sandstone butte, is reflected on Oak Creek in Sedona, Arizona. Cathedral Rock is located in the Coconino National Forest.
    AZ_Cathedral-Rock_Oak-Creek_Sedona_6...jpg
  • The curved walls of Rattlesnake Canyon join to form abstract patterns on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona. Rattlesnake Canyon is a slot canyon — a narrow sandstone canyon that's carved by flash floods.
    AZ_Rattlesnake-Canyon_Curved-Walls_6...jpg
  • The walls of an open area of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona, take on different colors based on how much direct sunlight they receive. Sections near the slot canyon ceiling appear yellow and gold, while portions in deep shadow are purple. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Colorful-Chamber_622...jpg
  • A vibrant shaft of light shines on the floor of a particularly narrow section of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo tribal land in Page, Arizona. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks." The slot canyon is formed primarily by erosion during flash floods; torrents of water race through the canyon and sculpt the sandstone.
    Antelope-Canyon_Beam_S2574-02.jpg
  • The walls of a particularly narrow passage of Upper Antelope Canyon in Page, Arizona, take on different colors based on how much direct sunlight they receive. Sections near the slot canyon ceiling appear yellow and gold, while portions in deep shadow are purple. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon-Beam_S2574-01.jpg
  • A side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana) rests in a crack in a sandstone cliff in the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument near Tuweep, Arizona.
    Lizard_SideBlotched_4594.jpg
  • Yellow summer wildflowers frame the Middle Falls of the Genesee River in Letchworth State Park, New York. The Middle Falls of the Genesee River has a height of 107 feet (33 meters) and is about twice that wide. The area was once submerged under an inland sea, which left deposits that formed sandstone and shale. The eroded the river bed forming the Letchworth Gorge, which is 22 miles (35 km) long and as much as 550 feet (168 meters) deep.
    NY_Letchworth_MiddleFalls_Wildflower...jpg
  • Wilson Mountain, the tallest of the red and white sandstone peaks near Sedona, Arizona, is framed by other formations. Wilson Mountain has an elevation of 7,122 feet (2171 meters), and its summit provides some of the grandest views in northern Arizona.
    AZ_WilsonMountain_Sedona_8968.jpg
  • Rugged rock faces are turned red at sunrise in the Valley of Fire, Nevada. The Valley of Fire is Nevada's oldest state park and named for the dramatic sandstone formations that are fire-colored in certain types of sunlight.
    VOF_ValleyOfFire_RedRockFace_2200.jpg
  • A rainbow forms over the rugged landscape of the Valley of Fire in Nevada. The Valley of Fire, Nevada's oldest state park, derives its name from the fire-colored red sandstone formations.
    VOF_ValleyOfFire_Rainbow_0869.jpg
  • The Freemont River flows through a narrow sandstone gorge near the Fruita Orchard in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.
    FreemontRiverUtah.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves created an arch in the sandstone cliffs of Cape Kiwanda, near Pacific City, Oregon. The crashing waves are blurred by a 15-second exposure.
    CapeKiwandaArch.jpg
  • Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) wait in line to feast on vegetation on a sandstone bluff in Zion National Park, Utah.
    BighornSheepFeedingZion.jpg
  • Elephant Rock, a natural sandstone arch that resembles an elephant with a long trunk, stands at the east side of the Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada.
    vof-elephant-rock.jpg
  • The setting sun lights up several of the large sandstone fins that make up Badlands National Park in South Dakota.
    Badlands_SandstoneFin_1733.jpg
  • The walls of a particularly narrow passage of Upper Antelope Canyon in Page, Arizona, take on different colors based on how much direct sunlight they receive. Sections near the slot canyon ceiling appear yellow and gold, while portions in deep shadow are purple. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Narrow-Passage_Looki...jpg
  • Cathedral Rock, a 4,967 foot (1,514 meter) sandstone butte, is reflected in a small pool near Oak Creek in Sedona, Arizona. Cathedral Rock is located in the Coconino National Forest.
    AZ_Cathedral-Rock_Sedona_Reflection_...jpg
  • With just a narrow crack in the ceiling of Upper Antelope Canyon near Page, Arizona, little sunlight reaches the floor by mid-afternoon. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls that appear violet or purple in the very faint indirect afternoon light. The Navajo people call Antelope Canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks." The light in the canyon was so dim at the time that this image was captured that it required a more than one-minute exposure to reveal the detail of the canyon walls.
    Antelope-Canyon_Texture_S2571-05.jpg
  • The Three Graces reach high into the sky in the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Three Graces are just one of many dramatic sandstone features of the park. According to geologists, the sedimentary rock was tilted by the forces that built nearby Pikes Peak and other mountains.
    CO_GardenGods_ThreeGraces_1255.jpg
  • A sandstone arch gently twists in the Narrows of the Valley of Fire, Nevada.
    VOF_ValleyOfFire_ContourArch_2009.jpg
  • A sandstone arch gently twists in the Narrows of the Valley of Fire, Nevada.
    VOF_ValleyOfFire_ContourArch_2004.jpg
  • Billowing cumulus clouds tower over the summit of Church Rock, a sandstone monolith found along the Indian Creek Corridor Scenic Byway near Monticello in Eastern Utah.
    ChurchRockUtah.jpg
  • The early morning sun shines through Mesa Arch, a natural sandstone arch located in Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Washer Woman Arch is visible in the background, near the center of the image.
    Canyonlands_MesaArch.jpg
  • Arch Rock, one of the most famous arches in the Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, frames another towering sandstone formation.
    vof-ArchRock.jpg
  • A vibrant rainbow arcs over the Twin Buttes, a sandstone formation near Sedona, Arizona.
    TwinButtesAZRainbow.jpg
  • A heart shape appears among the curves of the ceiling of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo land near Page, Arizona. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone slot canyon, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Heart_7110.jpg
  • The walls of an open area of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona, take on different colors based on how much direct sunlight they receive. Sections near the slot canyon ceiling appear yellow and gold, while portions in deep shadow are purple. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Colorful-Chamber_622...jpg
  • A vibrant shaft of light shines on the floor of a particularly narrow section of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo tribal land in Page, Arizona. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks." The slot canyon is formed primarily by erosion during flash floods; torrents of water race through the canyon and sculpt the sandstone.
    Antelope-Canyon-Beam_S02-01-04.jpg
  • Balanced Rock, lit by the setting sun, is framed by the snow-covered landscape in Arches National Park, Utah.
    BalancedRockSnowH.jpg
  • Sevaral prominent monoliths in the Cathedral Valley of Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, are turned dramatic shades of red at sunrise. The large monolith at the left of the image is the Temple of the Sun.
    CathedralValleySunrise_CapitolReef.jpg
  • Delicate Arch, dusted in winter snow, frames the La Sal Mountains at sunset. Delicate Arch is a freestanding natural arch located in Arches National Park near Moab, Utah.
    DelicateArchSunset.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_1635.jpg
  • A 10-minute exposure captures a nighttime lightning storm, visible through Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
    Canyonlands_MesaArch_Lightning_1148.jpg
  • A very narrow canyon leads through a petrified sand dune, known as the Wave, in the Coyote Buttes Wilderness in northern Arizona.
    WaveNarrowCanyon.jpg
  • The full moon sets over the Bryce Canyon amphitheater at sunrise. The Earth's shadow and a red band, known as the Belt of Venus, are visible just above the horizon. Bryce Canyon is a national park in Utah.
    BryceCanyonMoon.jpg
  • A narrow canyon winds through a petrified sand dune located at the Wave, Coyote Buttes Wilderness, northern Arizona.
    WaveCanyonAbove.jpg
  • A vibrant shaft of light illuminates a tumbleweed on the floor of Antelope Canyon in Page, Arizona. Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon that was carved by violent flash floods. Beams of light 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."
    AntelopeCanyon_Beam_Tumbleweed_0493.jpg
  • The Kolob Canyons of Zion National Park, Utah, are turned golden red by the setting sun in this panoramic view.
    KolobCanyonPanorama.jpg
  • Low clouds form over Zion Canyon in this aerial view over Zion National Park in southern Utah. The Virgin River is seen winding through Zion Canyon in the middle of this image.
    ZionNP_Zion-Canyon_Aerial_7942.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
  • A long-tailed sage brush lizard (Urosaurus graciosus) navigates a ledge in an area known as The Wave in the Coyote Buttes Wilderness near the Utah/Arizona border.
    Lizard_LongTailedBrush.jpg
  • Several small rocks lie at the base of a dry waterfall, which was carved by flash floods in the Coyote Gulch area of the Grand Staircase Escalante, Utah.
    CoyoteGulchDryFall.jpg
  • The steep canyon walls of Wall Street frame a tall hoodoo in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.
    BryceWallStreetFramed.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
  • The North Window frames Turret Arch, one of about 2,000 arches located in Arches National Park, Utah.
    Arches_TurretArchThruWindow_4978.jpg
  • Flash floods eroded a wavy pattern into the narrow walls of this slot canyon in the Coyote Gulch of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah.
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  • A common raven (Corvus corax) flies over Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. A wall of the Grand Canyon is visible in the background and is partially reflected on the raven's shiny feathers.
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