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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • A layer of altocumulus clouds are turned fiery red by the setting sun as a large rock formation appears to observe in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.
    Capitol-Reef_Rock-Sunset_1336.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
  • A bent pine tree grows near the top of a sandstone column in Zion National Park, Utah.
    Zion_Bent-Tree_8334.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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Mudcracks in a variety of shapes and sizes are visible in the sediment at the base of Harris Wash in Utah. Mudcracks, also known as desiccation cracks, result when the top layer of sediment dries before lower layers. When the water in the top layer evaporates, the thin layer separates from the layers below. The loss of moisture also causes the layer to shrink somewhat, causing a strain that results in the cracks.
    UT_Mudcracks_HarrisWash_4278.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
  • The white and multi-colored Elkheart Cliffs stand out against dark storm clouds over Mt. Carmel Junction, Utah.
    UT_ElkheartCliffs_StormClouds_0290.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 North Window frames Turret Arch, one of about 2,000 arches located in Arches National Park, Utah.
    Arches_TurretArchThruWindow_4982.jpg
  • The nearly full moon rises through the North Window in Arches National Park, Utah.
    Arches_NorthWindow_Moon_4936.jpg
  • The golden light of sunrise blankets Elephant Butte, covered in fresh snow, in Arches National Park, Utah.
    Arches_ElephantButteWinter_1501.jpg
  • Mudcracks in a variety of shapes and sizes are visible in the sediment at the base of Harris Wash in Utah. Mudcracks, also known as desiccation cracks, result when the top layer of sediment dries before lower layers. When the water in the top layer evaporates, the thin layer separates from the layers below. The loss of moisture also causes the layer to shrink somewhat, causing a strain that results in the cracks.
    UT_Mudcracks_HarrisWash_4276.jpg
  • A bent pine tree grows near the top of a sandstone column in Zion National Park, Utah.
    Zion_BentTree_1678.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
  • Mudcracks in a variety of shapes and sizes are visible in the sediment at the base of Harris Wash in Utah. Mudcracks, also known as desiccation cracks, result when the top layer of sediment dries before lower layers. When the water in the top layer evaporates, the thin layer separates from the layers below. The loss of moisture also causes the layer to shrink somewhat, causing a strain that results in the cracks.
    UT_Mudcracks_HarrisWash_4282.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
  • Skyline Arch is visible above the desert landscape of Arches National Park, located near Moab, Utah. Skyline Arch has a span of 69 feet (21 meters). It doubled in size, reaching its present size, in a single rockfall in 1940.
    Arches_SkylineArch_5027.jpg
  • A 10-minute exposure captures a nighttime lightning storm, visible through Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
    Canyonlands_MesaArch_Lightning_1148.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
  • The steep canyon walls of Wall Street frame a tall hoodoo in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.
    BryceWallStreetFramed.jpg
  • Hundreds of hoodoos in the Bryce Canyon amphitheater in Utah are covered in fresh snow after a heavy winter snow storm. Some of the hoodoos are 200 feet tall.
    BryceCanyonWinterWide.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
  • The peaks of Zion National Park, Utah, tower over the valley and prickly pear cactus below. From left to right, the main peaks visible here are the West Temple, Sundial, and Altar of Sacrifice. The West Temple is the tallest at 7,810 feet.
    ZionCactusSunrise.jpg
  • Turret Arch, a prominent natural arch in Arches National Park, Utah, is lit by the rising sun on a foggy winter morning.
    TurretArchWinter.jpg
  • Storm clouds gather over the multi-colored Elkheart Cliffs, located near Mt. Carmel Junction, Utah.
    UT_ElkheartCliffs_StormClouds_0298.jpg
  • Mudcracks in a variety of shapes and sizes are visible in the sediment at the base of Harris Wash in Utah. Mudcracks, also known as desiccation cracks, result when the top layer of sediment dries before lower layers. When the water in the top layer evaporates, the thin layer separates from the layers below. The loss of moisture also causes the layer to shrink somewhat, causing a strain that results in the cracks.
    UT_Mudcracks_HarrisWash_4264.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 Kolob Canyons of Zion National Park, Utah, are turned golden red by the setting sun in this panoramic view.
    KolobCanyonPanorama.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 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
  • A bent pine tree grows near the top of a sandstone column in Zion National Park, Utah.
    ZionBentTree1.jpg
  • The North Window frames Turret Arch, one of about 2,000 arches located in Arches National Park, Utah.
    Arches_TurretArchThruWindow_4978.jpg
  • A heavy rainstorm partially obscures several peaks along Zion Canyon in Zion National Park, Utah.
    Zion_HeavyStorm_5892.jpg
  • A cottonwood tree stands at the base of Mount Moroni, which is partially shrouded by storm clouds in Zion National Park, Utah. Mount Moroni is one of three dramatic peaks, which together are known as the Three Patriarchs.
    Zion_MountMoroni_Cottonwood_Stormy_5...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
  • A sandstone window frames the wavy walls of the Peek-A-Boo Gulch slot canyon in Utah. The narrow canyon, located in the Coyote Wash, was formed by flash floods.
    peekaboo-window.jpg
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Landscape Arch, the largest natural arch in the world, is located in Arches National Park, Utah. The arch spans 290 feet, according to the Natural Arch and Bridge Society. Landscape Arch, seen here dusted by snow, was formed by repeated freezing and thawing.
    LandscapeArchSnow.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
  • The Freemont River flows through a narrow sandstone gorge near the Fruita Orchard in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.
    FreemontRiverUtah.jpg
  • Delicate Arch, dusted by winter snow, is framed by a natural arch at sunset in Arches National Park, near Moab, Utah.
    DelicateArchWinter.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
  • 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
  • The sun shines through a hole in the clouds, forming crepuscular rays, also known as God beams, over the Green River as it flows through Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Crepuscular rays are beams of light that seem to originate from a single point.
    canyonlands-beams.jpg
  • Hundreds of hoodoos in the Bryce Canyon amphitheater in Utah are covered in fresh snow after a heavy winter snow storm. Some of the hoodoos are 200 feet tall.
    BryceCanyonWinterVertical.jpg
  • A hiker admires the view of the Bryce Canyon amphitheater in Utah on a cold winter morning after fresh snowfall. Winter temperatures in the canyon can drop below 0 degrees Fahrenheit.
    BryceCanyonWinterHiker.jpg
  • A natural bridge spans two towering hoodoos in the Wall Street section of Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Bryce Canyon, which is actually a natural amphitheater, consists of dozens of spires separated by canyons. This span remains despite constant erosion.
    BryceCanyonArch.jpg
  • Part of a rainbow shines after a rainstorm passes over Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.
    BryceCanyon_Rainbow_4313.jpg
  • The rising sun lights up several prominent peaks in Zion National Park, Utah, including the Towers of the Virgin. The peaks, from left-to-right: The Watchman, The West Temple, The Sundial, The Altar of Sacrifice, The Sentinel, The Streaked Wall, and the East Temple. The Zion Canyon overlook overlooks both the Zion Canyon at the back of the frame and the Pine Creek Canyon near the foreground.
    ZionCanyonOverlook.jpg
  • Several prominent peaks in Zion National Park, Utah, including the Towers of the Virgin, are lit by alpenglow about a half hour before sunrise. The peaks, from left-to-right: The Watchman, The West Temple, The Sundial, The Altar of Sacrifice, The Sentinel, The Streaked Wall, and the East Temple.
    ZionCanyonAlpenglow.jpg
  • A few blades of grass trap winter ice from floating down Pine Creek in Zion National Park, Utah. The Streaked Wall, reddened by the sunrise is reflected in the waters.
    Zion_PineCreekIce_1864.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
  • Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) wait in line to feast on vegetation on a sandstone bluff in Zion National Park, Utah.
    BighornSheepFeedingZion.jpg
  • Balanced Rock, lit by the setting sun, is framed by the snow-covered landscape in Arches National Park, Utah.
    BalancedRockSnowH.jpg
  • Asay Creek cuts an S-shaped curve through the snow-covered winter landscape in South Central Utah. The cliffs of Red Rock Canyon are visible in the background.
    AsayCreekUtahWinter.jpg
  • Mudcracks in a variety of shapes and sizes are visible in the sediment at the base of Harris Wash in Utah. Mudcracks, also known as desiccation cracks, result when the top layer of sediment dries before lower layers. When the water in the top layer evaporates, the thin layer separates from the layers below. The loss of moisture also causes the layer to shrink somewhat, causing a strain that results in the cracks.
    UT_Mudcracks_HarrisWash_4280.jpg
  • The top layer of sediment peels away at the base of Harris Wash near Escalante, Utah. Mudcracks, also known as desiccation cracks, result when the top layer of sediment dries before lower layers. When the water in the top layer evaporates, the thin layer separates from the layers below. The loss of moisture also causes the layer to shrink somewhat, causing a strain that results in the cracks.
    UT_Mudcracks_HarrisWash_Peeling_4267.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
  • 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
  • A very narrow slot canyon winds like a corkscrew through Coyote Gulch, located in the Grand Staircase Escalante, Utah.
    CoyoteGulchCorkscrew.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
  • 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
  • The peaks that comprise the Towers of the Virgin in Zion National Park, Utah, are illuminated by alpenglow, about a half hour before sunrise. The peaks, including the West Temple, Sundial and Altar of Sacrifice, all rise more than 3,500 feet from the Zion Canyon valley floor. The West Temple, the tallest, is 7,810 feet tall.
    ZionTowersVirgin.jpg
  • A small waterfall empties into the Lower Emerald Pool in Zion National Park, Utah.
    Zion_LowerEmeraldPool_5226.jpg
  • The North Window, located in Arches National Park, Utah, frames the nearly full moon.
    Arches_NorthWindow_Moon_4954.jpg
  • Turret Arch, shrouded in fog, is lit by the rising sun after a night of fresh snowfall in Arches National Park near Moab, Utah.
    TurretArchFog.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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • A tall hoodoo known as Thor's Hammer stands in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.
    BryceCanyon_ThorsHammer_4373.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
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  • 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 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Bright, rainbow-like colors are visible in thin clouds known as iridescent clouds over Bryce Canyon in Utah. Iridescent clouds are relatively rare and appear in clouds formed of small water droplets of nearly uniform size. Commonly, iridescent clouds are near much thicker clouds that partially hide the sun.
    Cloud_Iridescent_Bryce_1071.jpg
  • Ground frost, otherwise known as hoar frost, sticks to the grass on a cold morning in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Ground frost typically forms on cold, clear nights when the ground temperature drops below freezing. When water vapor in the warmer air touches the frozen ground, it freezes, forming ice in a process known as sublimation.
    GroundFrost_Grass_BryceNP_1240.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
  • Several temporary waterfalls cascade down Paria Point during a heavy storm in the Kolob Canyons section of Zion National Park, Utah.
    Zion_Kolob_EphemeralFalls_5820.jpg
  • The North and South Windows of Arches National Park, Utah, are blanketed in fresh snow. The park is more than 4,000 feet above sea level, so its limited precipitation falls as snow in the winter.
    ArchesWindowsSnow.jpg
  • Viewed from near the summit of the High Peaks of Pinnacles National Park, California, a California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) soars in search of food. California condors are New World vultures that went extinct in the wild in 1987. They have gradually been reintroduced to California's coastal mountains and parts of Utah, Arizona and Baja California. However, they remain one of the rarest birds. California condors have a wingspan of up to 9.8 feet (3 meters), the longest of any North American bird.
    California-Condor_Pinnacles-NP_Soari...jpg
  • Two wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) face off in the Zion canyon in Utah. Wild turkeys are native to North America and they prefer to live in woodlands. They are the heaviest member of the Galliformes family. Despite their size and appearance, they can fly for up to a quarter-mile at a time.
    WildTurkeys_5621.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
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