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  • Bryce Canyon National Park in Southern Utah is distinctive due to geological structures called hoodoos, formed by wind, water and ice erosion of the river and lake bed sedimentary rocks. The intricate hoodoos, eroded from soft limestone, glow with warm shades of red, orange, pink, yellow and cream with the right light. This was taken from Sunset Point.
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  • Bryce Canyon National Park in Southern Utah is distinctive due to geological structures called hoodoos, formed by wind, water and ice erosion of the river and lake bed sedimentary rocks. The intricate hoodoos, eroded from soft limestone, glow with warm shades of red, orange, pink, yellow and cream with the right light. This was taken from Sunset Point.
    Bryce-Canyon-hoodoos-UT-5410.jpg
  • A cairn is a man-made pile of stones, often in conical form, erected as a landmark or monument. This cairn, along with hundreds of others, can be found in one special place along the Navajo Loop trial in Bruce Canyon National Park in Southern Utah.
    Bryce-Canyon-Utah-5254.jpg
  • From Sunset Point overlook, a view of the climb down into Bryce Canyon through a series of switchbacks leading to the Navajo Loop and Queen's Garden hiking trails. Bryce Canyon National Park in Southern Utah is distinctive due to geological structures called hoodoos, formed by wind, water and ice erosion of the river and lake bed sedimentary rocks. The red, orange and white colors of the rocks provide spectacular vistas for park visitors.
    Bryce-Canyon-Utah-5224.jpg
  • Sunset approaches on the Watchman and the Virgin River in Zion National Park, UT. Designated in 1919, Zion is Utah's oldest national park.
    Zion-National-Park-Watchman-5016.jpg
  • The iconic open, desert road is typical in Valley of Fire State Park. Nevada's oldest state park, it derives its name from red sandstone formations, formed from great shifting sand dunes during the age of dinosaurs. These features, which are the centerpiece of the park's attractions, often appear to be on fire when reflecting the sun's rays.
    Valley-of-Fire-road-NV-4738.jpg
  • Zion Canyon Elk Ranch, located in Springdale, UT just outside Zion National Park. Designated in 1919, Zion is Utah's oldest national park. The park is known for its incredible canyons, including The Narrows, which attract canyoneers from around the world. The park is located in the far southwestern corner of Utah, where the Colorado Plateau meets the mountains and valleys of the Great Basin.
    Zion-National-Park-Elk-4938.jpg
  • Bryce Canyon National Park in Southern Utah is distinctive due to geological structures called hoodoos, formed by wind, water and ice erosion of the river and lake bed sedimentary rocks. The red, orange and white colors of the rocks provide spectacular vistas for park visitors. This was taken from Sunset Point.
    Bryce-Canyon-hoodoos-UT-5205.jpg
  • Natural Bridge is an amazing natural bridge in Bryce Canyon National Park. Despite its name, this arch was formed by weathering from rain and freezing, not by stream erosion like a true natural bridge. Once the opening reached ground level, runoff began to enlarge the hole and to dig a gully through it.
    Bryce-Canyon-arch-Utah-5366.jpg
  • Elephant Rock, a sandstone formation that looks like an elephant and whose trunk is formed by a natural arch, is a testament to the many varied stone shapes at Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada. Valley of Fire is Nevada's oldest and largest state park.
    Valley-of-Fire-Elephant-Rock-4747.jpg
  • Light reflects off narrow canyon walls along Riverside Walk trail deep in the heart of Zion National Park. Designated in 1919, Zion is Utah's oldest national park. The park is known for its incredible canyons, including The Narrows, which attract canyoneers from around the world.
    Zion-National-Park-5143.jpg
  • Bryce Canyon National Park in Southern Utah is distinctive due to geological structures called hoodoos, formed by wind, water and ice erosion of the river and lake bed sedimentary rocks. The red, orange and white colors of the rocks provide spectacular vistas for park visitors.
    Bryce-Canyon-hoodoos-UT-5423.jpg
  • A lone photographer walks among the hoodoos catching the morning's golden light in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Bryce is distinctive due to these geological structures, formed by wind, water and ice erosion of the river and lake bed sedimentary rocks.
    Bryce-Canyon-hoodoos-UT-5430.jpg
  • One of several sections of ancient petroglyphs along Mouse's Tank trail in Valley of Fire State Park. Nevada's oldest and largest state park, it derives its name from red sandstone formations, formed from great shifting sand dunes during the age of dinosaurs. These features, which are the centerpiece of the park's attractions, often appear to be on fire when reflecting the sun's rays.
    Valley of Fire Petroglyphs.jpg
  • Zion, Utah's oldest national park, is known for its incredible canyons, including The Narrows, which attract canyoneers from around the world. Hiking possibilities are endless. Here, a path winds along the Lower Emerald Pools trail.
    Zion-National-Park-waterfalls-4949.jpg
  • The La Sal Mountains, part of the Manti-La Sal National Forest and the southern Rocky Mountains, rise above the town of Moab, Utah, and Arches National Park, providing contrast to the hot red-rock landscape of Arches.
    Arches-National-Park-mountains-6000.jpg
  • Rare and remote, Grosvenor Arch is one of nature's awe-inspiring natural arches. Wind and water persistently carved away at the landscape to reveal this double arch set high atop majestic cliffs. It is located within Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, southeast of Kodachrome Basin State Park in southern Utah.
    Grosvenor-Double-Arch-UT-5442.jpg
  • Montezuma Castle National Monument offers one of the best preserved cliff dwellings in North America. This 20 room high-rise apartment, nestled into a towering limestone cliff, tells a 1,000 year-old story of ingenuity and survival in an unforgiving desert landscape.
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  • The iconic sunrise view through Mesa Arch at Canyonlands National Park near Moab, Utah
    Mesa-Arch-Canyonlands-sunrise-6010.jpg
  • Autumn color displayed in a golden abstract of Aspen trees near Aspen, Colorado.
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  • Low light at sunset brings out the colors of the Painted Desert in the Petrified Forest National Park, near Holbrook, Arizona.
    Painted-Desert-Petrified-Forest-4796.jpg
  • Waterfalls abound in Iceland, and the powerful Skógafoss is one of her most famous.  Situated in the south of Iceland at the cliffs of the former coastline, it is easy to spot from the Ring Road near Skógar.
    Skogafoss-Iceland-waterfall-1847.jpg
  • Devastating wildfires have burned 70% of Mesa Verde National Park since it was established in 1906. Over 95% of these were started by lightning. Mesa Verde is prone to lightning strikes - receiving up to 100 in a 24-hour period during the summer. But despite its utter destruction, the forest here on Chapin Mesa is starkly beautiful.
    Dead-tree-fire-Mesa-Verde-8272.jpg
  • Located near Vik, Iceland, the beautiful black sand beach of Reynisfjara includes the signature formation Reynisdrangar (name for the basalt sea stacks partly seen in the water).
    Reynisfjara-beach-Vik-Iceland-9425.jpg
  • Thunderous view of Skógafoss on the south coast of Iceland. A fast camera shutter shows the roaring power of the falls.
    Skogafoss-Iceland-waterfall-1856.jpg
  • The Grand Teton Mountains reflect in Beaver Pond at Schwabacher Landing in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
    Schwabacher-Landing-Teton-Mountains-...jpg
  • It's a standoff between a horse and donkey in a frozen field in rural Loudoun County, Virginia.
    Horse-donkey-standoff-3244.jpg
  • A weather front stirs up dramatic clouds before sunset in this open field in Loudoun County, Virginia.
    Fence-sunset-grass-3944.jpg
  • Sunset casts its shadows in the dunes at White Sands National Monument in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
    White-Sands-NM-sunset-3644.jpg
  • The milky way rises in the night sky above Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park. Headlights from a lone passing car temporarily illuminate the nearby trees.
    Milky-Way-Stars-night-0675.jpg
  • Lush meadows and meandering waterways abound in the beautiful Hayden Valley, one of the best locations to view wildlife in Yellowstone National Park, WY
    Hayden-Valley-Yellowstone-9376.jpg
  • Sandstone layers created by water, wind and time at Ha Ho No Geh Canyon near the Moenkopi Wash in Arizona.
    Ha-Ho-No-Geh-Canyon-AZ-6560.jpg
  • High above the clouds for a misty alpine sunset at Rock Cut Overlook in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
    Sunset-mountains-clouds-RMNP-1155.jpg
  • Golden sunrise at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in San Antonia, New Mexico.
    Bosque-sunrise-birds-NM-3413.jpg
  • Sunset casts its shadows in the dunes at White Sands National Monument in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
    White-Sands-dunes-NM-3644.jpg
  • The Ah-shi-sle-pah badlands and wilderness study area in remote New Mexico
    Ahshislepah-Badlands-NM-1934.jpg
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  • Monsoon season in the desert southwest brings intense lightning storms. Here lightning is seen over the Sandia Mountains in Placitas, NM.
    lightning-storm-Placitas-NM-0402.jpg
  • The view from the Buck Canyon overlook in the Island in the Sky section of Canyonlands National Park near Moab, Utah.
    Canyonlands-Buck-Canyon-6077.jpg
  • The beautiful black sand beach of Reynisfjara includes the signature formation Reynisdrangar in the distance and Arnardrangur ("Eagle rock") on the left.
    Reynisfjara-beach-Iceland-9976.jpg
  • Roadway rock arch in Red Canyon, located along southern Utah's Scenic Byway 12 just nine miles from Bryce Canyon.
    Road-arch-Highway-12-UT-5192.jpg
  • A haunting whistle. The clickity-clack of wheels on twin ribbons of steel. The intrigue of traveling the same tracks miners, cowboys and settlers of the old west took over a century ago. With billows of stream huffing from its authentic, coal-fired engine, the old 486 iron horse meanders through Colorado's stunning and remote wilderness on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.
    The Romance of Steam-8422.jpg
  • A person could get incredibly lost wandering around New Mexico's Bisti Badlands. Every turn brings you to new formations and new directions to turn. There are no paths to follow. GPS highly recommended!
    Bisti-Badlands-formations-NM-8149.jpg
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  • Peningagjá ("coin fissure") is the popular name for this fissure in Þingvellir (Thingvellir) National Park, Iceland. It is formally known as Nikulásargjá. The boundary where tectonic plates of North America (left) and Eurasia (right) run through Iceland and are slowly drifting apart (about 2cm a year).
    Thingvellir-continental-rift-Iceland...jpg
  • Arnarstapi is a beautiful fishing hamlet on the southern side of Iceland's Snæfellsnes Peninsula. Deep blue waters, columnar basalt, ravines and grottoes surround the small pier. The cliffs along the coastline are occupied by a myriad of seabirds who nest in the area.
    Arnarstapi-Bay-Iceland-1638.jpg
  • Horses out to pasture with a majestic backdrop in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
    Horses-Grand-Teton-Mountains-8811.jpg
  • Opalescent Pool has long been a favorite for photographers visiting Yellowstone National Park. Its color is amazing and changes with the weather and light.
    Opalescent-Pool-Yellowstone-0210.jpg
  • The brilliant colors and runoff channels of the Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Grand-Prismatic-Spring-Yellowstone-0...jpg
  • The sun rises behind the steam from Excelsior Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Excelsior-Geyser-steam-Yellowstone-9...jpg
  • With a depth 53 feet (and a temp of 172°F), Abyss Pool is the deepest pool known in Yellowstone. The dark blue/green-colored hot spring is one of the most colorful in the West Thumb Geyser Basin.
    Abyss-Pool-Yellowstone-9663.jpg
  • The Porcelain Basin area of Norris Geyser Basin roils with geothermal activity at dawn in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Porcelain-Basin-Yellowstone-9440.jpg
  • The Yellowstone River winds through beautiful Hayden Valley meadows in Yellowstone National Park.
    Yellowstone-River-Hayden-Valley-8345.jpg
  • Taos Pueblo is the only living Native American community designated both a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and a National Historic Landmark. The multi-storied adobe buildings have been continuously inhabited for over 1000 years. It is the longest continuously inhabited place in the U.S.
    Taos-Pueblo-NM-7827.jpg
  • Donkey poses for the camera in a field on a winter day in Loudoun County, Virginia
    Donkey-field-winter-3300.jpg
  • Lone tree with dramatic clouds and sky at sunset in Loudoun County, VA.
    Sky-tree-sunset-clouds-3992.jpg
  • The still waters of Maroon Lake reflect Maroon Peak and North Maroon Peak (called the Maroon Bells) at sunrise in summer near Aspen, Colorado.
    Maroon-Bells-CO-reflections-1581.jpg
  • Massive storm clouds and virga hang over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains north of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
    storm-clouds-mountains-NM-7831.jpg
  • A storm rolls in over the Grand Valley towards Colorado National Monument as seen from Independence Monument overlook.
    Colorado-Independence-Monument-7392.jpg
  • A lone tree stands witness to the pink blush of a winter's twilight in rural Virginia
    winter-fence-sunset-tree-4119.jpg
  • A lone cloud dances in the dappled sun over the Grand Canyon
    Grand-Canyon-storm-clouds-7514.jpg
  • The still waters of Maroon Lake reflect Maroon Peak and North Maroon Peak (called the Maroon Bells) at sunrise in summer near Aspen, Colorado.
    Maroon-Bells-CO-lake-1581.jpg
  • A young girl chooses to salute as her parents snap a photo. As sunset casts its shadows on this special place, her salute is magical -- a moment of simplicity and emotion.
    Monument-Valley-Salute-0799.jpg
  • Otherworldly rock formations at Ah-shi-sle-pah Badlands in a remote area of northwest New Mexico.
    Ahshislepah-Badlands-NM-1901.jpg
  • Known as Shiprock, this 1700-foot eroded volcanic plume is sacred to the Navajos as Tse Bi dahi, or the Rock with Wings. The name comes from an ancient folk myth that tells how the rock was once a great bird that transported the ancestral people of the Navajos to their lands in what is now northwestern New Mexico. Geologists tell us this mountain was formed by a volcanic vent 27 million years ago. Shiprock is the world's finest example of an exposed volcanic throat. It can be seen for 100 miles.
    Shiprock-NM-8291.jpg
  • It was cold with spitting rain and mostly dull, grey skies.  But still, what a ruggedly beautiful place Fjaðrárgljúfur is! The cliffs were soggy, slippery. Yet you can see one brave soul out walking in the upper right of the photo.
    Fjadrargljufur-gorge-Iceland-9455.jpg
  • Although the lava flowed some 3,000 to 4,000 years ago, the Berserkjahraun (Berserkers Lava Field), near Stykkishomur, Iceland is young enough to retain all kinds of convoluted shapes, with fascinating color and textural contrasts in the rock and thick mosses. The berserkers, from whom "gone berserk" originates, were a faction of Norse mercenaries known for their savage battle frenzy.
    Lava-Berserkjahraun-Iceland-1555.jpg
  • Cliff Geyser erupts along Iron Spring Creek in the Black Sand Basin of Yellowstone National Park.
    Cliff-Geyser-Yellowstone-WY-0261.jpg
  • The brilliant colors and runoff channels of the Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Grand-Prismatic-Spring-Yellowstone-0...jpg
  • Quaking Aspen trees, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Quaking-Aspen-trees-Yellowstone-0118.jpg
  • The beautiful Sapphire Pool hot spring in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Sapphire-Pool-Yellowstone-9921.jpg
  • Mineral runoff from Sapphire Pool in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Sapphire-Pool-Yellowstone-9874.jpg
  • Black Opal Pool with Firehole River in the background at at Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Black-Opal-Pool-Yellowstone-9852.jpg
  • Steam shoots high into the air from Excelsior Geyser at Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Excelsior-Geyser-Yellowstone-9772.jpg
  • Yellowstone National Park's Excelsior Geyser makes a dramatic and moody backdrop to visitors in the early morning light.
    Excelsior-Geyser-Yellowstone-9721.jpg
  • Clepsydra Geyser at Fountain Paint Pots in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park erupts almost constantly -- every 45 seconds.
    Clepsydra-Geyser-Yellowstone-9564.jpg
  • A wooden fence casts long shadows on a winter day in rural Loudoun County, VA
    Fence-shadows-trees-snow-3256.jpg
  • The morning sun rises upon the Cholla Garden in Joshua Tree National Park, California, giving a backlit glow to the dense concentration of teddy bear cholla.
    cholla-sunrise-JTNP-E0A0890.tif
  • A single spot of light breaks through the rain and clouds on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
    Grand-Canyon-light-7420.tif
  • Bright sunshine brings out the icicles and melting snow atop the Sandia Crest overlooking the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
    snow-sunset-icicles-1977.jpg
  • Known as Shiprock, this 1700-foot eroded volcanic plume is sacred to the Navajos as Tse Bi dahi, or the Rock with Wings. The name comes from an ancient folk myth that tells how the rock was once a great bird that transported the ancestral people of the Navajos to their lands in what is now northwestern New Mexico. Geologists tell us this mountain was formed by a volcanic vent 27 million years ago. Shiprock is the world's finest example of an exposed volcanic throat. It can be seen for 100 miles.
    Shiprock-NM-8294.jpg
  • Looks like a wild goose chase as these Canada geese take flight at the Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge in San Antonio, New Mexico.
    geese-Bosque-del-Apache-4866.jpg
  • Sculpted by water, wind and time, this is the sandstone formation called "Lady in the Wind" in Lower Antelope Canyon, Page, Arizona.
    Lower-Antelope-Canyon-9039.jpg
  • Twisted and swirling sandstone at the White Pocket, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
    sandstone-rocks-White-Pocket-8543.jpg
  • Kirkjufellsfoss, which translates to "Church Mountain Falls," is a short but very well-situated waterfall near the distinctive Kirkjufell mountain in Grundarfjörður on the north side of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in Iceland.
    Kirkjufell-waterfalls-Iceland-1610.jpg
  • Sunset moon rise over the Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge, San Antonio, New Mexico
    Moonrise-Bosque-del-Apache-NM-4972.jpg
  • Jökulsárlón is a large glacial lagoon in southeast Iceland bordering Vatnajökull National Park. The lagoon is situated at the head of Breiðamerkurjökull glacier.
    Jokulsarlon-lagoon-Iceland-9859.jpg
  • Seagulls sit atop the ice at Jökulsárlón, a large glacial lagoon in southeast Iceland bordering Vatnajökull National Park. The lagoon is situated at the head of Breiðamerkurjökull glacier.
    Jokulsarlon-lagoon-Iceland-9679.jpg
  • Arnarstapi is a beautiful fishing hamlet on the southern side of Iceland's Snæfellsnes Peninsula. Deep blue waters, columnar basalt, ravines and grottoes surround the small harbor. The cliffs along the coastline are occupied by a myriad of seabirds who nest in the area.
    Arnarstapi-bay-cliffs-Iceland-1659.jpg
  • Chapel by the sea, Bjarnarhofn, on the Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland.
    Bjorn-church-Iceland-1565.jpg
  • Idyllic farm situated in front of Hafursfell mountain on the Snaefellsnes Peninsula in western Iceland.
    Hafursfell-farm-Snaefellsnes-Iceland...jpg
  • The desolate and remote Bisti Badlands in Northwest New Mexico showcase the area's awesome color and light.
    Bisti-Badlands-NM-8172.jpg
  • Yellowstone National Park's Midway Geyser Basin is a hotbed of thermal activity. Two very different hot springs share the morning's light: Turquoise Pool, reflecting clouds and sky, and Excelsior Geyser, which boils and steams most of the time.
    Yellowstone-geyser-sunrise-9714.jpg
  • Black Pool is a hot spring in the West Thumb Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park. It was cool enough up until 1991 for dark orange-brown cyanobacteria to grow throughout the pool. When combined with the blue of the water, the pool appeared to be an exceptionally dark green to almost black, hence the name.
    Black-Pool-Yellowstone-9646.jpg
  • An American bison (aka buffalo) is reflected in the waters of the Yellowstone River in Hayden Valley, Yellowstone National Park, WY
    Bison-buffalo-Yellowstone-8407.jpg
  • Morning fog makes for an ethereal sunrise in the Hayden Valley area of Yellowstone National Park, WY.
    Hayden-Valley-Yellowstone-8366.jpg
  • Shiprock (Navajo: Tsé Bitʼaʼí, "rock with wings" or "winged rock") is a rock formation rising nearly 1,583 feet  above the high-desert plain on the Navajo Nation in San Juan County, New Mexico.
    Shiprock-NM-8181.jpg
  • Known locally as the "Gorge Bridge," this cantilever truss structure is the fifth highest bridge in the United States.  Ten miles northwest of Taos, it rises 650 feet above the Rio Grande River, which flows at the bottom of an immense rock canyon.
    Rio-Grande-Gorge-Bridge-7914.jpg
  • Stormy sky after a desert rain in Georgia O'Keeffe country near Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, New Mexico
    Abiquiu-cliffs-storm-NM-7996.jpg
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