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Arches, canyons, natural bridges and other red rock formations of the Southwest
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  • Metate Arch

    Metate Arch

    Metate Arch in the Devils Garden is named for the tool that was used by the ancients to grind corn (Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah).

  • Balanced Rock Storm

    Balanced Rock Storm

    A summer thunderstorm hovers over Balanced Rock in Arches National Park (Utah).

  • Mesa Arch Sunrise

    Mesa Arch Sunrise

    The morning sun lights up the underside of Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park (Utah).

  • Devils Garden

    Devils Garden

    The Devils Garden in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is a red rock playground (Utah).

  • Owachomo Bridge

    Owachomo Bridge

    A pothole fills with water after a rainstorm in Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah).

  • Delicate Arch

    Delicate Arch

    Golden hour at the most famous arch in the world: Delicate Arch in Arches National Park (Utah)

  • Fisher Towers Sunset

    Fisher Towers Sunset

    Fisher Towers and the Colorado River at sunset near Moab, Utah

  • Wilson Arch

    Wilson Arch

    Carved by wind, water, and geologic time, Wilson Arch is located just south of Moab in southern Utah.

  • Queen's Garden

    Queen's Garden

    Erosion has created a surreal collection of colorful hoods in the Queen's Garden, Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah).

  • Fisher Towers Storm

    Fisher Towers Storm

    An early summer storm brews over Fisher Towers near Moab, Utah.

  • Long House

    Long House

    Long House is the second-largest cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park (Colorado).

  • Desert View

    Desert View

    Desert View provides a stunning overlook of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona).

  • Water Canyon

    Water Canyon

    The short Mossy Cave Trail in Bryce Canyon National Park provides easy access to the colorful hoodoos in Water Canyon (Utah).

  • The Three Gossips

    The Three Gossips

    A dusting of snow covers the red rock near the Three Gossips rock formation in Arches National Park (Utah).

  • Delicate Arch Shadow

    Delicate Arch Shadow

    Delicate Arch casts its late afternoon shadow on the red sandstone in Arches National Park, Utah.

  • Desert Morning Light

    Desert Morning Light

    Sunrise lights up Mesa Arch with Washer Woman Arch visible in the distance in Canyonlands National Park (Utah).

  • Balanced Rock Rainbow

    Balanced Rock Rainbow

    Sunlight peeks through the clouds and lights up Balanced Rock after a summer storm in Arches National Park (Utah).

  • Cathedral in the Desert

    Cathedral in the Desert

    Grosvenor Arch stands like a cathedral in the desert in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (Utah).

  • Chimney Rock

    Chimney Rock

    A lone pinyon pine tree contrasts with the red Moenkopi Sandstone that forms Chimney Rock in Capitol Reef National Park (Utah).

  • Mossy Cave Trail

    Mossy Cave Trail

    Stream along Mossy Cave Trail in Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah)

  • Navajo Arch

    Navajo Arch

    Navajo Arch is one of the many arches you can see along the Devils Garden Trail in Arches National Park (Utah).

  • Red Rock Winter

    Red Rock Winter

    The first snowfall of the season creates a striking contrast in the Windows section of Arches National Park (Utah).

  • Broken Arch

    Broken Arch

    A crack in the middle of Broken Arch in Arches National Park gave the formation its name (Utah).

  • Hoodoo Maze

    Hoodoo Maze

    Pink and orange hoodoos create a maze of color on the Queen's Garden Trail in Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah).

  • Castle Valley Towers

    Castle Valley Towers

    The red rock towers of Castle Valley, Utah

  • Canyon de Chelly

    Canyon de Chelly

    White House Ruin in Canyon de Chelly National Monument is accessed via a trail that descends from the canyon's rim (Arizona).

  • The Great Hunt

    The Great Hunt

    The Great Hunt petroglyph panel in Nine Mile Canyon is one of the most impressive displays of rock art in the world (Utah).

  • The Twin Towers of Hovenweep

    The Twin Towers of Hovenweep

    The Twin Towers of Hovenweep exhibit some of the most advanced masonry of any ancient dwelling in the Southwest (Utah).

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