Much of southern Utah is comprised of sandstone. The sandstone was laid down over a period of about 150 millions years, beginning with lowest layer of the Kaibab Formation, followed by the Moenkopi Formation, the Chinle Formation, the Moenave Formation, the Kayenta Formation, the Navajo Sandstone, the Temple Cap Formation, the Carmel Formation, and finally the Dakota Formation representing the highest layer. Each layers has different colors, shapes, and characteristics. Wind and water has carved through the formations and sandstone, carving the region into a rugged and very colorful landscape. Plants and trees, while sparse, have found a way to colonize through the cracks and fissures of the dramatic terrain. The result is a breathtaking landscape. Zion National Park in southwestern Utah is a great example of this. The Wild Images Team has visited here on multiple occasions. During our time there, we wanted to capture how the road turns through the red and white rock cliffs. As it is a desert area, a cloudless bright blue sky topping the image is a standard sight there. Shade is harder to find, and is often provided by rock overhangs such as can be seen left of center in this view. The Wild Images Team has captured many other photos in Utah including the competition between cliff colors and clouds in Zion National Park, the intricate designs of the high altitude patterned wall in Zion National Park, distant rain curtains over the colorful cliffs of Bryce Canyon National Park, cloud shadows defining the colorful pinnacles of Bryce Canyon National Park, the scenic view as the full moon rises over Red Canyon, the Goblin Valley State Park thunderstorm and lightning strike over goblins, the impenetrable colorful rim wall of Goblin Valley State Park, the gravity defying balanced rock with snow in Arches National Park, the moment in Arches National Park when a winter storm clears over pinnacles and the La Sal Mountains, the very bright but fleeting rainbow beyond The Hand in Arches National Park, the instance In Arches National Park when lightning strikes near the Three Gossips, the green slopes of Sandy Mountain guarded by red lichen rock sentinels, the wild clouds over the elevated plains of the Grand Staircase-Escalante, and finally in Midway where the five flags of the military fly over Memorial Hill, each of which are available for sale in our store. Blog posts documenting our time in Utah include the road towards the extremely remote Valley of the Gods, an expansive view of the major formations of Zion National Park, the road winding through Fremont cottonwoods in Zion National Park, the road through intricately carved highlands in Zion National Park, the road through red and white rock cliffs in Zion National Park, The Wild Images Team vehicle on a dirt road in Red Canyon, the high altitude scene where a thistle soaks up the brief summer season sunshine, the moment a snake slithers over water plants in Cascade Springs, The Wild Images Team Travel Gnome at the entrance to Cascade Springs, The Wild Images Team Travel Gnome standing proudly in Goblin Valley, The Wild Images Team Travel Gnome at The Brick Oven Restaurant, The Wild Images Team Travel Gnome at the entrance to Bryce Canyon National Park, The Wild Images Team Travel Gnome at an overlook of Bryce Canyon National Park, The Wild Images Team Travel Gnome in front of the rock pinnacles of Bryce Canyon National Park, The Wild Images Team Travel Gnome at the entrance of Zion National Park, and finally The Wild Images Team Travel Gnome in front of the cliffs of Zion National Park.
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