Canyonlands National Park

Canyonlands National Park has in recent years climbed to the top of my lists of most spectacular national parks. It contains so much wonder and variety that it is just unmatched in so many ways. The views are wild and amazing and the wilderness it truly isolating.

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Towers of the Green River Overlook

A yucca plant sits on the edge of a massive cliff overlooking a winding canyon below. — Gods Hand

Large hoodoo-like structures stand in a maze of white and red canyons. These structures are called chocolate drops and are in the Maze District — Chocolate Drops

Hoar frost sticks to a tree with heavy set fog blocking all visible view of anything else. — Frozen to the Bones

Green river overlook. A large canyon expands below the viewer with a large river cutting through the desert. A thunderstorm is raining in the image. — Green River Overlook

Hoar frost on trees in canyonlands national park. — Frozen Bones

A large red, brown and white canyon cuts through the image with large mesa's lit up by evening light in the distance. — Horse Canyon Panorama

A large red, brown and white canyon cuts through the image with large mesa's lit up by evening light in the distance. — Horse Canyon

A large arch (mesa arch) with the sun rising through it, creating dramatic underglow on the arch and a beautiful sun star. — Mesa Arch

Mesa Arch photographed from the side. Image is deep red with light striking the underside of the arch. Distant mountains and towers can be seen in the distance. — Mesa Arch Underglow

A dirt road winds down through canyons and cliffs with a large rainbow over the cliffs in the distance. — Road to the Rainbow

petroglyphs on the side of a canyon wall depicting anthropomorphs and a mountain lion in black and white. — Cougar Spirit

Ekker and Elaterite-Buttes lit up in early dawn light as the sun rose one spring morning in southern Utah. — Ekker & Elaterite Buttes

Holy Ghost and Friends

4 ghostly figures painted onto a rock wall in the southern utah desert. — Holy Ghost Panel

Red rock landscape with light dancing across it. — Layered Canyons

A petroglyph on a rock with large red rock towers in the distance — Dance with the Ancients

Spirit Gathering

Spirit Warriors

The Grand Gallery

Visiting Spirits

A large petroglyph of a warrior and his pet dog — Warrior Pair

A wonderfully broken in half rock with an epic sunrise going on in the distance. — Yin and Yang

Hoodoo Arch

Layered cliffs along the Colorado River — Layers of the Colorado

The Colorado river flowing through red rock cliffs at sunrise in canyonlands national park. Early morning glow is lighting the cliff faces. — Peace On The Colorado River