Central Utah Scenery

Cliff edge near Hell's Backbone, Utah.


Red Canyon, near Bryce Canyon National Park after a fall shower.


Cross-bedded sandstones along Highway 12 near Boulder, Utah.


Cedar Breaks National Monument in October.


Aspens on south end of Aquarius Plateau, Utah.


Morning light at Cedar Breaks National Monument.


Desert rain storm at lower Blues viewpoint near Henrieville, Utah.


Aspen woods, central Utah.


View of Boulder Mountain from Hell's Backbone, near Escalante, Utah.


Scenery near Hell's Backbone, near Escalante, Utah.


Fall flow from Utah's largest spring, Mammoth Spring near Cedar Breaks Natl Mon

Fall in the Wasatch Mountains, Utah

All of these pictures are of the Wasatch Mountains west of Midway, Utah taken in late September 2009.

(All photos were taken by Urthman, and may not be republished without permission)

Geology Field Camp 2009

Photos taken during May 2009 during BYU geology field camp. Click on the photos for an enlarged view.View of the Wasatch Mountains from Allen's Ranch.

Fossil gastropod (marine snail) in Gardison Formation.

A different gastropod in the Gardison Formation.

Fossil coral in the Gardison Formation.

Indian paintbrush on rocky slope.

Chimney Rock Pass with Chimney Rock in the center.

Digital Art: Scenes from my travels

Here are a few pictures that I converted to digital art.

Footbridge in winter along the Provo River, Utah

Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, Wyoming

Grand Canyon, Arizona

Grasshopper on fall leaves

Zinnias in the summer garden

Aspen leaves in fall

Winter in the aspen grove.

Jurassic Rocks near Page, Arizona

Pink cross beds in the Page Sandstone, near Judd Hollow, Arizona.


Ancient sand dune in the Navajo Sandstone.


Lake Powell, near Wahweap marina.


Pink cliffs of the Tertiary age Claron Formation.


Slot canyons in Judd Hollow, Arizona.


Concretions in the Page Sandstone.


Fossil mudcracks in the 170 million-year-old Page Sandstone.


Jurassic rocks in Judd Hollow, Arizona.


Colorful cross beds in the Page Sandstone near Judd Hollow, Arizona.


Cliff of Navajo Sandstone, capped by Harris Wash and Judd Hollow Members of the Carmel Formation. Photo taken in Judd Hollow.


Sandstone hoodoos south of Page, Arizona in the Carmel Formation.

Colorado Rockies -- August 2008

Scenery in various parts of Colorado. Click on the photos for a larger view.

Mountain road near Rabbit Ears Pass, Colorado

Nohku Crags in northern Colorado

North Fork of Lake Creek, not far from Independence Pass, Colorado

Shavano Peak, Mount White, and Mount Antero, Colorado

Mount Massive near Leadville, Colorado

Indian Paintbrush in meadow near Rabbit Ears Pass, Colorado

Mountain meadow, near Rabbit Ears Pass, Colorado

Precambrian gneiss in Poudre Canyon, Colorado

Mount Princeton, Colorado

Folds in Precambrian gneisses, Poudre Canyon, Colorado

Avalanche scars near Aspen, Colorado
(All pictures were taken by Urthman and may not be reproduced without permission)