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

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.

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.

Utah Desert in Bloom

The desert in bloom. Gray cliffs of Cretaceous Mancos Shale in near distance and red Jurassic sandstones in the far distance.
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Close-up of desert flowers blooming in the Mancos Shale, eastern Utah (April 2005)

Jurassic Morrison Formation near Notom, Utah east of Capitol Reef National Park (April 2005)

Henry Mountains, Utah

Photos of the Henry Mountains in southeastern Utah, May 2007
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Capitol Reef National Park at sunset

Photos of Capitol Reef National Park at sunset May 2007
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