Natural Bridges National Monument
Natural rock spans defy gravity in Natural Bridges National Monument. Crossbedded sandstone known as Cedar Mesa Sandstone shapes well for creating a natural bridge.

Saguaros And Sunsets
Saguaros and sunsets are probably the two things most identifiable with Arizona. People travel to the Southwest just to witness one evening of long, red light rays reflecting off a dusty pink sky, silhouetted by 150-year old Saguaro cacti. Experiencing an Arizona sunset is a sight to be remembered.

Rainbow Bridge
The world's largest natural bridge, Rainbow Bridge is an incredible wonder that arches to a height of 290 feet. It is located in a remote canyon of Lake Powell and is accessible by boat. Inspiring to experience, this magnificent landform is considered a sacred place by many American Indians.

Mono Lake Tufa
Nature creates artistic designs with a few basic elements. Alkaline lake water rich in carbonates mixed with freshwater springs results in calcium carbonate being precipitated as limestone. As lake levels drop, tufa towers appear as a forest of white spires. They have stood along Mono Lake's ancient shoreline for many centuries.

Canyonlands Sunset
When a desert storm brews over canyon walls, it may come in many forms-one that brings rainfall or one full of wind stirring dust high into the sky. Sunlight at a low angle may be reflected and refracted among dust particles. This creates brilliant orange and red hues of a Canyonlands sunset.

Tonto Trail
On the desert hillsides above Roosevelt Lake sit the cliff dwellings of Tonto National Monument. The view from these ancient Indian ruins as seen from the Tonto Trail is an outstanding array of desert plants overlooking the lake below. Teddy bear cholla, paloverde trees and flowering brittlebush enhance this picturesque landscape.

Pecos Pueblo
Thunder clouds build over an ancient Puebloan ruin on a hillside near the Pecos River. Accessible by a long ladder, an Indian kiva was and still is used as a subterranean ceremonial chamber. When Pecos Valley Indians settled this region around 1450, they constructed multistoried adobe pueblos that contained over 660 rooms.

Monument Valley
Monument Valley is the home of the Navajo Indians. It is a land sacred to the Navajo people; an environment relatively unspoiled and traditionally inhabited by them for many generations. Geologic forces have continued to carve this valley for more than 25 million years which accounts for its austere beauty and lasting enchantment.

Colorado National Monument
Nature is hard at work on this area removing grain after grain of sand, thus forming monoliths, caves, spires and canyons. Within Colorado National Monument is a landscape filled with geologic history and entombed with dinosaur remains dating over a 100 million years ago.

Death Valley
Wind sculptured sand dunes extend across the arid desert landscape of Death Valley. Ripples on the dunes possess ever-changing patterns and are a result of continual turbulent air sweeping above the sand surface. The ultimate expression of a desert environment, Death Valley is an immense collection of rugged terrain, infrequent precipitation and the driest, hottest climate imaginable!

Sedona
A low angle of the desert sun accentuates the immensity of Coffee Pot. One of Sedona's prominent landmarks, this impressive rock glows as the last rays of sunlight cast a magic spell over the valley. It only happens for a brief moment, but this startling radiance leaves a lasting impression.

Capitol Reef National Park
Located in south central Utah, Capitol Reef is a place of stunning rock formations, cobalt blue skies and ancient cottonwoods. This area has sheer multicolored walls and deeply eroded canyons that took over 250 million years to create. Castle Rock is an example of a sandstone relic carved by erosion.

Sandstone Monuments
Awesome and seemingly unchangeable, these gigantic red sandstone boulders tell a story. The forces of Nature that created Navajo Country are still at work. Exposed sandstone monoliths stand against blowing sand, rain and snow, followed by relentless freezing and thawing action. Periodically, as small cracks in vertical rock faces expand, large chunks break apart and crash to the ground.