The beauty of sculptured sandstone on full display, with waves of tiered red rock swooping into the image from the left, pointing toward a white-capped, bulbous prominence over a layer cake of stone of different textures. The sky is blue and featureless. Canon 6D, 16mm, f/8

Frozen flow
Time warped
Twisting without breaking
Impermanence defiant

#Flowing #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #WhitePocket #Arizona #VermillionCliffs #landscapephotography #geology #erosion #rockformation

The complex sedimentation and erosion patterns on this desertscape draw the eye in and around the image. Unfortunately, the sky looks washed out and does nothing to enhance the image. Canon 6D, f/8.

An image taken with the camera slightly farther back and aimed more to the right, showing the same massive rock feature in the other image, but here emphasizing the "saturn ring" lines sweeping from right to upper center. The sky contains a single wispy blot of cloud. Canon 6D, f/8

A pair of complementary compos at White Pocket for #Scape day

#WhitePocket #EastCoastKin #Arizona #VermillionCliffs #wilderness #blackandwhite #highcontrast #erosion #geology #desertscape

A person, rendered tiny by the vast landscape around them, stands atop a knuckle of white brain rock at the edge of a chasm. The geology of the terrain is astonishingly complex and artistic, as if swirled in a blender. A few puffy clouds hover in a pale blue sky.

It is apparently impossible for an Instagrammer to refrain from having their picture taken while standing on this particular prominence.

#WhitePocket #Arizona #VermillionCliffs #wilderness #rockformation #HumansOfBluesky #EastCoastKin #landscape #photography #geology #dunescape #geology

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A short video capturing a beautiful morning at the Navajo Bridges.
The left is for cars, right is original and for pedestrians only.
The Colorado River is below and Vermillion Cliffs are below the clouds.

#Arizona
#Photography
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Leaving this beautiful area this morning to get back home made me sad that I couldn’t stay longer… so much beauty, and so much more to see!
Vermillion Cliffs, near Lees Ferry on the Colorado River.

A series of curving ripples in multi-hued sandstone lead away from the viewer, to converge at a point just below a group of pillowy mounds and oddly shaped pinnacles of striped sandstone.

Curves converging: White Pocket, AZ

#BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #geology #landscapephotography #wilderness #hiking #vermillioncliffs #scenic #remote #sandstone #Arizona

Wide panoramic view of the Vermilion Cliffs glowing with soft golden light at sunrise. The vibrant red-orange rock formations stretch across the horizon under a sky streaked with pastel blues and pinks. In the foreground, dry grasses and dark volcanic rock contrast with the expansive desert floor below.

Been thinking a lot lately about the time I spent with the Diné (Navajo) people a few years ago; their stories, their hospitality, and their warm, generous welcome

📸Lumix S1R

#photography #navajostories #vermillioncliffs

"Pockets within a Pocket". Much of the terrain at White Pocket is barren sandstone, but there are always pockets where moisture collects - and therefore where life grows. Click to see individual images.

#whitepocket #landscapephotography #vermillioncliffs

"Galactic Swirl" - the Milky Way rises above the red/white striped Navajo sandstone of White Pocket.

#milkyway #whitepocket #vermillioncliffs #nightphotography

Some of the surreal geologic formations at White Pocket in northern Arizona: swirling layers of red & white Navajo sandstone, and weathered hills that look like brains or cauliflower. A real photographic playground.

#whitepocket #vermillioncliffs #arizona #landscapephotography

Vermillion Cliffs, AZ USA 🏔️ #landscape #nature #photography #vermillioncliffs #arizona #nikon

One of the coolest arches I've ever seen, and I've seen hundreds. #vermillioncliffs #arches #wanderlust #hiking

Vermillion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona

Vermillion Brillance Uncontained

📍Vermillion Cliffs National Monument (AZ)

#VermillionCliffs #arizona #nationalmonument #cliffs #landscape #Photography #vintageLens #ProtectPublicLands #noKings
2022 photo

The Vermilion Cliffs area is turning out to be one of my favorite places. The urge to head back there right now is strong. Must resist! Gotta go new places😬

#VermillionCliffs #Arizona #PublicLand #LandscapePhotography

"The Vermillion Cliffs" have the misfortune of being surrounded by some of the most famous national parks in the USA. This is explains why their great beauty is unknown to many – everyone is driving past as fast as they can to other places. #arizona #vermillioncliffs #monument #sky #cloud #desert

My office for the day. Much needed decompression.

#VermillionCliffs

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#DinosaurNationalMonument
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#NaturalBridgesNationalMonument
#SunsetCraterVolcanoNationalMonument
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#GrandStaircaseEscalante #VermillionCliffs

Fun morning exploring my neighborhood. #VermillionCliffs #Utah #Hiking #Exploring

Colorful bands of sandstone encircle a gradually rising hill at right of image, with a prominent trough feature curving around from bottom to top. A convoluted mound of layered sandstone appears at top center.

Up the chute: White Pocket

#whitepocket #arizona #vermillioncliffs #landscapephotography #landscape #geology #erosion #wilderness #hiking

Close-up view of a towering rock prominence. Even in black and white, we can clearly see the multi-shaded bands of rock strata.

Drama in the rock: White Pocket, AZ

#geology #landscapephotography #whitepocket #desert #wilderness #erosion #vermillioncliffs #stratigraphy

Straight-on view of a highly-eroded mound rendered in sepia tones. The topmost part looks crusty and unevenly rounded.

Tumescent: White Pocket, n. Arizona

#landscape #sepia #monochrome #rock #geology #vermillioncliffs #wilderness #terrain #photography

A rare condor hatched and raised by foster parents in captivity now gets to live wild Another chapter in one of the greatest comeback stories in the world of endangered species is being written with the release of three young California condors north of the Grand Canyon

A rare condor hatched and raised by foster parents in captivity now gets to live wild https://buff.ly/4frNm7s #ScottSonner #AvianFlu #PeregrineFund #VermillionCliffs #birds

Orange cliffs streaked with dark deposits enclose a narrow slot canyon, with light filtering in from above. A small tree with light green leaves clings to the right side of the canyon. Singing Canyon, along the Burr Trail in Grand Staircase - Escalante Natl Monument.

A wide landscape view of a desert area, with tan and orange sandstone hills separated by areas of sand and sagebrush. South Coyote Buttes permit area within Paria-Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness along the Utah-Arizona border.

Still trying to figure out how this place works, and wanting more on my TL from those who love desert landscapes (SW US, but others globally are good, too!). So I’ll post some of my fave places and maybe the AI will help me find kindred spirits? #utah #arizona #blm #GrandStaircase #VermillionCliffs

A swath of low yellow-green pasture, and beyond it an immense wall of red rock cliffs; above that, blue sky and a massive cloud, gray at its base and white in its heights.

South & southwest, dipping into Arizona, the Vermillion Cliffs bright to the north. (In this picture they are several miles away, is how big they are.)
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#arizona #vermillioncliffs #photography #clarity