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Zion National Park in Utah western United States

Just outside Arches National Park and Moab in Utah along the Colorado River and Potash Road, a sandstone wall of Native American petroglyphs by the Southern San Rafael Fremont culture between made between 600 and 1300 A.D. stand untouched.

The Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains in Wyoming. The state is a great plateau broken by a number of important mountain ranges. In the northwest are the Absaroka, the Owl Creek, Wyoming, Gros Ventre, Wind River and the Teton ranges. In the north central are the Big Horns; in the northeast, the Black Hills; and in the southern portion of Wyoming, the Laramie, Medicine Bow and Sierra Madre ranges.

Checkerboard Mesa in Zion National Park in Utah, USA

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Sandstone rock formations with strong cross bedding patterns along Zion Boulevard in Zion National Park. Utah

slickrock paintbrush , Castilleja scabrida growing on Checkboard Mesa in Zion National Park, Utah. Navajo Sandstone formation. Showing patterns of the rock formations. Cross-bedded white sandstone. Cross-bedding.

$East exit of Zion National Park / past the Canyon overlook Trail -near and around Checkerboard Mesa : This famous formation was originally named so by Preston P. Patrow, the 3rd superintendent of Zion. Standing at 6,670 feet, it was named for its checkerboard appearance caused by th horizontal cross-bedding of ancient sand dunes and vertical cracking due to expansion and contraction of the sandstone during winter. The unusual crack pattern in the sandstone hills resemble a grid much like you would see on a checkerboard. \nDesert Bighorn, perfectly adapted to survive in severe desert climate are seen between Zion-Mt. Carmel Tunnel & East Entrance.$

East Temple rock formation, Zion National Park, Utah, USA, under a dramatic sky. Composed of layers of Navajo sandstone. Oct 1979 scanned film.

Zion National Park - Checkerboard Mesa - 1998. Scanned from Kodachrome slide.

Red Mountains of Zion National Park on a summer day, Utah.

Fall color foliage hits The Utah high desert in Zion National Park

The steep cliffs and eroded walls of the grand Canyon

New Mexico has some of the flattest land as well as some of the most rugged mountains in the country. Some portions of the state are rich in pine forests, meadows, and fish-laden mountain streams, while other areas are devoid of any water bodies, and even cacti struggle to survive.

The wind and time have formed the ridges in the rocks forming an abstract crepe pattern look in the cliff

Checkboard Mesa area in Zion National Park, Utah. Navajo Sandstone formation. Showing patterns of the rock formations. Cross-bedded white sandstone. Cross-bedding.

Swirling Sandstone on the Eastern Plateau near Checkerboard Mesa in Zion National Park Utah

Closeup of a rock wall near Checkerboard Mesa, Zion National Park, Utah

Bright yellow and orange autumn leaf colors add to the natural beauty in the rocky canyons of the Southwest.

Zion Checkerboard Mesa near east entrance to park- June 1978. Scanned from Kodachrome slide.

Checkboard Mesa in Zion National Park, Utah. Navajo Sandstone formation. Showing patterns of the rock formations. Cross-bedded white sandstone. Cross-bedding.

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