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Cross bedding in the Entrada sandstone; a Triassic/Jurassic rock formation formed by aeolian transported sand which resulted into dune deposits over geologic time, Kanab, Utah, USA

Rock background, Horseshoe Bend, Arizona

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

Rock Formations in Zion National Park in Utah.

Checkerboard Mesa in Zion National Park in Utah, USA

The Upper East Canyon in Zion National Park

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.

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

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

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

Photo of the Antelope Canyon in Arizona, United States of America.

Fossil sandstone sand dunes from the Najavo Sandstone Formation of Jurassic age. Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument, Utah

Zion National Park is an American national park located in southwestern Utah near the town of Springdale

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

Zion National Park in Utah western United States

Zion National Park view from Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway

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.

Pink and white sandstone rock formation at Whitney Tanks, in the Gold Butte National Monument a recently established area in eastern Nevada. It consists of 120,166 ha (nearly 300,000 acres) of desert east of Lake Mead and west of the Arizona border. It houses several endangered species and many sites of ancient North American indigenous peoples activities and artwork, as well as outstanding, if remote, scenery.

The Rock formation in the Glen canyon, sandstone formations, USA

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

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

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

Taken on the road to visit Zion National Park in Utah

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

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