WILDFIRE

A summer wildfire burns north of Mt. Pleasant, Utah.

ROCK REST

A desert spiny lizard sits on a rock in the afternoon sun somewhere in Utah.

SNACKTIME

A chipmunk munches on a careless tourist's Cheez-It in the Flatirons outside Boulder, Colorado

NAVAJO

Morning light falls on the Navajo Sandstone and illuminates the western wall of Zion Canyon

CROSS-BEDDING

Early morning sun on the canyon walls at Zion National Park.

ANGEL'S LANDING

Angel's Landing rises alone from the bottom of Zion Canyon and reaches skyward.

ZION CANYON 1

The canyon extends west in the view from Angel's Landing in Zion National Park.

BRYCE CANYON

The winter sun illuminates the bright sandstone of Bryce Canyon National Park,

ZION CANYON 2

The canyon extends west in the view from below Angel's Landing in Zion National Park.

FERRON MOONRISE

Moonrise over the Ferron Reservoir on the Wasatch Plateau in Manti-La Sal National Forest.

ARCHES AND FINS

Fins in the Entrada Sandstone are illuminated by afternoon sun, as is the beginnings of one of this park's namesake arches in the background.

GREEN RIVER STORM

Lightning emerges from the clouds above the White Rim and the Green River in Canyonlands National Park.

GREEN RIVER

The view of the meandering Green River and building summer clouds from the Green River Overlook in Canyonlands National Park.

PALO DURO

Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the United States, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife. Here, a cloudless sunset graces the stunningly flat plateau and highlights the terrain below.

COCONINO PLATEAU SUNRISE

The run rises over the Coconino Plateau and the Sand Francisco volcanic field north of Flagstaff.

ACROSS THE FLATS

A railroad track runs through the recently-rained-on Bonneville Salt Flats west of Salt Lake City. Wildcat Mountain, almost 20 miles away, peaks through the sunset haze.