Landscape Photography from the American West (Part 2)

Deep in the Zion Narrows, the Virgin River flows through a slot between sandstone walls well exceeding 1,000 feet in some places. Zion National Park, Utah.

The world's largest natural bridge, Rainbow Bridge, Utah, as tall as the U.S. Capitol.

Fall foliage in the West Fork of Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona. One of the state's most popular hiking areas.

The beautiful desert waterfall, Calf Creek Falls. Part of the newly created Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, Utah.

The ebbing tide exposes rocks with fertile tidal pools at Morro Strand Beach on the rugged California Coast.

Keet Seel is one of the best preserved of all Anasazi cliff dwellings. Navajo National Monument, Ariz.

Exotic striped cliffs overlook the Paria River at the Old Paria Townsite and Movie Set, Utah.

The Painted Desert resembles a lunar landscape in this composite of four photos. Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona

Thor's Hammer is one of many fanciful yet beautiful formations at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.

The bizarre slot canyon, Buckskin Gulch, averages 15 feet wide for 15 miles with vertical walls close to 500 feet. Part of the Paria Canyon Wilderness, Utah.