A sizzling 104 degree afternoon doesn't take away from the experience of spending time in Utah's Bootlegger Canyon, as the Potash Local creeps through a five mile track upgrade on June 4, 2021.

White Pocket, a part of the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument/North Arizona, during sunset.

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Wandering among the slickrock formations always provides some amazing formations created by wind and water. Near Page, Arizona.

A gnarly dwarf juniper clings to life on the edge of Grand View Point, high above an immense labyrinth of canyons, mesas, hoodoos and slickrock - Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

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DeWeese State Wildlife Area

Scenic Byway 12 between Escalante and Boulder, a state highway which received the designation of "All American Road" travels through some of the most diverse, remote and ruggedly beautiful landscapes in the USA. Print Size 13x19 inches.

On a slickrock trail in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park near Moab, Utah.

Along the Burr Trail near Boulder, Utah. This is a beautiful drive with lots of places to climb about on the ancient lithified dunes dating to the Jurassic period. This type of area is referred to as slickrock which seems odd as the sandstone is anything but slick and provides excellent grip when climbing and desending the slope. I shot this using a Fuji C-T5 and a Laowa 9mm f2.8 lens.

Union Pacific's 'Potash Local' encounters massive sandstone formations near Arches National Park on April 19, 2019.

White Pocket - Vermillion Cliffs.

Es gibt keine Straße, die dort hinführt, keine Wegweiser. Nur ein paar Pisten für Allradfahrzeuge. Aber weil ich dort unbedingt mal hinwollte, hatte ich mir den nicht unkomplizierten Weg dorthin zuhause in Deutschland per GoogleEarth, GoolgeMaps und mithilfe unzähliger Erfahrungsberichte vorbereitet. Da konnte nix schiefgehen, dachte ich, bis ich dann in Las Vegas mein Handy verlor oder geklaut bekam. All meine Vorbereitung war da drauf. Da ich mich aber nun offensichtlich doch so perfekt auf die abenteuerliche Piste zu den Felsen vorbereitet hatte, hatte ich den gesamten Wegverlauf, immerhin rund 35 km im Kopf. Bingo! Ein wahres Wunderland an Felsen, Wassertümpeln und weiter Sicht. Außer mir war niemand dort, ein derart unfassbare Stille habe ich selten erlebt.

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White Pocket - Vermillion Cliffs.

There is no road that leads there, no signposts. Just a few tracks for four-wheel drive vehicles. But because I really wanted to go there, I had prepared the not-so-easy route back home in Germany using Google Earth, Google Maps and with the help of countless reports. Nothing could go wrong, I thought, until I lost or had my cell phone stolen in Las Vegas. All my preparation was on that. But since I had obviously prepared myself so perfectly for the adventurous track to the cliffs, I had the entire route, around 35 km, in my head. Bingo! A true wonderland of rocks, pools of water and wide views. There was no one there except me; I have rarely experienced such incredible silence.

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Union Pacific's Potash Local glides through Moab Canyon with nine loads for East Yard in Grand Junction on April 19, 2019.

Bullet Canyon, Grand Gulch, Cedar Mesa, Utah

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Fiery Furnace in Arches National Park, Utah.

While at a roadside pullout along Utah Scenic Byway 12 at the Calf Creek Viewpoint in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. My thoughts on composing this image was to take advantage of some nearby shrubbery and old trees and have that as a look beyond to the varied landscape present in this part of the national monument. Angling my Nikon SLR camera slightly downward would, in my mind, create more of a sweeping view looking across it. That would in turn raise the horizon higher into the image and perhaps create more of a sense of grandeur in the image captured.

The amazing eroded rockscape of the Needles District

- Canyonlands National Park, Utah

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The colors of the slickrock played off the alpenglow of dawn.

Canyonlands National Park-- Needles area

Slickrock Trail

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Zion National Park, Utah

Slickrock after heavy rain, Pisgah National Forest

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Black Point, revisited (by the group, this was my first night shoot here). We were out here on a full moon minus 2 days, as this was the best day for everybody. The weather was cool and clear, though we lucked out in having some nice clouds roll in. My first shoot with a DSLR (judyboy was gracious enough to loan me his D50) and I think I'm hooked! Slick rocks here, but worth it...

Tonight's group: judyboy, threshold,rizzolo, rtlm401, Adrian, and myself. You can see our shots from this night here and in slide show format here.

The Needles district of Canyonlands National Park, Utah reflected in a pool of water left by recent rain

Arches National Park

Happy Thanksgiving. It's difficult to live in gratitude. But beauty and blessings come from the storm. Silver linings...

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Late in the day, the light picks up the fissures, folds and textures of Comb Ridge. Cairns in the foreground lead to the left, pointing the way to the Procession Panel, a large series of pictographs portraying a hunting scene. Comb Ridge is now protected as part of the Bear's Ears National Monument.

This slick rock is as inviting as it looks--with a little ingenuity and persistence, you can go nearly anywhere. Comb Ridge runs north/south for almost 80 miles.

Wonderful slot canyon near the 4 corners of SW USA. This is hidden from above ground as the 'slot' is barely noticeable on the Desert floor. Once down inside, it opens up wider due to years of water erosion. The water comes from flash floods passing down into the soft rock and eroding and widening it out. So underground the canyon can be around 5 metres wide. And the rock is sculpted in gorgeous soft swirls and shapes. Also when the sun is above, then the inside glows with an iridescence and warmth ... beautiful. I've included a small selection of the images I have. ( The 2nd one is my favourite ! )

Cottonwood Cove, Vermillion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona

Taken in 2005 down in the Upper canyon. This system of slick rock narrow canyons are below the surface in the Arizona desert. It's almost impossible to take a unimpressive image tbh and this one shows the beauty, intrigue and grace of the forms and curves of the eroded slick-rock. The key is to plan for the overhead light .. an hour or two around early afternoon in summer time is key. The rays filter down through the slot and permeate off the smooth sandstone-type rock. Very, very soft light .. wondrous ! A magical atmosphere and so privileged to have seen it !! :-)

This is a good example of an arch eroded entirely within the massive Slick Rock Member, part of the Entrada Sandstone. Although it's difficult to tell from this image, the arch is 8.1m wide, 6.7m tall and the fin within which it sits it is about 4.3m thick at the arch.

Tunnel Rock is located in the Devil's Garden, a section in the north of Arches National Park in Utah. To see the main features, the Devil's Garden Trail meanders between sheer walls of sandstone fins. The fins were created when vertical cracks in a thick layer of sandstone were eroded and widened by water -either scoured by run-off from rainfall and snow melt, or pried and exfoliated by ice expansion. These stone formations may only last a few thousand years - a short time on the geologic time scale.

The events that led to the arches, fins, and other rock shapes began about 300 million years ago, when seas periodically covered the area. The seas became trapped in low-lying areas and then evaporated, leaving salt beds up to 1,500m thick in some places. Sand, silt and clay subsequently accumulated on top of the salt deposits over millions of years. The uneven weight and pressure of these overlying sediments squeezed the salt into an anticline (a domed ridge). Overlying horizontal rock layers bulged upward and cracked vertically allowing rainwater to trickle down and dissolve the salt away.

As the salt receded, the overlying rock burden sank with it. Salt Valley, located to the immediate south-west, is an example of the resulting landform. At the edges of the valley, where Devil's Garden is located, the cracked rock was slightly pulled apart. Rain and snow soaked into the vertical cracks, which dissolved the cementing minerals and loosened grains of sand to be carried away by running water. As the cracks widened, tall fins were left standing. Weak zones in fins were either dissolved by naturally occurring acids in rainwater or wedged apart by freezing and thawing water, and openings developed into the various arches seen today.

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Camel Back Mountain, Washington County, Utah. Photograph by Karl.

The Hogback Overlook on Utah Highway 12 south of Boulder, Utah forms the high point in a vast sea of sandstone, mostly light tan with ribbons of red in the valleys. It looks like an ancient walled city.

Slickrock ocean view from highway 12, Utah

Drove down to Moab for the day and had to get the "obligatory" balancing rock pic. Arches National Park

The east section of Zion National Park is known as slickrock country where rocks are a mixture of white and varied tints of brown or orange. This is a result of minimal iron-oxide compared to other layers of sandstone. Zion slickrock showcases the powerful effects of erosion over a great period of time.

Boynton Point Overlook features some of Utah's most spectacular examples of wonderfully colored and sculpted slickrock. Overlooking Calf Creek Canyon, this overlook sits literally at roadside but does require a bit of arduous climbing on smooth and steeply angled rock to gain the best perspectives. Late afternoon light is essential here for the most dramatic photos.

Google will help you find Boynton Pass Overlook which is located along Utah's SR 12 midway between Escalante and Boulder and lies technically within Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. This stretch of road is perhaps my favorite in all of the southwest and is considered by many the most scenic road in America. Do plan to see it and don't rush thru!

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I bought an epicly bright bike light a few years ago for the sole purpose of biking around Moab at night. Through lazyness and circumstance I didn't ever get a chance to use it until this recent Moab trip... but while gearing up in the dark I couldn't find the thing and was relegated to just using regular headlamps to navigate Moab's Slickrock practice loop in the moonless night.

Murphey's law kicked in and the second I got back to camp, I found the actual bright light I was supposed to be biking with. Oh well, dull headlamps made the sphincter clenching night biking experience even more exciting, right?

Also, that green monster is the new love of my life, and so far I can only afford to rent the Yeti SB6C and take her on some occasional dates, someday I hope I can pull the trigger and tie the knot so that I can ride her as often as I'd like.

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Finally I had some sun at sunrise instead of clouds. I think these shots in succession are my favorites. Canyonlands National Park

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