American Southwest: Paria Wilderness, The Wave, Buckskin Gulch

The American Southwest (Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico) is home to deep and narrow slot canyons, beautiful and delicate sandstone formations, spectacular dunes and desert vistas.  

Slot Canyons

Zion National Park  |  Escalante National Monument  |  Paria Wilderness | Moab

The Grand Canyon  |  Sedona

White Sands National Monument  |  Sonoran Desert

The Paria Wilderness, including the Vermillion Cliffs, Buckskin Gulch, Coyote Buttes (where the famous 'Wave' formation is found), etc. is an incredible area on the border of Utah and Arizona. 

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Yucca, Coyote Buttes, Arizona, cosmic string theory, vermilion cliffs
Tire in Slot Canyon, Buckskin Gulch, Arizona, canyon trash, trash,
Winter Ice at the Wave, Coyote Buttes, Arizona, desert ocean
Ice Forms at the Wave, Coyote Buttes, Arizona, sand etchings,
Canyon Fury, Buckskin Gulch, Arizona, slot canyon, arizona, utah, vermilion cliffs,
Unique image of Horseshoe Bend, Grand Canyon, Arizona, flat no more, fisheye,
Temple of Sun and Sand, Vermilion Cliffs, Arizona, sand, southwest, sandstone, alcove, arch
Cottonwood in Paria Canyon, Vermillion Cliffs, Arizona, Paria's gray hairs, southwest,
Sandstone and Reflected Light, Buckskin Gulch, Arizona, canyon character, canyon
Sandstone King, White Pocket, Arizona, southwest, otherworldly