Zion National Park, Utah
River in Zion NP
Colorful rocks, Zion NP
Wildflower blooming in May, Zion NP
Rock patterns, Zion NP
Probably Zion Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja scabrida), Zion NP
Outback Zion NP
Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia sp.), Zion NP
The Bryce Canyon Amphitheater, Bryce Canyon National Park
Magnificent view!
Red hoodoos in Red Canyon
Red hoodoos
Red Canyon
Red cliffs
Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), Bryce Canyon National Park
Ladder-Backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris), Southern Utah
Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis), Bryce Canyon National Park. Although it resembles a chipmunk, this species lacks a facial dark eye-line stripe, and is classified as a ground squirrel.
Three species of chipmunks are found in Bryce Canyon, the Uinta Chipmunk, the Least Chipmunk and the Cliff Chipmunk. The 21 chipmunk species found in Western USA can be very hard to distinguish. This is probably a Uinta Chipmunk (Eutamius umbrinus), found near the cliffs in Bryce Canyon.
Uinta Chipmunk, Bryce Canyon NP
Rock Squirrel (Otospermophilus variegatus), Capitol Reef National Park
Bryce Canyon NP
Bryce Canyon hoodoos
Pronghorn, Bryce Canyon National Park
Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus), Bryce Canyon National Park
Western Whiptail (Aspidoscelis tigris), Capitol Reef National Park
Plateau Fence Lizard (Sceloporus tristichus), Capitol Reef National Park
Bryce Canyon NP
A lone Piñon pine (Pinus edulis), Capitol Reef National Park
Bryce Canyon springtime
Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Flowering prickly pear cacti, Capitol Reef National Park
Probably Large-petaled Onion (Allium macropetalum), Capitol Reef NP
Capitol Reef NP
Grand Wash Trail, Butch Cassidy's hideout area in Capitol Reef National Park
Claret Cup Cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus), Capitol Reef National Park
Capitol Gorge
Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah
Arches National Park, Park Avenue, Utah
Hopi Chipmunk (Neotamias rufus), Arches National Park
Balanced rock, hoodoo in the Arches National Park