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Red Dot Trail, White Rock, New Mexico, USA

Published 3 months ago by John Austin Roberts

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The Red Dot trail is a moderately strenuous hike just outside the town of White Rock, New Mexico, that descends into the canyo...(more)

White Rock Overlook, New Mexico, USA

Published 3 months ago by John Austin Roberts

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Here in the foothills of the Jemez Mountains, the Rio Grande flows through ancient volcanic ash and lava flows near the small town ...(more)

Telephone Canyon Waterfall, Zion National Park, Utah, USA

Published 3 months ago by John Austin Roberts

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Mid-winter rain and snow on the high plateau keep a steady waterfall flowing from the exit of Telephone Canyon ...(more)

Many Pools Trail, Zion National Park, Utah, USA

Published 3 months ago by John Austin Roberts

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The Many Pools trail is an easy hike on the east side of Zion National Park that climbs gradually in elevation as it wind...(more)

Above the Inversion, Red Butte, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Published 4 months ago by John Austin Roberts

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The Red Butte gets its name from the nugget sandstone formation, deposited as sand dunes 150 to 200 million years ago. The Red Bu...(more)

The Living Room on Red Butte, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Published 4 months ago by John Austin Roberts

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Over the years, hikers have constructed "The Livingroom" on the ridge of Red Butte above the northeastern corner of the Salt Lake...(more)

City Creek Canyon, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Published 4 months ago by John Austin Roberts

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City Creek Canyon is a public park located just north of downtown Salt Lake City.  Memory Grove Park, located at the entr...(more)

City Creek Canyon, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Published 4 months ago by John Austin Roberts

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City Creek Canyon is a public park located just north of downtown Salt Lake City.  Memory Grove Park, located at the entr...(more)

Glacier d Argentiere, Haute-Savoie, France

Published 6 months ago by John Austin Roberts

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The Argentiere Glacier descends from the heights of the Mt. Blanc massif below the Aguille or "needle" of Argentiere.   Pa...(more)

Aiguille du Chardonnet, Haute-Savoie, France

Published 6 months ago by John Austin Roberts

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The Aiguille du Chardonnet rises from the Mt. Blanc massif above the Arve valley and the village of Argentiere.  Part of...(more)

Bells Canyon, Sandy, Utah, USA

Published 7 months ago by John Austin Roberts

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Here at the lower portion of Bells Canyon, the reds of maples and scrub oak and the yellows of aspen and cottonwood trees cover a varie...(more)

Bells Canyon and Sandy, Utah, USA

Published 7 months ago by John Austin Roberts

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The view looks out from Lower Bells Canyon over Sandy City and the Salt Lake Valley between the Wasatch Mountains to the east and the ...(more)

Point Imperial, Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Published 9 months ago by John Austin Roberts

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From near 8,800 feet the Point Imperial viewpoint at the north rim of the Grand Canyon offers sweeping views of the northeaste...(more)

Rio Grande Gorge State Park, New Mexico, USA

Published about 1 year ago by John Austin Roberts

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The Rio Grande River was not responsible for the creation of the gorge that slices through New Mexico.  The gorge repres...(more)

Rio Grande Gorge State Park, New Mexico, USA

Published about 1 year ago by John Austin Roberts

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The Rio Grande River was not responsible for the creation of the gorge that slices through New Mexico.  The gorge repres...(more)

Kasha-Katuwe National Monument, New Mexico, USA

Published about 1 year ago by John Austin Roberts

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All around the Jemez mountains, a layer of rock known as tuff erodes into fanciful cities of cones. The tuff formed f...(more)

Kasha-Katuwe National Monument, New Mexico, USA

Published about 1 year ago by John Austin Roberts

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All around the Jemez mountains, a layer of rock known as tuff erodes into fanciful cities of cones. The tuff formed f...(more)

Lower West Rim Trail, Zion National Park, Utah, USA

Published over 1 year ago by John Austin Roberts

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Just north of Angel's Landing, the West Rim trail passes along a ridge between the main canyon of Zion National Park carved by the Virgin River and the smaller Refrigerator Canyon below Cathedral Mountain.

Fremont Canyon, Wyoming, USA

Published over 1 year ago by John Austin Roberts

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Situated between the Pathfinder and Alcova reservoirs, Fremont Canyon is a tall narrow gorge cut by the North Platte River through pre-Camb...(more)

Devil's Gate, Wyoming, USA

Published over 1 year ago by John Austin Roberts

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Visible from the road for several miles in either direction, but most apparent when traveling east to west, Devil's Gate is a narrow gorge ...(more)