November 2018: Hoodoo in White Lace: the white color drizzling from the middle white section onto the lower red section almost seems like a lace formation. This wonder is in Little Egypt.
Queen of Little Egypt in Utah, landscape photography by Gordon Smith of St. George, Utah.
Sentry at Little Egypt, a hoodoo with some followers
Utah Little Egypt Geological Area
Jailhouse Rock Landscape: a mis-shapen rock in the foreground resembles a bicycle seat to me.
Temple Rock in Capitol Reef's Lower South Desert
Tree Over South Desert in Capitol Reef.
Knife-Blade Tower: life a jagged knife, the cathedrals in Capitol Reef cut deep into the sky.
Hoodoo in White Lace: the white color drizzling from the middle white section onto the lower red section almost seems like a lace formation. This wonder is in Little Egypt.
Queen of Little Egypt in Utah, landscape photography by Gordon Smith of St. George, Utah.
Little Egypt Boulders and Hoodoo
Little Egypt Boulders and Hoodoo in the high central Utah desert.
Giant Monolith of Upper Cathedral Valley
Giant Monolith of Upper Cathedral Valley: hike to the end of the Upper Cathdral trail to see this view of the largest "cathedral. Rain fell on me and small run-off can be seen around the monolith.
Lower South Desert Overlook in Capitol Reef's remote northern section.
Jailhouse Rock with White Boulders
Jailhouse Rock with White Boulders during a cloudy storm
Cathedral Sandstone Detail: whiter stone on top is Curtis formation.
Driving Cathedral Valley Road: a beautiful and remote experience.
Flowers for the Queen of Little Egypt
Flowers for the Queen of Little Egypt: Little Egypt geologic area of interest as seen on a pleasant but cloudy day. This high hoodoo is known as the queen.
Octopus of the Desert: a weird structure in Utah's central high desert.
Little Egyptian Heads putting their heads together. This weird spot in central Utah has great hiking and photography.
Upper Cathedrals of Capitol Reef. A 2 mile hike leads to this spectacular overlook!
White Altar: Lower South Desert Overlook in Capitol Reef has this wonderful open view of Jailhouse Rock and many other strange stones.
Overlooking Temples of the Sun and Moon
Overlooking Temples of the Sun and Moon: from the Upper Cathedral road there is a one-mile trek to a view above the famous Temples of the Sun (left) and Moon (right). The immensity of Utah is wonderful!
Upper Cathedral Storm, a telephoto shot.
Temple of the Sun and Sandy Wash
Temple of the Sun and Sandy Wash in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.
Flowers for the Queen of Little Egypt
Flowers for the Queen of Little Egypt: Little Egypt geologic area of interest as seen on a pleasant but cloudy day. This high hoodoo is known as the queen.
Octopus Rock at Little Egypt in Utah
Hoodoo of Egypt: Utah's Little Egypt is a gem to visit. Wonderful stripes of color run through these goblins.
Cathedral Over the Valley: towering above everything, this steep monolith commands the world.
White Rock and Jailhouse Rock in Capitol Reef
Cathedral Cliffs of the lesser-known South Desert. This stunning valley is on the opposite side of Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef.
Upper Cathedral Valley Overlook
Upper Cathedral Valley Overlook in Capitol Reef. This is one of the better views ever.
Temple of the Sun in Cathedral Valley
Sage and Queen: sagebrush and the Queen structure at Little Egypt in Utah.
Octopus and Queen, Little Egypt Geologic Area.
Hoodoo of Egypt: Utah's Little Egypt is a gem to visit. Wonderful stripes of color run through these goblins.
Upper Cathedrals Trail has views of a succession of impressive towers.
White Rock and Jailhouse Rock in Capitol Reef
Pedestal Over South Desert with Cathedral Valley sandstone cliffs melting with time. The topmost white Curtis formation is easily seen here.
Man Standing Over Cathedral Valley
Man Standing Over Cathedral Valley: near the upper Cathedral Overlook, Gordon Smith stands on the edge of a steep cliff.
Tiny Tree in Cathedral Valley: small tree sprouting through the sand in Capitol Reef.