Friday, May 20, 2011



The Coral Pink Sand Dunes in southern Utah. The dunes are made of red Navaho sandstone and home to yucca plants, toads, and kangaroo rats, which apparently never drink water, but consume all of their moisture by eating plants and seeds. The grains of sand making up the dunes are uniformly small, so the sand has a lovely, smooth, cohesive feel.



Tuesday, May 17, 2011



Millions of years of erosion by wind and water on the Rim Trail, Grand Canyon, AZ.





On the Hermit's Rest Trail in the Grand Canyon, AZ. Yucca plants, cactus, and lizards lined the trail.