Directly in front of you rises a chaos of rock vaulting nearly 3,000 feet ... is derived from prehistoric sand—the Navajo sandstone that forms the plateau and cliffs. This sandstone, in ...

A popular geological feature in Utah known as the “Double Arch” — which hung over Lake Powell in the Glen Canyon National ...

In addition to the Virgin River, there are several areas within the park where groundwater oozes out of the cracks and crevices in the Navajo sandstone, including at Weeping Rock. Thanks to the ...

They’re carved out of different types of sedimentary rock–usually sandstone or limestone. All slot canyons in Arizona are ...

Image Spider Rock, an 800-foot-tall sandstone spire where folklore holds that a spider woman who lives at the top taught the Navajo how to weave.Credit...Derek M. Norman/The New York Times I was ...