Typical of retreating escarpments on the Colorado Plateau, the Book Cliffs are a prominent feature that runs 250 miles from Palisade, Colorado to Helper, Utah. These photos were taken north of Fruita, Colorado. The first image was shot using...
Thanks again everyone! We just got back from Arizona visiting family and had some nice flights at a campsite near a Sahuaro forest, too much fun flying around those giant cactus! Headed to California next week for Christmas and will bring along...
Thanks folks. The plateau above gets a lot more rain than below and has much cooler temps than the desert floor, so a lot of Junipers and pines grow up there. I love the contrast. I believe the rock is mostly Aztec sandstone and it extends all...