Western United States contains natural territories from canyons to North America's highest sand dunes. The region features national parks, historical sites, and geological formations. Visitors find hot springs, underground caves, petrified forests, and archaeological sites of Pueblo culture.
Utah, U.S.
The Colorado River system has cut deep gorges into red rock, forming plateaus reaching 1000 meters in elevation.
Rye, Colorado, U.S.
A single man constructed this stone structure over 60 years using local materials and traditional methods.
Arizona, U.S.
The park contains mineralized tree trunks from the Triassic period with red, blue and purple crystals.
Colorado, U.S.
Sand dunes rising 230 meters stand between mountains and prairie in this area of diverse ecosystems.
Arizona and Utah, U.S.
Red sandstone buttes rise 1,000 feet above the Colorado Plateau desert floor.
Colorado and Utah, U.S.
The park contains over 800 paleontological sites with fossils from the Jurassic period.
New Mexico, U.S.
275 square kilometers of white gypsum dunes form the largest gypsum accumulation on Earth.
New Mexico, U.S.
119 caves extend 46 kilometers beneath the surface featuring stalactites and stalagmites.
Colorado, U.S.
This historic 1892 mine sits on a rock outcrop by Crystal River. The distinctive wooden structure was used for silver mining operations.
Colorado, U.S.
The national park protects an 800-meter deep gorge with dark schist and granite rock walls along the Gunnison River.
Colorado, U.S.
This 17-mile mountain road reaches an elevation of 14,130 feet at Mount Evans summit. The route allows observations of mountain goats and marmots.
Colorado and Utah, U.S.
Six prehistoric, Ancestral Puebloan-era villages spread across a desert landscape.
Monroe, Utah, U.S.
Thermal mineral springs with temperatures ranging from 98 to 110 degrees Fahrenheit, surrounded by red sandstone and mineral deposits.
Colorado, U.S.
Ski resort at 10,800 feet elevation with average annual snowfall of 430 inches and 1,600 acres of ski terrain.
New Mexico, U.S.
Archaeological park containing Pueblo settlements from 9th to 13th centuries featuring stone walls and ceremonial spaces.
Colorado, U.S.
National park containing over 4,000 archaeological sites, including 600 cliff dwellings from 12th century Ancestral Puebloans.
