Dramatic Canyons and Gorges

Breathtaking views of deep gorges and rugged canyon walls, showcasing unique geological formations across various regions.

Black Canyon, Gunnison River Canyon, morning view in western Colorado, USA

Assets in this Story

Narrows, Iron Gate, Gorge walls, Trees, Rocks, Samaria Gorge, Omalos, Lefka Ori, White Mountains, West Crete, Island of Crete, Greece, Europe

Black Canyon, Gunnison River Canyon, morning view in western Colorado, USA

Hoodoos along highway 97 between the towns of Penticton and Summerland in the South Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada.

Cathedral Spires, Custer State Park,The Needles Highway, South Dakota, USA

USA, Utah, Sheep Creek Canyon Geological Loop

Sunlight breaks through the clouds and illuminates the Black Hil

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, for touring, discussions with National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Geological Survey staff, Park volunteers, and visitors

Jemez Mountain Trail - Battleship Rock on Jemez Mountain Trail. A large rock formation on the mountain surrounded by trees resembles a battleship. New Mexico (35.828° N 106.643° W)

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone National Park

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, for touring, discussions with National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Geological Survey staff, Park volunteers, and visitors

Interior view of Ihlara Valley, along gorge cut into volcanic rock in the southern part of Cappadocia in Aksaray,Turkey. Interior view of Ihlara Valley in Aksaray, Turkey

mountain landscape with evergreen tree. nature

Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of Ordesa-Viñamala, Pyrennes, Huesca, Aragón, Spain, Europe

USA, Colorado, Gunnison National Forest. The Castles rock formation on an autumn sunrise.

Yellowstone NP

Mountain peaks at canyon kurma Mountain peaks at canyon kurma .lake Baikal Copyright: xZoonar.com/MYCHKOx 9636309

Unusual landscape at the Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona, USA

dades valley in atlas moroco africa ground tree and nobody

Europe, France, Corsica, rugged rocks of Les Calanche

Beautiful mountain river

paved path of Balitx, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Kaleto Rock Fortress, overlook over the rock formations, Belogradchik, Bulgaria, Europe

Overview of Telluride Colorado during a sunny fall afternoon

USA, Utah, Scenic landscapes along US Highway 89, Fishlake National Forest, Junction to Sevier.

View of the Crooked River in Smith Rock State Park with, which is a state park located in central Oregon's High Desert near the communities of Redmond and Terrebonne, near Bend, Oregon, United States.

Artist Point view in winter snow. Yellowstone National Park. Wyoming.

Sundown at The Fossa del Bersagliere (badlands), Aliano, Lucania, Basilicata, Italy.

Sandstone rock formations along the Landscape Arch Trail in Devils Garden, Arches National Park, Utah, United States.

Qadisha (Kadisha) Holy Valley in Nortern Lebanon.

USA, Lewis and Clark Trail, Montana, Billings, The Yellowstone River at Pompeys Pillar National Historic Landmark, visited by Clark in 1806

AZ, Arizona, Oak Creek Canyon, Coconino National Forest, West Fork of Oak Creek in Fall

Trees on the Canary Island of Tenerife

USA, Colorado, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, view from Pulpit Rock Overlook

Lower Falls from Artists Point, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States o...

View through rock formations at Chiricahua National Monument

Usa, Utah, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area. Low clouds at Red Canyon Overlook

USA, Wyoming. Colorful autumn foliage of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.

USA, Oregon, Crater Lake National Park, Pumice Castle

USA, Arizona, Chiricahua National Monument. Dead juniper tree frames mountain forest.

Lower Falls in Yellowstone Grand Canyon seen from Artist Point. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA Lower Falls in Yellowstone Grand Canyon seen from Artist Point. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA Copyright: xZoonar.com/AlexxGrichenkox 21257963

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, for touring, discussions with National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Geological Survey staff, Park volunteers, and visitors

USA, Arizona, Chiricahua National Monument. Sunburst on rocky spire.

USA, Colorado, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Black Canyon and Gunnison River from Pulpit Rock Point

Lunar Landscape Paisaje Lunar in Teide National Park, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Zion National Park

USA, California, Lone Pine, Alabama Hills. Sunrise at the Eye of Alabama

Rock formations at Big Cove at Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park in Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick, Canada

USA, California, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Autumn colors of aspen trees (Populus tremuloides) below a mountain range. (Large format sizes available)

A picture of the classic Samaria Gorge landscape, with rocks on the ground and surrounding trees and mountains

Pink rose rhododendron flowers on early morning summer mountain slope, Carpathian, Chornohora, Ukraine.

Ancient trees of Sierra Juniper, Juniperus grandis, Yosemite, California.

USA, Wyoming. Yellowstone National Park. Winter Waterfall.

at the foothills of colorado rockies

USA, Oregon, Smith Rock State Park, Crooked River

A scenic view of Mount Maxwell from Mount Bruce, Salt Spring Island, BC Canada

Pine tree on the rock in Crimea, Ukraine

Supermoon rises over jagged edges of Water Canyon. Part of the Cibola National Forest in Socorro County, New Mexico

USA, CO, Boulder. Chatauqua trail out of Boulder to Flatirons and Royal Arch. 25' tall sandstone arch. Frames Flatiron in morning light

Pool in slick rock reflecting first light on a sandstone hill, Zion National Park, Utah, United States of America, North America

Hike from Moraine Lake to Larch Valley, Eiffel Peak and Wastach Mountain at the back, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

USA, Utah, Circleville, Fishlake National Forest Colorful Butte

Waterfall with rock formations in the background, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA

The Belle Fourche River n Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, USA

Smith Rock State Park, Terrebonne, Oregon, USA. Jagged Smith Rock

USA, Utah, Capitol Reef National Park, Pleasant Creek

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Rocky Mountain Nationalpark, Herbst, Colorado, USA Colorful yellow autumn in Colorado, United States. Fall season. Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 12846955

Clay cliffs of Castle Butte in the badlands of Bid Muddy Valley near the hamlet of Big Beaver, Saskatchewan, Canada

Foreign Trip

The Bodetal between Thale and Treseburg, Thale, Treseburg, Bode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Usa, Wyoming, Yellowstone , The Lower Falls Waterfall Seen From Artists Point As The River Below Cuts Through The Landscape

dades valley in atlas moroco africa ground tree and nobody

Mountains, reddish rocks, pine forest, Refuge de Carrozzu, Corsica, France, Europe

USA, California, Yosemite National Park,Olmsted Point

USA, South Dakota, Keystone - near, Mount Rushmore National Monument

Ellery Creek Big Hole, Red Centre, Northern Territory, Australia

Aerial view of a rugged, textured mountainside adorned with patches of verdant trees, showcasing nature's raw beauty, Sethan, Himachal Pradesh, India.

USA, Wyoming. Red Hills, Bridger Teton National Forest.

USA, Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park, Observation and Red Rock Points towering above Yellowstone River

Rock formation viewed through cottonwood trees, Zion National Park, Utah, USA

The Hoodoos, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Rifle Falls and travertine deposits, Colorado

Colorful steep slopes of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Montana, USA

Pine tree and rock cliff at Towangpok Observatory viewpoint, Seoraksan National Park, South Korea

mammoth hot springs at Yellowstone national park

Aerial view of a cascading waterfall cutting through the rugged, rocky terrain, where autumn colors paint the trees in vibrant hues, Manteigas, Serra da Estrela, Portugal.

Obsidian, volcanic glass, Obsidian Flow, Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Oregon, USA, North America

Crooked River in Winter, Smith Rock State Park, Oregon

Ordesa i Monte Perdido National Park Ordesa i Monte Perdido National Park, Province of Huesca, Aragon Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 21369913

USA, Oregon, Smith Rock State Park. Volcanic tuff cliffs and Crooked River.

Lower Falls waterfall in the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

North Fork of Virgin River , Box Elder Tree, Acer Negundo, Fall foliage, Gates of the Narrows, Zion National Park, near Springville and st. George, Utah

Slope of hill or mountain dotted with trees , Mountains. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection

Flaming Gorge recreation area

Sunset in southwestern Colorado's San Juan Range.

Switch back on Old Highway 30 near Rowena, Oregon Wasco County. Part of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.

Quatro Canyones and the Apurimac River, in the Andes, Peru, South America

USA, Colorado, Cortez. Mesa Verde, vista over Soda Canyon of San Miguel Mountains.

Europe, Italy, Aosta Valley, Cogne, Lillaz waterfalls

An old dead trunk with holes in the Rocky Mountain National Park An old dead trunk with holes in the Rocky Mountain National Park, USA Copyright: xZoonar.com/imagoDensx 21615292

Above the morning sunrise fog clouds from Giant's Head Mountain located in Summerland, British Columbia, Canada.

USA, Arizona, Sedona. Dusting of snow on Little Horse Trail

Cusarare Falls in Chihuahua, Mexico.

High Uintas Wilderness, Utah. USA. Glacier-scoured quartzite above treeline near head of East Fork Smiths Fork drainage. Lower Red Castle Lake in distance. Uinta Mountains. Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.

Fly Fishing on Hot Creek ijn California.

Roque Nublo rock, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Hiker overlooking scenic lake

China, Yunnan Province, Stone Forest, Landscape Of Eroded Limestone Pillars.

View of a majestic rock arch framing the distant, hazy mountains under a vibrant blue sky, a natural window to the serene landscape, Ohniste, Zilina Region, Slovakia.

California, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Devils Postpile National Monument, Basalt rock formations of Devils Postpile. (Large format sizes available)

Boating and fishing recreation offered at spectacular Flaming Gorge Canyon located on traditional homelands of the Ute Indians and close to the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, Fort Duchesne Utah.

Remains of burned trees dot a forest after a recent fire

Woman visiting and admiring landscape of Smith Rock State Park, Oregon, USA

Sunrise over Gorge and Amelanchier, Gunnison River, Black Canyon National Park, Colorado.

Landscape view of waterfalls in Yellowstone River Canyon in Yellowstone National Park. Wyoming, United States of America

Ancient Sierra juniper, Lake Tahoe region, California

USA, Utah. Hoar frost covering a juniper on the edge of the canyon with fog, Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park.

Snow in the Huangshan or Yellow Mountains, Anhui Province, China

Multicoloured canyon wall, Coconino National Forest, Arizona, USA, North America

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Canyon cliffs, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado

The lower Yellowstone Falls in the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone in Yellowstone National Park captured with Lower Yellowstone Falls and the Yellowstone River; Wyoming, USA.

Steeply dipping beds of Pennsylvanian Fountain Formation, Roxborough State Park, Colorado.

PINO CON NIDOS DE PROCESIONARIA. Location: EXTERIOR. PROVINCIA. GRANADA. SPAIN.

USA, Wyoming, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Lower Falls, Yellowstone National Park (Large format sizes available).

Sunrise at the rock Barbarine, Pfaffenstein, Saxon Switzerland, Elbe Sandstone Mountains, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Camping in the Lost Creek Wilderness

Ochre quarry at Roussillon, Vaucluse, Provence, France, Europe

Wyoming, Devils Tower National Monument

Hoodoo rock formations in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. A hoodoo is a tall, thin spire of rock, usually formed by erosion. Hoodoos typically consist of relatively soft rock topped by harder, less easily eroded stone that protects each column from the elements. They generally form within sedimentary rock and volcanic rock formations.

View of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River, Grand View, North Rim, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, North America

The Hoces del Río Duratón Natural Park Las Hoces del Río Duratón Natural Park, Segovia Province, Spain

Hoodoos, River Rafting, Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada

USA, Utah, Partial moon appears near the sandstone cliffs of Zion National Park.

Alhama de Granada Andalucia Spain

Winter in Flaming Gorge Beautiful landscapes in Flaming Gorge recreation area in winter season, USA Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 19423277

Devil s Tower, Wyoming View of Devil s Tower, Wyoming, U.S.A., August 2005 Copyright: xZoonar.com/GiovannixGagliardix 4816422

Falling large boulder on the edge of the abyss. Sunset view, Western Sayan. Natural Park Ergaki. Krasnoyarsk region. Russia. Falling large boulder on the edge of the abyss. Sunset view, Western Sayan. Natural Park Ergaki. Krasnoyarsk region. Russia. Copyright: xZoonar.com/StanislavxSablinx 22992981

Rocks, Knysna, Garden Route, South Africa, Africa

Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway - Needles Highway. Peter Norbeck blazed this impressive trail through these monumental rock formations known as the Needles. Location: Needles, South Dakota (43.841° N 103.535° W)

Cimarron Canyon State Park, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Fall Color Change and Rocky Mountains, Landscape, Cimarron Range Colorado, High Country.

Senior woman hiker among rock formations in Lost Creek Wilderness

Aerial view of waterfall Pericnik in Mojstrana, Slovenia.

Bulgaria, Belogradshick. The Rocks of Belogradshick.

'The Yellowstone River', 1916. Artist: Unknown.

Hiking to the White Moon Landscape near Vilaflor, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Snow in the Huangshan or Yellow Mountains, Anhui Province, China

drakensberg in south africa near hoedspruit with clouds sky

Devil's Tower National Monument, Wyoming

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