Colorado Plateau Province - Canyonlands National Park

Colorado Plateau Province

Cedar Mesa Sandstone, Canyonlands National Park

Canyonlands National Park

Photo by ©Marli Miller.

Cedar Mesa Sandstone.

Confluence of Green and Colorado Rivers, looking south, southeast Utah

Colorado Plateau

Photo by ©Marli Miller

Confluence of Green and Colorado Rivers, looking south, southeast Utah.

Reflection in pothole. Cedar Mesa Sandstone

Canyonlands National Park

Photo by ©Marli Miller.

Reflection in pothole. Cedar Mesa Sandstone.

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