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Tag Archives: sandstone

the red sandstone formations at the Wave in Utah

‘Don’t Die Out There’, Surviving a Hike into the Wave

December 12, 2018by Albatz Travel Adventures 7 Comments

September 29. The ‘Wave’ is such a popular hiking destination that only 10 permits are given out per day online, and another 10 in a lottery at the Paria Ranger Station […]

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American Southwest, Arizona, Road Trip, Utah
Scattered cow bones were the first sign that this might not have been the best route to take through Buckskin Gulch in Arizona

Winning the Lottery Plus a Hike into Buckskin Gulch

December 2, 2018by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

After spending the night in Page, Arizona we headed out BLM in Utah for the ‘Lottery’.  September 28.  We made it to the Paria Ranger Station in Utah by 8:20, excited […]

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American Southwest, Arizona, Road Trip, Utah
Canyonlands South Entrance Mushroom Formations

The Needles and Mushroom Cap Formations of Canyonlands National Park South

September 25, 2018by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

September 24.  Yesterday we did the Canyonlands National Park North, today we entered the park via the south entrance. I noted ‘photo ref’ on this sketch of the rock formations on […]

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American Southwest, Road Trip, Utah
Lower Antelope Canyon

Lower Antelope Canyon in Arizona

March 14, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

This week I’m looking every which way at Lower Antelope Canyon. Lower Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon whose sandstone walls have been eroded into curvilinear shapes by the rushing waters […]

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Arizona, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge
Bryce Canyon National Park

Travel Theme: Horizon (Bryce Canyon National Park)

August 16, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

Playing around with the placement of the horizon in relation to the twisted pines while in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Placing the horizon at the bottom of the photo focuses […]

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American Southwest, Road Trip, Travel Theme, Utah
The Hill of Seven Colours in the Quebrada de Humahuaca

Northwest Argentina’s Coloured Sandstone Desert

May 20, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 13 Comments

At the edge of the Andes lies the Quebrada de Humahuaca, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with multi-coloured sandstone formations. The whole northwest of Argentina is filled with these striking quebradas (canyons) […]

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Argentina, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge
the red sandstone formations at the Wave in Utah

Lines of Striped Sandstone at the ‘Wave’ in Arizona

September 24, 2013by Albatz Travel Adventures 11 Comments

The ‘Wave’ is a striped sandstone formation, the lines of colour in the sandstone creating wave-like patterns, forming a type of sandstone surf. If you are interested in scale, Al […]

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American Southwest, Arizona, Weekly Photo Challenge

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