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James Marvin Phelps
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The Mancos Shale near Hanksville, Utah, forms dramatic 90-million-year-old gray badlands, canyons, and landmarks like Factory Butte. This Cretaceous marine deposit of shale, siltstone, and sandstone erodes into steep, otherworldly landscapes.

#utah #desert #landscape #canyon #photography
February 10, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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Big Sky
Long Dong Silver Spire Trail
Hanksville, Utah
April 2025

#utah #desert #landscape #sky #clouds #photography
February 10, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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Otherworldly
Long Dong Silver Spire
Moonscape Valley
Hanksville, Utah
April 2025
#utah #landscape #desert #badlands #photography
February 9, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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Angel of Death Spire II
Moonscape Valley
Hanksville, Utah
January 2026

#utah #landscape #desert #blackandwhite #photography
February 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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Angel of Death Spire
Moonscape Valley
Hanksville, Utah
January 2026

#utah #landscape #desert #blackandwhite #photography
February 8, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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Desert Monolith
Long Dong Silver Spire
Moonscape Valley
Hanksville, Utah
January 2026

#utah #desert #landscape #longdongsilver #nature #outdoors #photography
February 7, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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The Dark Spire—also called Long Dong Silver, Black Spire, or Lone Tower—is a striking sandstone formation about 7 miles west of Hanksville, Utah. Rising sharply from a barren desert, its remote, otherworldly look feels straight out of Star Wars or The Lord of the Rings.
#utah #photography #landscape
February 6, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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Sunrise Color
Factory Butte
Hanksville, Utah
April 2025

#utah #hanksville #desert #landscape #sunrise #nature #outdoors #photography
February 5, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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Factory Butte rises over 1,000 feet above the remote desert near Hanksville, Utah. Made of Mancos Shale, its gray, finely layered slopes create dramatic textures. With its flat top and steep sides, the isolated butte resembles an old industrial building—hence the name “Factory.

#utah #photography
February 4, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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Side Window Granary
House on Fire
South Fork Mule Canyon
Bears Ears National Monument
Utah

#utah #bearsears #nationalmonument #nativeamerican #ruins #photography
February 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Granaries
House on Fire
South Fork Mule Canyon
Bears Ears National Monument
Utah
January 2026
#utah #bearsears #nationalmonument #nativeamerican #ruins #photography
February 2, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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Tucked into a quiet alcove in Mule Canyon, Utah, the House on Fire ruins are among Cedar Mesa’s most striking sights. Built by the Ancestral Puebloans 700–2,500 years ago, these small cliffside granaries once stored corn and other staples high above the canyon floor.
#utah #nativeamericanruins
January 31, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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Tucked into a quiet alcove in Mule Canyon, Utah, the House on Fire ruins are among Cedar Mesa’s most remarkable sights. Built by the Ancestral Puebloans 700–2,500 years ago, these small cliffside granaries once stored corn and other staples above the canyon floor.

#utah #nativeamerican #history
January 30, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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Moonscape Glow
Moonscape Overlook
Hanksville, Utah
January 2026

#utah #desert #canyon #sunset #landscape #photography
January 30, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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Moonscape Overlook makes you stop mid-step and stare. In remote southern Utah, endless folds of blue-gray badlands, ridges, and shadowed gullies feel more lunar than earthly. No crowds, no guardrails—just wind, silence, and a horizon that stretches on forever.

#utah #desert #landscape #photography
January 29, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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Alien Landscape
Moonscape Overlook Sunset
Hanksville, Utah
January 2026

Moonscape Overlook at sunset feels like another planet—nothing but silence, open space, and a horizon that stretches on forever.

#utah #desert #sunset #landscape #moonscape #sky #clouds #photography
January 28, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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Whispers of Light
Moonscape Overlook Sunset
Hanksville, Utah
January 2026

#utah #desert #badlands #landscape #sunset #photography
January 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Moonscape Overlook at sunset feels like another planet. Blue-gray badlands glow in fading light as shadows stretch across ancient earth, the Henry Mountains rising quietly in the distance. Silence, space, and a horizon that seems to go on forever.
#utah #landscape #moonscape #desert #photography
January 27, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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Moonscape Overlook at sunrise feels like standing on another planet as the sun rises. Blue-gray badlands come into view as shadows retreat—silence, space, and light sweeping across ancient earth.

#utah #hanksville #landscape #sunrise #desert #badlands #nature #outdoors #southwest #photography
January 26, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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Moonscape Sunrise
Moonscape Overlook
Hanksville, Utah
January 2026

Winter light spills over Moonscape Overlook, warming the rippled earth below while the Henry Mountains stand watch on the horizon.
#utah #desert #landscape #sunrise #mountains #nature #beauty #photography
January 25, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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Grey Whiskers Butte (Dághaa' libáí) is named for a respected Navajo medicine man who helped establish Monument Valley Tribal Park in 1958. The name means ‘gray whiskers’ and the butte is considered a symbolic doorway to the sacred valley.

#arizona #monumentvalley #landscape #sunrise #photography
January 16, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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U.S. Highway 163 is the iconic road through Monument Valley, famous from photos and films. It runs through the Navajo Nation, blending cinematic views with deep cultural history.

#utah #arizona #monumentvalley #roadtrip #desert #southwest #photography
January 15, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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Merrick Butte rises quietly from the desert floor in Monument Valley, its sheer sandstone walls glowing as light shifts across the valley. Framed by open sky and endless space, it’s a powerful reminder of how timeless the desert southwest can be.

#arizona #desert #southwest #landscape #photography
January 14, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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Arizona Memories

Valley of The Rocks
Monument Valley
Navajo Tribal Park
Arizona
November 2016

#arizona #monumentvalley #desert #southwest #navajo #landscape #photography
January 13, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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Mitchell Butte stands quietly in Monument Valley, a massive red sandstone landmark shaped by time and wind. At sunrise and sunset, shifting light brings out rich reds and purples—an iconic, less-crowded view of the valley’s timeless beauty.

#arizona #navajo #landscape #sunset #desert #photography
January 13, 2026 at 5:22 PM