escaping Covid

We spent a few days camping in southern Utah to escape the city and stress of the emerging pandemic. Scenes of red rock and sprawling canyons became our playground.

View through car window of snowy mountains in the distance across desert landscape.
Rolling desert landscape with orange sand dunes and sparse vegetation under overcast skies.
Desert wildflower growing from red rock cliff face showing desert plant adaptation.
Layered red sandstone cliff face against bright sky showing geological stratification.
Green camping tent set up on red desert soil with rock formations in the background.
Snow-capped mountain peak visible behind red desert hills with scattered desert vegetation.
Panoramic view of a red desert hill formation with scattered vegetation in the foreground.
Red rock formations in the foreground with snow-capped mountains visible in the distance.
Close-up view of layered red sandstone rock formations showing natural erosion patterns.
Distinctive red sandstone rock formations against a cloudy sky in the desert landscape.
Unique red rock formations in desert landscape with dried brush in foreground.
Weathered fossil or rock specimen embedded in cracked red desert surface.
Natural erosion hole in cracked red sandstone desert surface.
Hand holding dark weathered rock specimen against desert background.
Small desert plant with spiky green leaves growing among red rocks and sand.