2018

Cover Image: "West and East Mitten Buttes". They are also known as "The Mittens" and are two distinctive geological features that when viewed from the South, the buttes appear to be tow gigantic mittens with their thumbs facing inwards. Monument Valley, Arizona.

February Feature Image: "Stand-in' on the Corner". This location along Route 66, was made famous by the rock group The Eagles in their #1 hit "Take It Easy". Winslow, Arizona

March Feature Image: "The Cabins". The Cabins are a red rock structure built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930's. Valley of Fire Start Park, Nevada

April Feature Image: "Dante's View". Overlooking a cinder Conde from a dormant volcano 5,450 feet above the desert floor. Death Valley National Park, California

May Feature Image: "Mesa Arch". A pothole arch that is featured as one of the standard desktop backgrounds for Windows in the landscape section. Canyonlands National Park, Utah

June Feature Image: "Broken Arch" is an intact sandstone arch named for the central crack that gives it a fractured. overlapping appearance. Arches National Park, Utah.

July Feature Image: "Valley of Fire". World renowned for its 40,000 acres of bright Aztec sandstone outcrops nestled in gray and tan limestone, this state park contains ancient, petrified trees and petroglyphs dating back more than 2,000 years. Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada.

January Feature Image: "Navajo Napping". A Navajo trail guide pauses after a long ride at a location known as John Ford's point, named after the director who used the location for a number of his films. Monument Valley, Arizona

August Feature Image: " A Sailing Stone" leaves a trail at the area known as "The Racetrack" where rocks seemingly move all by themselves across this dry, desolate lake bed. Death Valley National Park, California.

September Feature Image: "Sandstone Goblins" and formations are everywhere you look in this strange and colorful landscape which is often compared to Mars. Goblin Valley State Park, Utah

October Feature Image: "Sunset Approaches" along the scenic Colorado River. Somewhere near Moab, Utah

November Feature Image: "Navajo Sandstone" formations formed by slash flooding and sub aerial processes in Upper and Lower slot canyons. Antelope Canyon, Page, Arizona

December Feature Image: "The Long Road". On a clear day such as when this image was captured, you can see for many miles. Outskirts of Death Valley, somewhere in Nevada, on the approach to the area formally known as "Area 51".