Fremont petroglyphs and the Milky Way, Utah
Utah preserves some of the most spectacular nocturnal environments.
2019 blood moon lunar eclipse as seen from Tucson, Arizona
Here's the progression of the 2019 blood moon eclipse as seen from Tucson, AZ. Although I typically enjoy these astronomical events in isolation, it was nice to be with a crowd engaged in such a special occasion.
"The Family Petroglyph Panel", Fremont, Nine Mile Canyon, Utah
These images were captured in Nine Mile Canyon - the world's largest (and perhaps most endangered) art gallery. With over one hundred thousand individual rock art images, Nine Mile Canyon is one of the greatest sacred and scientific resources in North America. I have had the opportunity to work in Nine Mile Canyon for archaeological and conservation projects for several years. Most of these images stem from these projects. - These photographs are provided for conservation purposes, education, and historical insight. I strongly discourage inexperienced individuals from visiting sacred places. These images are not provided as a guide and no locations will be provided in any circumstance. Remember, these are fragile, deeply important, and irreplaceable spiritual and scientific resources. They are not appropriate for irreverent or casual activities. Poor visitation practices could result in the violation of applicable state and federal laws if damages were to occur. Furthermore, individuals could precipitate vandalism and looting to archaeological sites unwittingly (for example, by posting photographs online with contextual landscape features that can be identified by vandals/looters using satellite imagery). Please exercise caution when sharing locations, even to individuals you may trust. Remember that experience does not always equate to respectful behavior. You can learn more about visiting with respect at www.baileyimages.com/Visiting-with-Respect Everyone should review this information regardless of your experience with hiking and/or cultural resources.
Fremont petroglyphs and stars, Utah
This image was captured at night in one of the most exceptional nocturnal environments in North America.
Utah is home to an unbelievable assortment of scenic, cultural, and scientific resources. With its rich archaeology, geology, history, paleontology, botany, and countless other natural resources, Utah’s vast public lands are virtually unmatched.
Basketmaker crane petroglyph, Bears Ears National Monument, San Juan County, Utah
Images in this gallery were taken either within the Bears Ears, or within the original boundaries, or in adjacent areas at risk of cumulative impacts. The Bears Ears area holds one the most significant and sacred landscapes in North America, composed of over 13,000 years of human occupancy, over 100,000 estimated archaeological sites, and active places of ceremony for present-day tribes. Actions from the Trump administration exclude many of the sites included in this gallery from the protections of a National Monument. These eviscerated sacred places are at an increased risk of development. - These photographs are provided for conservation purposes, education, and historical insight. I strongly discourage inexperienced individuals from visiting sacred places. These are not provided as a guide and no locations will be provided in any circumstance. Remember, these are fragile, deeply important, and irreplaceable spiritual and scientific resources. They are not appropriate for irreverent or casual activities. Poor visitation practices could result in the violation of applicable state and federal laws if damages were to occur. Furthermore, individuals could precipitate vandalism and looting to archaeological sites unwittingly (for example, by posting photographs online with contextual landscape features that can be identified by vandals/looters using satellite imagery). Please exercise caution when sharing locations, even to individuals whom you may trust. Remember that experience does not always equate to respectful behavior. You can learn more about visiting with respect at https://www.baileyimages.com/Visiting-with-Respect Everyone should review this information regardless of your experience with hiking and/or cultural resources.
Link Trail Columbine (Aquilegia flavescens var. rubicunda), Emery County, Utah
Aquilegia flavescens var. rubicunda is a very rare, narrow endemic to central Utah.
Ancestral Puebloan petroglyphs and star trails, Washington County, Utah
This image was captured at night in one of the most exceptional nocturnal environments in North America.
Utah is home to an unbelievable assortment of scenic, cultural, and scientific resources. With its rich archaeology, geology, history, paleontology, botany, and countless other natural resources, Utah’s vast public lands are virtually unmatched.
Images in this gallery were taken either within the Bears Ears, or within the original boundaries, or in adjacent areas at risk of cumulative impacts. The Bears Ears area holds one the most significant and sacred landscapes in North America, composed of over 13,000 years of human occupancy, over 100,000 estimated archaeological sites, and active places of ceremony for present-day tribes. Actions from the Trump administration exclude many of the sites included in this gallery from the protections of a National Monument. These eviscerated sacred places are at an increased risk of development. - These photographs are provided for conservation purposes, education, and historical insight. I strongly discourage inexperienced individuals from visiting sacred places. These are not provided as a guide and no locations will be provided in any circumstance. Remember, these are fragile, deeply important, and irreplaceable spiritual and scientific resources. They are not appropriate for irreverent or casual activities. Poor visitation practices could result in the violation of applicable state and federal laws if damages were to occur. Furthermore, individuals could precipitate vandalism and looting to archaeological sites unwittingly (for example, by posting photographs online with contextual landscape features that can be identified by vandals/looters using satellite imagery). Please exercise caution when sharing locations, even to individuals whom you may trust. Remember that experience does not always equate to respectful behavior. You can learn more about visiting with respect at https://www.baileyimages.com/Visiting-with-Respect Everyone should review this information regardless of your experience with hiking and/or cultural resources.
Western Abstract Archaic rock art is among the oldest and most geographically far-reaching—albeit rare—forms of art in North America. Similar motifs have even appeared throughout the world, as if the tenuous lines, animal prints, and curvilinear patterns are burned into our subconscious mind. While it is notoriously difficult to date a rock surface that lacks organic components or other datable materials, at least one large panel in Oregon was partially buried by ash from an eruption that occurred roughly 7700 years ago, rendering the rock art definitively older than the eruption event. Other associated artifacts and methods of dating have been employed at sites throughout the country, producing a fairly wide range of dates for different rock art locations. Regardless of the age of each individual location, it’s clear that Western Abstract Archaic rock art is very, very old.
Ancestral Puebloan structures, Bears Ears National Monument, San Juan County, Utah
Images in this gallery were taken either within the Bears Ears, or within the original boundaries, or in adjacent areas at risk of cumulative impacts. The Bears Ears area holds one the most significant and sacred landscapes in North America, composed of over 13,000 years of human occupancy, over 100,000 estimated archaeological sites, and active places of ceremony for present-day tribes. Actions from the Trump administration exclude many of the sites included in this gallery from the protections of a National Monument. These eviscerated sacred places are at an increased risk of development. - These photographs are provided for conservation purposes, education, and historical insight. I strongly discourage inexperienced individuals from visiting sacred places. These are not provided as a guide and no locations will be provided in any circumstance. Remember, these are fragile, deeply important, and irreplaceable spiritual and scientific resources. They are not appropriate for irreverent or casual activities. Poor visitation practices could result in the violation of applicable state and federal laws if damages were to occur. Furthermore, individuals could precipitate vandalism and looting to archaeological sites unwittingly (for example, by posting photographs online with contextual landscape features that can be identified by vandals/looters using satellite imagery). Please exercise caution when sharing locations, even to individuals whom you may trust. Remember that experience does not always equate to respectful behavior. You can learn more about visiting with respect at https://www.baileyimages.com/Visiting-with-Respect Everyone should review this information regardless of your experience with hiking and/or cultural resources.
Utah is home to an unbelievable assortment of scenic, cultural, and scientific resources. With its rich archaeology, geology, history, paleontology, botany, and countless other natural resources, Utah’s vast public lands are virtually unmatched.
Incised human figure with tear-streaked eyes, Fremont, Nine Mile Canyon, Utah
These images were captured in Nine Mile Canyon - the world's largest (and perhaps most endangered) art gallery. With over one hundred thousand individual rock art images, Nine Mile Canyon is one of the greatest sacred and scientific resources in North America. I have had the opportunity to work in Nine Mile Canyon for archaeological and conservation projects for several years. Most of these images stem from these projects. - These photographs are provided for conservation purposes, education, and historical insight. I strongly discourage inexperienced individuals from visiting sacred places. These images are not provided as a guide and no locations will be provided in any circumstance. Remember, these are fragile, deeply important, and irreplaceable spiritual and scientific resources. They are not appropriate for irreverent or casual activities. Poor visitation practices could result in the violation of applicable state and federal laws if damages were to occur. Furthermore, individuals could precipitate vandalism and looting to archaeological sites unwittingly (for example, by posting photographs online with contextual landscape features that can be identified by vandals/looters using satellite imagery). Please exercise caution when sharing locations, even to individuals you may trust. Remember that experience does not always equate to respectful behavior. You can learn more about visiting with respect at www.baileyimages.com/Visiting-with-Respect Everyone should review this information regardless of your experience with hiking and/or cultural resources.
High alcove anthropomorphic pictographs, Fremont, Nine Mile Canyon, Utah
These images were captured in Nine Mile Canyon - the world's largest (and perhaps most endangered) art gallery. With over one hundred thousand individual rock art images, Nine Mile Canyon is one of the greatest sacred and scientific resources in North America. I have had the opportunity to work in Nine Mile Canyon for archaeological and conservation projects for several years. Most of these images stem from these projects. - These photographs are provided for conservation purposes, education, and historical insight. I strongly discourage inexperienced individuals from visiting sacred places. These images are not provided as a guide and no locations will be provided in any circumstance. Remember, these are fragile, deeply important, and irreplaceable spiritual and scientific resources. They are not appropriate for irreverent or casual activities. Poor visitation practices could result in the violation of applicable state and federal laws if damages were to occur. Furthermore, individuals could precipitate vandalism and looting to archaeological sites unwittingly (for example, by posting photographs online with contextual landscape features that can be identified by vandals/looters using satellite imagery). Please exercise caution when sharing locations, even to individuals you may trust. Remember that experience does not always equate to respectful behavior. You can learn more about visiting with respect at www.baileyimages.com/Visiting-with-Respect Everyone should review this information regardless of your experience with hiking and/or cultural resources.
Utah is home to an unbelievable assortment of scenic, cultural, and scientific resources. With its rich archaeology, geology, history, paleontology, botany, and countless other natural resources, Utah’s vast public lands are virtually unmatched.
This image was taken in the Escalante / Grand Staircase National Monument in Garfield County, Utah. Designated in 1996 by President Bill Clinton under the Antiquities Act, this National Monument preserves iconic desert landscapes, cultural resources, abundant paleontology, rare plants, and many other irreplaceable natural wonders. Actions from the Trump administration exclude some of the natural and cultural resources included in this gallery from the protections of a National Monument. These eviscerated sacred places are at an increased risk of development. - These photographs are provided for conservation purposes, education, and historical insight. I strongly discourage inexperienced individuals from visiting sacred places. These images are not provided as a guide and no locations will be provided in any circumstance. Remember, these are fragile, deeply important, and irreplaceable spiritual and scientific resources. They are not appropriate for irreverent or casual activities. Poor visitation practices could result in the violation of applicable state and federal laws if damages were to occur. Furthermore, individuals could precipitate vandalism and looting to archaeological sites unwittingly (for example, by posting photographs online with contextual landscape features that can be identified by vandals/looters using satellite imagery). Please exercise caution when sharing locations, even to individuals you may trust. Remember that experience does not always equate to respectful behavior. You can learn more about visiting with respect at www.baileyimages.com/Visiting-with-Respect Everyone should review this information regardless of your experience with hiking and/or cultural resources.
This image was taken in the Escalante / Grand Staircase National Monument in Garfield County, Utah. Designated in 1996 by President Bill Clinton under the Antiquities Act, this National Monument preserves iconic desert landscapes, cultural resources, abundant paleontology, rare plants, and many other irreplaceable natural wonders. Actions from the Trump administration exclude some of the natural and cultural resources included in this gallery from the protections of a National Monument. These eviscerated sacred places are at an increased risk of development. - These photographs are provided for conservation purposes, education, and historical insight. I strongly discourage inexperienced individuals from visiting sacred places. These images are not provided as a guide and no locations will be provided in any circumstance. Remember, these are fragile, deeply important, and irreplaceable spiritual and scientific resources. They are not appropriate for irreverent or casual activities. Poor visitation practices could result in the violation of applicable state and federal laws if damages were to occur. Furthermore, individuals could precipitate vandalism and looting to archaeological sites unwittingly (for example, by posting photographs online with contextual landscape features that can be identified by vandals/looters using satellite imagery). Please exercise caution when sharing locations, even to individuals you may trust. Remember that experience does not always equate to respectful behavior. You can learn more about visiting with respect at www.baileyimages.com/Visiting-with-Respect Everyone should review this information regardless of your experience with hiking and/or cultural resources.
This image was taken in the Escalante / Grand Staircase National Monument in Garfield County, Utah. Designated in 1996 by President Bill Clinton under the Antiquities Act, this National Monument preserves iconic desert landscapes, cultural resources, abundant paleontology, rare plants, and many other irreplaceable natural wonders. Actions from the Trump administration exclude some of the natural and cultural resources included in this gallery from the protections of a National Monument. These eviscerated sacred places are at an increased risk of development. - These photographs are provided for conservation purposes, education, and historical insight. I strongly discourage inexperienced individuals from visiting sacred places. These images are not provided as a guide and no locations will be provided in any circumstance. Remember, these are fragile, deeply important, and irreplaceable spiritual and scientific resources. They are not appropriate for irreverent or casual activities. Poor visitation practices could result in the violation of applicable state and federal laws if damages were to occur. Furthermore, individuals could precipitate vandalism and looting to archaeological sites unwittingly (for example, by posting photographs online with contextual landscape features that can be identified by vandals/looters using satellite imagery). Please exercise caution when sharing locations, even to individuals you may trust. Remember that experience does not always equate to respectful behavior. You can learn more about visiting with respect at www.baileyimages.com/Visiting-with-Respect Everyone should review this information regardless of your experience with hiking and/or cultural resources.
This image was taken in the Escalante / Grand Staircase National Monument in Garfield County, Utah. Designated in 1996 by President Bill Clinton under the Antiquities Act, this National Monument preserves iconic desert landscapes, cultural resources, abundant paleontology, rare plants, and many other irreplaceable natural wonders. Actions from the Trump administration exclude some of the natural and cultural resources included in this gallery from the protections of a National Monument. These eviscerated sacred places are at an increased risk of development. - These photographs are provided for conservation purposes, education, and historical insight. I strongly discourage inexperienced individuals from visiting sacred places. These images are not provided as a guide and no locations will be provided in any circumstance. Remember, these are fragile, deeply important, and irreplaceable spiritual and scientific resources. They are not appropriate for irreverent or casual activities. Poor visitation practices could result in the violation of applicable state and federal laws if damages were to occur. Furthermore, individuals could precipitate vandalism and looting to archaeological sites unwittingly (for example, by posting photographs online with contextual landscape features that can be identified by vandals/looters using satellite imagery). Please exercise caution when sharing locations, even to individuals you may trust. Remember that experience does not always equate to respectful behavior. You can learn more about visiting with respect at www.baileyimages.com/Visiting-with-Respect Everyone should review this information regardless of your experience with hiking and/or cultural resources.
This image was taken in the Escalante / Grand Staircase National Monument in Garfield County, Utah. Designated in 1996 by President Bill Clinton under the Antiquities Act, this National Monument preserves iconic desert landscapes, cultural resources, abundant paleontology, rare plants, and many other irreplaceable natural wonders. Actions from the Trump administration exclude some of the natural and cultural resources included in this gallery from the protections of a National Monument. These eviscerated sacred places are at an increased risk of development. - These photographs are provided for conservation purposes, education, and historical insight. I strongly discourage inexperienced individuals from visiting sacred places. These images are not provided as a guide and no locations will be provided in any circumstance. Remember, these are fragile, deeply important, and irreplaceable spiritual and scientific resources. They are not appropriate for irreverent or casual activities. Poor visitation practices could result in the violation of applicable state and federal laws if damages were to occur. Furthermore, individuals could precipitate vandalism and looting to archaeological sites unwittingly (for example, by posting photographs online with contextual landscape features that can be identified by vandals/looters using satellite imagery). Please exercise caution when sharing locations, even to individuals you may trust. Remember that experience does not always equate to respectful behavior. You can learn more about visiting with respect at www.baileyimages.com/Visiting-with-Respect Everyone should review this information regardless of your experience with hiking and/or cultural resources.
This image was taken in the Escalante / Grand Staircase National Monument in Garfield County, Utah. Designated in 1996 by President Bill Clinton under the Antiquities Act, this National Monument preserves iconic desert landscapes, cultural resources, abundant paleontology, rare plants, and many other irreplaceable natural wonders. Actions from the Trump administration exclude some of the natural and cultural resources included in this gallery from the protections of a National Monument. These eviscerated sacred places are at an increased risk of development. - These photographs are provided for conservation purposes, education, and historical insight. I strongly discourage inexperienced individuals from visiting sacred places. These images are not provided as a guide and no locations will be provided in any circumstance. Remember, these are fragile, deeply important, and irreplaceable spiritual and scientific resources. They are not appropriate for irreverent or casual activities. Poor visitation practices could result in the violation of applicable state and federal laws if damages were to occur. Furthermore, individuals could precipitate vandalism and looting to archaeological sites unwittingly (for example, by posting photographs online with contextual landscape features that can be identified by vandals/looters using satellite imagery). Please exercise caution when sharing locations, even to individuals you may trust. Remember that experience does not always equate to respectful behavior. You can learn more about visiting with respect at www.baileyimages.com/Visiting-with-Respect Everyone should review this information regardless of your experience with hiking and/or cultural resources.