White Pocket - Vermilion Cliffs National Monument

Hidden Layers

Over time these ancient petrified sand dunes are slowly revealing their hidden layers and patterns.

Convergence

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Dragon Tree

This old juniper had grown in a difficult spot but from the size of this tree it seemed to have done fairly well in it's previous years.

Final Resting Place

This old juniper had found a nice sandy spot for many years.

Petrified Clouds

It may take some time but after hiking around the sandstone formations at White Pocket you really start to notice that these formations are actually petrified sand dunes.

Sandstone Swirls

One of the first views you start hiking into White Pocket, just an amazing display of color and sandstone patterns.

Sandstone Fusion

Some of the amazing sandstone swirls and erosion patterns at White Pocket look like molten rock formations.

White Wave

The erosion process has created some wonderful sandstone swirls and waves at White Pocket.

Amazing Place

Every once in a while you get to experience one of those perfect days for photography. Mild temperatures, blue sky, puffy clouds and wonderful sun light to bring out the amazing colors of the White Pocket sandstone.

Tubular Flow

Some of the White Pockets sandstone patterns remind me of an ancient lava flow.

White Pocket Window

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Sandstone Dunes

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All That Remains

Hiking down this narrow canyon you can see the left over petrified sand dunes and the erosion process that created this amazing place.

Molten Sandstone

Some of the White Pocket sandstone formations look like molten lava.

Grand Design

Just when you think you have seen every sandstone pattern that White Pocket can display you come around the next formation to see yet another grand design.

A Beautiful Day

It was just one of the those beautiful days with clouds and a cool breeze.

Sandstone Layers

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Sandstone Palette

One of the many wonderful sandstone landscape design when you hike around White Pocket.

Go With The Flow

Some of the amazing sandstone erosion patterns that make White Pocket a wonderful place to photograph.

Every Which Way

One of the more spectacular sandstone formations at White Pocket.

Opposites

It was an interesting observation to see these clouds over this sandstone formation and note how opposite they are. One a petrified sand dune that is millions of years old and the clouds that may only last several hours.

Sandstone Design

Amazing how the erosion process can produce this amazing scene.

Wind, Water And Time

Many of the eroded sandstone patterns in White Pocket are so amazing that I found myself constantly asking: How did this all this get created this way?

Strange Land

A passing storm brings in some wonderful clouds to add to the surreal formations of White Pocket.

Pillars Of Light

A storm front along the White Pocket formations brings in dark clouds but a small opening allows the sunlight to get through for a wonderful contrast of colors.

Remnant

These wonderful erosion patterns lead up to the last remaining layer of this ancient petrified sand dune.

Another World

White Pocket formations with dark clouds and scattered light can reveal some amazing landscapes that make you think you are on another world.

Petrified Sand Dunes

At times you can really see the ancient remains of these petrified sand dunes.

Ancient Sand Dunes

The White Pocket petrified sandstone dunes on top of the Vermilion Cliffs plateau really stand out from the rest of the landscape.