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Complete accessible index · 107 locations · 466 photographs

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atlas.

The complete public photography album, grouped so photographs from the same hike or outing share one pin. GPS-backed locations use a reviewed camera coordinate; the small area-only set is labeled plainly.

Field Image: Artist's Palette 03 1 photo
Inyo County · California Exact

Artist's Palette

A paved pullout on Death Valley's one-way, nine-mile Artists Drive; vehicles longer than 25 feet are prohibited.

Desert
Field Image: Aztec Butte Trail 05 3 photos
San Juan County · Utah Exact

Aztec Butte Trail

A 1.4-mile Canyonlands route with slickrock scrambling and two branches, including one to Ancestral Puebloan structures.

DesertTrail
Field Image: CA 190 13 1 photo
Inyo County · California Exact

CA 190

1 photograph from this location, made Feb 22, 2026.

Desert
Field Image: Canyon Rims 16 3 photos
San Juan County · Utah Area only

Canyon Rims

3 photographs from this location, made Sep 13, 2022–Sep 15, 2022.

Desert
Field Image: CO 141 22 6 photos
Mesa County · Colorado Exact

CO 141

6 photographs from this location, made Sep 8, 2022.

Desert
Field Image: Western Colorado 25 4 photos
Garfield County · Colorado Exact

Coyote Trail

4 photographs from this location, made Jun 6, 2022.

MountainTrail
Field Image: Denver 28 1 photo
Denver · Colorado Area only

Denver

1 photograph from this location, made Mar 28, 2022.

Mountain
Field Image: Diana's Throne Trail 31 2 photos
Kane County · Utah Exact

Diana's Throne Trail

A short route near Kanab; use a current trail guide for the approach rather than treating the photo pin as the trailhead.

DesertTrail
Field Image: East Rim Trail 33 5 photos
Kane County · Utah Exact

East Rim Trail

5 photographs from this location, made Apr 12, 2022–Jun 7, 2022.

DesertTrail
Field Image: Rim Trail 35 15 photos
Garfield County · Utah Exact

Fairyland Loop Trail

A 7.8-mile Bryce Canyon loop with 1,900 feet of ascent, starting at Fairyland Point or near Sunrise Point.

DesertTrail
Field Image: Flagstaff 36 1 photo
Coconino County · Arizona Exact

Flagstaff

1 photograph from this location, made Jun 12, 2022.

Mountain
Field Image: Grapevine 46 4 photos
Inyo County · California Exact

Grapevine

4 photographs from this location, made Feb 20, 2026.

Desert
Field Image: Dunes Access from Campground Trail 48 10 photos
Alamosa County · Colorado Exact

Great Sand Dunes

The national park's 30-square-mile dunefield has no designated trails; visitors choose their own route across the sand.

Desert
Field Image: Highway 7 54 1 photo
Boulder County · Colorado Exact

Highway 7

1 photograph from this location, made Jun 3, 2022.

MountainRoad
Field Image: Interdune 59 1 photo
Otero County · New Mexico Exact

Interdune

1 photograph from this location, made Oct 31, 2023.

Desert
Field Image: Kolob Terrace Road 63 2 photos
Washington County · Utah Exact

Kolob Terrace Road

Kolob Terrace Road runs west of Zion Canyon and north from Virgin, crossing in and out of Zion National Park.

DesertRoad
Field Image: Lower Calf Creek Falls Trail 64 2 photos
Garfield County · Utah Exact

Lower Calf Creek Falls Trail

A developed BLM trail covering six miles round trip to a 126-foot waterfall; sandy sections can make the hike more difficult.

DesertTrail
Field Image: Maple Grove 66 1 photo
Jefferson County · Washington Exact

Maple Grove

1 photograph from this location, made Jul 19, 2022.

Mountain
Field Image: Mesa Road 68 2 photos
Washington County · Utah Exact

Mesa Road

2 photographs from this location, made Apr 9, 2022–Sep 23, 2022.

DesertRoad
Field Image: Moab 69 1 photo
Grand County · Utah Area only

Moab

1 photograph from this location, made Jun 5, 2026.

Desert
Field Image: Needles Overlook 73 1 photo
San Juan County · Utah Exact

Needles Overlook

A developed BLM overlook reached by the Needles Overlook Scenic Backway in Canyon Rims Recreation Area.

DesertOverlook
Field Image: Pikes Peak 80 6 photos
El Paso County · Colorado Area only

Pikes Peak

6 photographs from this location, made Aug 24, 2023–Aug 12, 2026.

Mountain
Field Image: Point Mugu 82 2 photos
Ventura County · California Area only

Point Mugu

2 photographs from this location, made Nov 4, 2022.

Coast
Field Image: Rim Trail 84 1 photo
Coconino County · Arizona Exact

Rim Trail

1 photograph from this location, made Apr 8, 2022.

DesertTrail
Field Image: Rubio Canyon 85 3 photos
Los Angeles County · California Exact

Rubio Canyon

3 photographs from this location, made Nov 4, 2022.

Mountain
Field Image: SR 24 92 3 photos
Wayne County · Utah Exact

SR 24

3 photographs from this location, made Sep 17, 2022.

Desert
Field Image: Ubehebe Crater 94 1 photo
Inyo County · California Exact

Ubehebe Crater

A Death Valley scenic stop and trailhead at a volcanic crater roughly half a mile wide and more than 500 feet deep.

Desert
Field Image: US 50 97 1 photo
Gunnison County · Colorado Exact

US 50

1 photograph from this location, made Sep 6, 2022.

Mountain
Field Image: Vitamin B 98 3 photos
Chaffee County · Colorado Exact

Vitamin B

3 photographs from this location, made Sep 5, 2022–Mar 14, 2023.

Mountain
Field Image: White Sands 101 5 photos
Otero County · New Mexico Area only

White Sands

5 photographs from this location, made Nov 1, 2023.

Desert
Field Image: Zion Lodge 103 4 photos
Washington County · Utah Exact

Zion Lodge

4 photographs from this location, made Sep 24, 2022.

Desert

Road trips through the archive

Follow a
Flightway.

01

Mendocino to Olympic

12 days · 11 nights · A northbound coast route through Mendocino, redwood country, southern Oregon, Cape Perpetua, and the Olympic coast.

02

Moab to Zion Diagonal

12 days · 11 nights · A southwest line through Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Escalante, Bryce Canyon, and Zion.

03

Western Grand Circuit

45 days · 44 nights · A large circuit from California up the Pacific coast, through the North Cascades and Idaho, east to Denver, southwest across the Utah diagonal, then through Las Vegas and Death Valley back to the coast.

04

Death Valley to Alabama Hills

6 days · 5 nights · A compact desert route from the Las Vegas side of Death Valley to Ubehebe Crater, Manzanar, and Alabama Hills.

05

Front Range to the Tetons

10 days · 9 nights · A mountain route from Colorado Springs and Denver through the Front Range and Rocky Mountain National Park to Grand Teton country.

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