The (literally) Awesome Utah Desert and our Desert Dawg

Our time in the desert was wonderful. I love the boulders and sculptures that Mother Nature has created there. Everything is oversized. The boulder in the foreground of the next photo is the size of a small car and the butte above it is the size of a luxury cruise ship.

Some of the towering cliff walls have "washes" below them with cottonwood trees. Near the start of our trip, those trees still had golden leaves, much to my delight!

The cliff walls were so high that it was impossible to have the cottonwood trees be visible while showing the tops of the cliffs.

Also, at the bases of cliffs, wind had sculpted mushroom-shaped rock formation. This one was as tall as a multi-story house.

During our bike rides together, Shyla posed in the midst of the desert beauty. She and I are so small compared to the grandeur of the desert.

This is a closer up view with the same rocky spires behind Shyla as in the previous photo.

Those spires inspired my imagination as they loomed over our campsite. They were the reason why we lost sunlight around mid-afternoon. The long fingers blocked the sun that early.

This is a different view (in full sunlight) of the same rock formation. It reminds me of a ship.

I was intrigued enough by that formation that I flew my drone up to have a look around. It was a perfect place for flying because there were absolutely no other people nearby, no small airplanes overhead, and the wind was mostly calm.

If you have time, please check out the short video taken from the sky near the spires.