The World's Most Beautiful Places
A view of the Tom Wallace Lake Dam during a summer thunderstorm that spawned tornadoes. Tom Wallace lake is part of Jefferson Memorial Forest, a nature area on the southwest side of Louisville, Kentucky.
Thompson Springs Thunderstorm and the Book Cliffs in eastern Utah.
The Book Cliffs are a long series of cliffs and escarpments located in eastern Utah and western Colorado, in the United States. They stretch for approximately 200 miles (320 kilometers) from the Uinta Basin in Utah to the Grand Valley in Colorado.
The Book Cliffs get their name from their distinctive appearance, which resembles the pages of a book stacked one on top of the other. The cliffs consist of multiple layers of sedimentary rock, including sandstone, shale, and coal seams, which were formed over millions of years.
The area is known for its natural beauty and diverse wildlife. The cliffs provide habitat for a variety of animal species, including deer, elk, mountain lions, and various bird species. It is also a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts and adventurers who enjoy activities such as hiking, camping, rock climbing, and off-road vehicle exploration.
A barn in Mendon, in Utah’s Cache Valley during a fall thunderstorm. Behind the barn the Wellsville Mountains rise skyward.
A large rural mountain valley in northern Utah, the Cache Valley is one of Utah’s top agricultural areas, providing land for cattle, milk and cheese production, and the growing of wheat, barley and hay. The valley is located between to the Wellsville Mountains to the west and the Bear River Mountains to the east. Both ranges are part of the larger Wasatch Mountain Range that dominates northern Utah.
The Cache Valley gets its name, from early fur trappers who created caches in the valley to protect and hide their goods from thieves.