Bighorn sheep walking across layered red and cream sandstone beneath a blue sky in Zion National Park, Utah.

Bighorn Sheep in Zion National Park, Utah

This photograph shows a horned bighorn sheep walking across layered sandstone on the east side of Zion National Park in southwestern Utah.
Bighorn sheep walking across layered sandstone in Zion National Park, Utah, beneath a clear autumn sky.
Bighorn sheep crossing layered sandstone in Zion National Park, Utah.
07.10.2010 · Zion Park Scenic Byway, Washington County, Utah, United States
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A bighorn sheep crosses layered sandstone in the east side of Zion National Park, Utah. Warm sunlight highlights the red and cream rock formations, desert vegetation, and the animal’s curved horns beneath a broad blue sky.

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Captured in autumn, the image combines wildlife and geological scenery in a naturalistic outdoor composition. The sheep appears in side profile across the foreground, while red and cream sandstone layers, desert plants, a tall evergreen tree, and thin clouds fill the surrounding landscape. The location is identified as the Zion Park Scenic Byway in Washington County, Utah, within Zion National Park.

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A naturalistic wildlife and landscape photograph of a bighorn sheep moving across Zion’s distinctive layered sandstone, with desert vegetation, an evergreen tree, and open sky creating strong regional context.

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A bighorn sheep walking across layered sandstone in Zion National Park, Utah.

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The location is identified as the Zion Park Scenic Byway on the east side of Zion National Park.

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The photograph was captured in autumn on October 7, 2010.

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