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Images described and linked on this webpage come from a wide variety of USGS science activities and presentations performed by USGS Science Center staff members in the Region 7:  Upper Colorado Basin. A search tool is provided to narrow the number of image files shown.

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Image: Eastern Utah Ranch
Eastern Utah Ranch
Eastern Utah Ranch
Eastern Utah Ranch

Scenic view of an eastern Utah ranch with cattle and horses.

Scenic view of an eastern Utah ranch with cattle and horses.

Image: Eastern Utah Ranch
Eastern Utah Ranch
Eastern Utah Ranch
Eastern Utah Ranch

Scenic view of an eastern Utah ranch with cattle and horses.

Scenic view of an eastern Utah ranch with cattle and horses.

Image: Eastern Utah Ranch
Eastern Utah Ranch
Eastern Utah Ranch
Eastern Utah Ranch

Scenic view of an eastern Utah ranch with cattle and horses.

Scenic view of an eastern Utah ranch with cattle and horses.

Image: Eastern Utah Ranch
Eastern Utah Ranch
Eastern Utah Ranch
Eastern Utah Ranch

Scenic view of an eastern Utah ranch with cattle and horses.

Scenic view of an eastern Utah ranch with cattle and horses.

Image: Eastern Utah Ranch
Eastern Utah Ranch
Eastern Utah Ranch
Eastern Utah Ranch

Scenic view of an eastern Utah ranch with cattle and horses.

Scenic view of an eastern Utah ranch with cattle and horses.

Image: Eastern Utah Ranch
Eastern Utah Ranch
Eastern Utah Ranch
Eastern Utah Ranch

Scenic view of an eastern Utah ranch with cattle and horses.

Scenic view of an eastern Utah ranch with cattle and horses.

Dryland agriculture in the Northwestern Great Plains ecoregion.
Dryland agriculture in the Northwestern Great Plains ecoregion.
Dryland agriculture in the Northwestern Great Plains ecoregion.
map of western U.S.showing sagebrush-dominated ecoregions
Sagebrush-dominated ecoregions
Sagebrush-dominated ecoregions
Sagebrush-dominated ecoregions

Sagebrush-dominated ecoregions in the western United States (sagebrush cover types shown in various shades of yellow, pink, and blue-grey).

Sagebrush-dominated ecoregions in the western United States (sagebrush cover types shown in various shades of yellow, pink, and blue-grey).

Four-wheel drive enthusiasts during Jeep Safari in Moab Utah
Four-wheel drive enthusiasts during Jeep Safari in Moab Utah
Four-wheel drive enthusiasts during Jeep Safari in Moab Utah
Four-wheel drive enthusiasts during Jeep Safari in Moab Utah

Four-wheel drive enthusiasts during Jeep Safari in Moab Utah. 

Boreal toad (Bufo boreas) mating ball, Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming.
Boreal toad (Bufo boreas) mating ball
Boreal toad (Bufo boreas) mating ball
Boreal toad (Bufo boreas) mating ball

Boreal toad (Bufo boreas) mating ball, Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming.

Boreal toad (Bufo boreas) mating ball, Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming.

False-color-composite satellite image, Great Salt Lake, Sept 1999
False-color-composite satellite image, Great Salt Lake, Sept 1999
False-color-composite satellite image, Great Salt Lake, Sept 1999
False-color-composite satellite image, Great Salt Lake, Sept 1999

This is a false-color-composite satellite image, Great Salt Lake, Sept 1999. Vegetation appears red.

This is a false-color-composite satellite image, Great Salt Lake, Sept 1999. Vegetation appears red.

Image: Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado - 1989
Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado - 1989
Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado - 1989
Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado - 1989

The kivas, which were unexcavated by Nordenskiöld, are now exposed. Fewkes did considerable repair of the tower, kivas, and other structures when he excavated the ruin in 1909. Paths for visitors have been added to facilitate access. (Bill Howard).

The kivas, which were unexcavated by Nordenskiöld, are now exposed. Fewkes did considerable repair of the tower, kivas, and other structures when he excavated the ruin in 1909. Paths for visitors have been added to facilitate access. (Bill Howard).

False-colored-composite satellite image, Great Salt Lake, Sept 1987
False-colored-composite satellite image, Great Salt Lake, Sept 1987
False-colored-composite satellite image, Great Salt Lake, Sept 1987
False-colored-composite satellite image, Great Salt Lake, Sept 1987

This is a false-colored-composite satellite image of the Great Salt Lake, taken in Sept, 1987. Vegetation appears red.

This is a false-colored-composite satellite image of the Great Salt Lake, taken in Sept, 1987. Vegetation appears red.

False-colored-composite satellite image, Great Salt Lake, Sept 1972
False-colored-composite satellite image, Great Salt Lake, Sept 1972
False-colored-composite satellite image, Great Salt Lake, Sept 1972
False-colored-composite satellite image, Great Salt Lake, Sept 1972

This is a false-colored-composite satellite image of Great Salt Lake, Sept 1972. The vegetation appears red.

This is a false-colored-composite satellite image of Great Salt Lake, Sept 1972. The vegetation appears red.

Mountain Scene by Lake
Maroon Lake, Colorado
Maroon Lake, Colorado
Maroon Lake, Colorado

Maroon Lake located in Colorado

Image: Colorado Plateau
Colorado Plateau
Colorado Plateau
Colorado Plateau

The Colorado Plateau lies in the Four Corners region of the southwestern United States: western Colorado, northwestern New Mexico, southeastern and eastern Utah, and northern Arizona. Most of the area is drained by the Colorado River and its main tributaries.

The Colorado Plateau lies in the Four Corners region of the southwestern United States: western Colorado, northwestern New Mexico, southeastern and eastern Utah, and northern Arizona. Most of the area is drained by the Colorado River and its main tributaries.

Image: Ranch in the Green River Valley, Wyoming
Ranch in the Green River Valley, Wyoming
Ranch in the Green River Valley, Wyoming
Ranch in the Green River Valley, Wyoming

A section of the Upper Green River Valley in western Wyoming, just south of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, showing different ecosystems (such as forests, wetlands, and aquatic habitats) whose capacities for carbon storage and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions will be assessed by the USGS.

A section of the Upper Green River Valley in western Wyoming, just south of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, showing different ecosystems (such as forests, wetlands, and aquatic habitats) whose capacities for carbon storage and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions will be assessed by the USGS.

Image: Elk in Northwestern Wyoming
Elk in Northwestern Wyoming
Elk in Northwestern Wyoming
Elk in Northwestern Wyoming

Elk congregate on the Camp Creek Feed Ground in northwestern Wyoming.

Elk congregate on the Camp Creek Feed Ground in northwestern Wyoming.

Image: Elk in Northwestern Wyoming
Elk in Northwestern Wyoming
Elk in Northwestern Wyoming
Elk in Northwestern Wyoming

Elk congregate on the Camp Creek Feed Ground in northwestern Wyoming.

Elk congregate on the Camp Creek Feed Ground in northwestern Wyoming.