21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
A Pyramid and the Acropolis in Monument Valley, AZ

At the end of a hot day touring through Monument Valley with a Navajo guide, we came upon this gigantic outcropping. An ancient river and the wind had carved out what appeared to be an Egyptian pyramid topped by the Acropolis.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Monument Valley, Arizona, United States of America
Camera: iPhone XS
Copyright: © Robert Deigh