(CNN) — At first glance, the desert landscape of Southern Utah seems like a sweeping, sun-baked canvas — wide open and endless. But tucked deep within its sandstone folds are narrow slivers of magic: ...

Lay your eyes on a desert canyon, and there's a good chance you will be seduced by the spellbinding way that the bands of sun-kissed rock, often in shades of red and pink and sandy gold, rise all ...