TrailDog Artisans Photography - Cary Leppert

One of the many exquisite rock formations in the San Rafael Swell.

The large sandstone uplifts on the west side of Black Dragon Canyon entering the San Rafael Swell in Utah.

Following friends on an offroading dirt path deep into the San Rafael Swell.

Window Blind Peak is one of the many phenominal geologic formations in Utahs San Rafael Swell. A view on an autumn morning as we were heading into the canyons region.

Buckhorn Wash prehistoric wall art is near the northwestern corner of the swell, one of the more accessible parts of the region. Its rock panels contain figures drawn in red ochre, believed to have been first created by people using the Barrier Canyon Style that flourished between 1,500 and 4,000 years ago.

Buckhorn Wash prehistoric wall art is near the northwestern corner of the swell, one of the more accessible parts of the region. Its rock panels contain figures drawn in red ochre, believed to have been first created by people using the Barrier Canyon Style that flourished between 1,500 and 4,000 years ago.

Buckhorn Wash prehistoric wall art is near the northwestern corner of the swell, one of the more accessible parts of the region. Its rock panels contain figures drawn in red ochre, believed to have been first created by people using the Barrier Canyon Style that flourished between 1,500 and 4,000 years ago.

Buckhorn Wash prehistoric wall art is near the northwestern corner of the swell, one of the more accessible parts of the region. Its rock panels contain figures drawn in red ochre, believed to have been first created by people using the Barrier Canyon Style that flourished between 1,500 and 4,000 years ago.

Buckhorn Wash prehistoric wall art is near the northwestern corner of the swell, one of the more accessible parts of the region. Its rock panels contain figures drawn in red ochre, believed to have been first created by people using the Barrier Canyon Style that flourished between 1,500 and 4,000 years ago.

Buckhorn Wash prehistoric wall art is near the northwestern corner of the swell, one of the more accessible parts of the region. Its rock panels contain figures drawn in red ochre, believed to have been first created by people using the Barrier Canyon Style that flourished between 1,500 and 4,000 years ago.

Buckhorn Wash prehistoric wall art is near the northwestern corner of the swell, one of the more accessible parts of the region. Its rock panels contain figures drawn in red ochre, believed to have been first created by people using the Barrier Canyon Style that flourished between 1,500 and 4,000 years ago.

Some of the bright autumn colors in San Rafael Swell in late October with Assembly Hall Peak in the distance.

Clouds hanging over the canyons of Utah's San Rafael Swell in late October. Picturesque Bottleneck Peak is center stage as we headed up Tan Seeps Road to the river and canyons.