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View from the Dead Horse Point Overlook: The vista from the Dead Horse Point Overlook. Dead Horse Point, located just north of the Island in the Sky region of the newer Canyonlands National Park, is a promontory, a large mass of land overlooking a lower area of land or water. They are formed when...; Format: image/photograph

Mesa Arch in the Island in the Sky area of Canyonlands National Park: Visitors looking through Mesa Arch will see a beautiful vista before them. Utah's snowcapped La Sal Mountains can be seen in the distance. Washer Woman Arch stands next to Monster Tower. The rock formation looks like a washer woman bending over and scrubbing...; Format: image

Visitors at the Cliff Palace dwellings, Mesa Verde National Park, CO: Visitors at Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. These and the other structures nestled into the alcoves and cliffs of the canyon walls were constructed by the ancestral Puebloans, who lived in Mesa Verde from A.D. 550 to 1300. They built pueblos,...; Format: image/photograph

Fisher Towers in Moab, Utah: Fisher Towers rise above a scarred and furrowed valley. The towers are part of a mesa of red sandstone that ends in 2,000 foot tall cliffs corrugated by erosion. The area is a very popular destination for rock climbers, and is home to several endangered species...; Format: image/photograph

The bad lands at Petrified Forest National Park, AZ: Eroded rock formations in the bad lands at Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. Deposition, uplift, and erosion have created a diverse landscape over millions of years. Many formations, such as mesas and buttes, are formed when a protective cap of sandstone...; Format: image/photograph

Bad lands in Petrified Forest National Park, AZ: The sculpted ridges of bad lands in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. The formations show that thousands of years of mineral deposition have created colorful stripes in the surface of the rock. Deposition, uplift, and erosion have created a diverse...; Format: image/photograph

A petrified tree in Petrified Forest National Park, AZ: A petrified tree on its side in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. The remains of its ancient root ball and the texture of its bark have been preserved by the petrification process. The tree's color is rich with traces of purple, red, blue, and green....; Format: image/photograph

A flower growing from a petrified tree in Petrified Forest National Park, AZ: A flower growing from a petrified tree in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. The flower is pink with delicate, feathery leaves. The tree is striped with orange, red, and plum purple. Petrified Forest National Park encompasses part of the Rainbow Forest...; Format: image/photograph

Agate House in Petrified Forest National Park, AZ: The Agate House in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. Archeologists believe the original building was constructed almost ten centuries ago between A.D. 1050 and 1300. The ancient Puebloan people in the area used petrified wood sealed with mud mortar...; Format: image/photograph

Petrified trees in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona: Petrified trees in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. The geological structure of the crystalline quartz that forms the trees causes fractures clean across the trunk, giving the false impression that they've been cut with a chainsaw. These trees are...; Format: image/photograph

Colorful crystals in a petrified tree in Petrified Forest National Park, AZ: Colorful purple, blue, red, and orange crystals in a petrified tree in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. Petrified Forest National Park encompasses part of the Rainbow Forest and the Painted Desert. It consist of several "forests" of petrified wood....; Format: image/photograph

Buildings in Mesa Verde National Park, CO: Buildings in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. These and the other structures nestled into the alcoves and cliffs of the canyon walls were constructed by the ancestral Puebloans, who lived in Mesa Verde from A.D. 550 to 1300. They built pueblos, towers,...; Format: image/photograph

Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado: Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. These and the other structures nestled into the alcoves and cliffs of the canyon walls were constructed by the ancestral Puebloans, who lived in Mesa Verde from A.D. 550 to 1300. They built pueblos, towers,...; Format: image/photograph

The ladder to Balcony House in Mesa Verde National Park, CO: The ladder to Balcony House in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. These and the other structures nestled into the alcoves and cliffs of the canyon walls were constructed by the ancestral Puebloans, who lived in Mesa Verde from A.D. 550 to 1300. They built...; Format: image/photograph

Visitors entering Balcony House in Mesa Verde National Park, CO: Visitors entering Balcony House in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. These and the other structures nestled into the alcoves and cliffs of the canyon walls were constructed by the ancestral Puebloans, who lived in Mesa Verde from A.D. 550 to 1300. They built...; Format: image/photograph

The post construction of Balcony House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO: The post construction of Balcony House, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Most of the buildings in the park were constructed in this way, with wooden beams, sandstone, and mortar made from soil, ash, and water. Balcony House and the other structures nestled...; Format: image/photograph

The inside of Balcony House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO: The inside of Balcony House, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. These and the other structures nestled into the alcoves and cliffs of the canyon walls were constructed by the ancestral Puebloans, who lived in Mesa Verde from A.D. 550 to 1300. They built pueblos,...; Format: image/photograph

The buttes of Monument Valley, AZ: The buttes of Monument Valley, Arizona. Monument Valley is located inside Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, the Navajo Nation equivalent to a national park. Monument Valley is considered by some to be the most prototypical and iconic Southwestern landscape;...; Format: image/photograph

A traditional Navajo hogan in Monument Valley, AZ: A traditional Navajo hogan in Monument Valley, Arizona. A horse grazes in the background. The hogan was the standard dwelling place for the Navajo until the early 20th century; today, they are rarely used as houses, but many Navajo still own a hogan for ceremonial...; Format: image/photograph

The doorway of a traditional Navajo hogan, Monument Valley, AZ: A traditional Navajo hogan in Monument Valley, Arizona. The hogan was the standard dwelling place for the Navajo until the early 20th century; today, they are rarely used as houses, but many Navajo still own a hogan for ceremonial and religious purposes. Monument...; Format: image/photograph

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