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Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, WY
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, WY
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. About 600,000 years ago, several volcanic eruptions in Yellowstone emptied a magma chamber whose roof collapsed, forming a giant pit that filled with lava. Some lava flows blocked waterways,...
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Petroglyphs on Newspaper Rock near Monticello, Utah
Petroglyphs on Newspaper Rock near Monticello, Utah
A detail of Newspaper Rock at Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument near Monticello, Utah. The petroglyphs depict a man riding a horse and aiming a bow at a bull, as well as other human figures, animals, and plants. Newspaper Rock is one of the largest and...
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Unfurling tree fern, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI
Unfurling tree fern, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI
The fiddle head of an unfurling tree fern, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is located on the southeastern corner of the largest, youngest island of the Hawaiian Archipelago. The archipelago is located over 2,000 miles...
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A cottonwood tree in Capitol Gorge, Utah
A cottonwood tree in Capitol Gorge, Utah
A cottonwood tree in Capitol Gorge. Capitol Reef National Park encompasses over 75 miles of the 100 mile long Waterpocket Fold. Waterpocket Fold is a steep rift in the landscape known as a monocline, a fold in the Earth's crust usually resulting from an underlying...
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Holes eroded in a rock wall, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Holes eroded in a rock wall, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Holes eroded in a rock wall, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. They give it the appearance of Swiss cheese. The holes are filled with smaller rocks. Capitol Reef National Park encompasses over 75 miles of the 100 mile long Waterpocket Fold. Waterpocket Fold...
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Hickman Bridge in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Hickman Bridge in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
This is Hickman Bridge in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. It is a natural arch in a canyon above the Fremont River gorge. Through the arch, a steep cliff of red sandstone is visible as well as the canyon bottom, which is dotted with shrubs and trees. In...
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House from 1882 in Capitol Reef National Park
House from 1882 in Capitol Reef National Park
This is a house in Capitol Reef National Park that was built in 1882. Despite its tiny proportions, it was originally meant to house a family of twelve. The house is built from blocks of red sandstone. It has a wooden door, a shuttered window, and a squat...
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A stream in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
A stream in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
This is a stream in a valley in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. The stream flows between two tall, pink sandstone cliffs. On either side of the stream, there are narrow rows of lush vegetation. Capitol Reef National Park encompasses over 75 miles of the...
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Deer in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Deer in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Seven deer graze in a valley in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. Pickings are slim, though, as grass grows only in sparse tufts across the arid, sandy floor of the gully.
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Arches National Park at sunset
Arches National Park at sunset
The sun is setting and is partially obscured by a bank of clouds. Some of the land formations at Arches National Park can be seen in silhouette.
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Yucca plant
Yucca plant
A large Yucca plant is in full flower in this picture taken in Big Bend National Park. Behind and to the left of the plant is a stone wall with a bed of flowers at its base. To the right of the plant is a barbed wire fence; a dirt road runs along behind it....
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Africans before captivity
In Colonial North Carolina, page 4.1
Most Africans who came to North America were from West Africa and West Central Africa. This article describes some of the cultures and history of those regions prior to the beginning of the slave trade.
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Chelser Park Trail in Needles area of Canyonlands National Park
Chelser Park Trail in Needles area of Canyonlands National Park
The Needles area is located in the southeast section of Canyonlands National Park. Visitors hiking along the Chesler Trail will see rock formations created by millions of years of erosion. The layers of sedimentary rock have rounded, smooth edges. Surrounding...
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Chelser Park Trail in Needles area of Canyonlands National Park
Chelser Park Trail in Needles area of Canyonlands National Park
This image shows the smooth tops of rock formations seen from the Chesler Park Trail in Canyonlands National Park. The trail is located in the Needles section of the park. Just above the crests of the rocks, the tops of trees are visible. In the distance,...
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Lost Canyon Loop Trail in Canyonlands National Park
Lost Canyon Loop Trail in Canyonlands National Park
In the Needles area of Canyonlands National Park scrubby bushes find a niche to grow in the smooth rock formed by years of erosion. In the distance, two red sedimentary rock towers stand watch over this harsh terrain.
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Along Chesler Park Trail in Canyonlands National Park
Along Chesler Park Trail in Canyonlands National Park
This photograph was taken looking up at the many layers of rock. Some of the layers are tan, some are red, and some are gray. Their ridges are smooth and rounded. Bushes and other plants are at their base.
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Trail to Chesler Park in Canyonlands National Park
Trail to Chesler Park in Canyonlands National Park
A natural arch has been formed by erosion on the rock formations in this photograph taken along the trail to Chesler Park in Canyonlands National Park in Utah. Deep pits can be seen in these rocks which are colored red, tan, and gray. Blue sky peaks through...
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Cliffs near Lower Calf Creek Falls in Escalante, Utah
Cliffs near Lower Calf Creek Falls in Escalante, Utah
This is a valley on the trail following Lower Calf Creek in Escalante, Utah. The rock cliffs on either side are composed of pink and tan Navajo sandstone, which over time is eroding into the valley below. Brushy vegetation grows on either side of the trail...
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Cliffs near Lower Calf Creek Falls in Escalante, Utah
Cliffs near Lower Calf Creek Falls in Escalante, Utah
These are rock cliffs near Lower Calf Creek in Escalante, Utah. They are composed of pink, gray, and tan Navajo sandstone, which over time is eroding into the valley below. Brushy vegetation grows in the valley and dots the cliff walls. The cliffs are lumpy,...
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Lower Calf Creek Falls in Escalante, Utah
Lower Calf Creek Falls in Escalante, Utah
Lower Calf Creek Falls in Escalante, Utah. The creek flows through a V-shaped notch in the cliffs and plunges almost 130 feet to the blue-green pool below. The walls of the cliff on either side of the falls are covered in blooms of bright green and blue algae,...
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