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  • Ancient Anasazi petroglyphs cover a rock face, known as Atlatl Rock in the Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. The rock art may be more than 1,500 years old.
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  • Ancient Anasazi petroglyphs cover a rock face, known as Atlatl Rock in the Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. The rock art may be more than 1,500 years old. The rock is named for the two symbols at the top, immediately below the bighorn sheep. The object below the sheep is the atlatl and the object just below that is the dart. An atlatl is a hunting device that is also sometimes called a spear thrower.
    vof-atlatl-rock-9350.jpg
  • A variety of petroglyphs, including symbols depicting a hunter chasing a deer, are visible on a rock wall at Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument in San Juan County, Utah. The oldest symbols on the rock were made about 2,000 years ago by Archaic, Anasazi, Fremont, Navajo, Anglo and Pueblo people. The oldest petroglyphs on the sandstone appear to be fading, re-covered by desert varnish, a natural manganese-rich coating. In Navajo, the rock is called Tse' Hone, which means a rock that tells a story.
    Petroglyphs_Newspaper-Rock_Utah_0977.jpg
  • Faded petroglyphs depicting wildlife are visible on a basalt rock wall in Hieroglyphic Canyon, located in the Superstition Wilderness in Arizona. The petroglyphs were carved by the Hohokam people who lived in central and southern Arizona as early as 500 A.D.
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  • An old-growth douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) towers over a fallen tree and dwarfs newer growth in the Cathedral Grove, located in MacMillan Provincial Park on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Some of the trees in the protected forest are more than 800 years old and are up to 30 feet (9 meters) in circumference.
    Vancouver-Island_Cathedral-Grove_Old...jpg
  • The five-story cliff dwelling known as Montezuma Castle is visible up a sheer limestone cliff in Montezuma Castle National Monument near Camp Verde, Arizona. Montezuma Castle and other cliff dwellings in the area were built and used by the Sinagua people between approximately 1100 and 1425 AD. Montezuma Castle, which contains 45-60 rooms, is one of the best-preserved cliff dwellings in North America, likely due to its placement 90 feet (27 meters) up the cliff and the protection from the elements provided by the rock overhang.
    AZ_Montezuma-Castle_2489.jpg
  • This is the view inside a 2,000-year-old Western Red Cedar tree, still living in the Quinault Rain Forest, Washington. As cedar trees age, they hollow out to allow fierce winds to blow through them, rather than toppling during storms. The only living part is a vein that's two feet in diameter. The tree, located in Olympic National Park, however, is so huge another tree grows out of its top.
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  • Three very large old-growth trees overlook the Ohanapecosh River in the Grove of the Patriarchs in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.
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  • The five-story cliff dwelling known as Montezuma Castle is visible up a sheer limestone cliff in Montezuma Castle National Monument near Camp Verde, Arizona. Montezuma Castle and other cliff dwellings in the area were built and used by the Sinagua people between approximately 1100 and 1425 AD. Montezuma Castle, which contains 45-60 rooms, is one of the best-preserved cliff dwellings in North America, likely due to its placement 90 feet (27 meters) up the cliff and the protection from the elements provided by the rock overhang.
    AZ_Montezuma-Castle_Framed_2485.jpg
  • The setting sun seems to be balanced on one of the Sea Lion Rocks, a series of sea stacks off the northern Oregon coast. The rocks were formed by ancient lava flows, which have since been eroded by constant pounding from Pacific Ocean waves. These sea stacks are located near Ecola State Park, north of Cannon Beach, Oregon.
    OR_Sea-Lion-Rocks_Sunset_6821.jpg
  • A cross-section of petrified wood displays a wide spectrum of colors in the Rainbow Forest of Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. The petrified wood in the park is made up of almost solid quartz and the colors are the result of impurities in the quartz, such as iron, carbon and manganese. It formed more than 200 million years ago when logs washed into an ancient river system. The logs were quickly buried by sediment, which slowed decay. Over time, minerals, including silica, were absorbed into the porous wood, replacing the original organic material over hundreds of thousands of years.
    AZ_Petrified-Forest_Petrified-Wood_D...jpg
  • The late afternoon sun brings out the golden color of the High Peaks in Pinnacles National Park, California. The High Peaks, some of which are nearly 2,500 feet (750 meters) tall, are partial remnants of the ancient Pinnacles volcano, shifted 190 miles north of its original location due to movement of the San Andreas Fault. Three turkey vultures are visible soaring in the sky above the saddle between two of the peaks.
    Pinnacles-NP_High-Peaks_5713.jpg
  • The rising sun clears the eastern caldera rim of Crater Lake, Oregon. Wizard Island, a dormant volcanic cone formed after the cataclysmic eruption of the ancient Mount Mazama, is visible in the foreground. Crater Lake, protected as a national park, is the deepest freshwater lake in North America.
    CraterLake_Sunrise_9990.jpg
  • The setting sun seems to be balanced on one of "nose" of one of the Sea Lion Rocks, a series of sea stacks off the northern Oregon coast. The rocks were formed by ancient lava flows, which have since been eroded by constant pounding from Pacific Ocean waves. These sea stacks are located near Ecola State Park, north of Cannon Beach, Oregon.
    SeaLionRocksSunset.jpg
  • A young family walks on the beach near Haystack Rock, Oregon, in thick fog. Haystack Rock, remnants of an ancient lava flow, is one of the world's largest monoliths.
    HaystackFogFamily.jpg
  • Several ancient trees, each several hundred years old, stand in the Grove of the Patriarchs, a section of very old forest in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.
    GroveOfThePatriarchs_4266.jpg
  • The Guadalupe Mountains of western Texas tower over the Salt Basin, a remnant of an ancient lake that existed during the Pleistocene Epoch between 10,000 and 1.8 million years ago. The lake, which at times was up to 37 feet deep, had no outlet. As the water evaporated, salt and gypsum accumulated. The old lake bed is now dry most of the year, collecting only an inch or so of water during exceptionally heavy rains. The Guadalupe Mountains, part of Guadalupe Mountains National Park, are visible on the horizon. The iconic El Capitan (8085 feet/2464 meter) is visible at right. Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas at 8749 feet (2667 meters) is immediately left of it.
    TX_GuadalupeMountains_SaltBasin_1250.jpg
  • A close-up of a a cross-section of petrified wood reveals colors in abstract patterns in the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. The petrified wood in the park is made up of almost solid quartz and the colors are the result of impurities in the quartz, such as iron, carbon and manganese. It formed more than 200 million years ago when logs washed into an ancient river system. The logs were quickly buried by sediment, which slowed decay. Over time, minerals, including silica, were absorbed into the porous wood, replacing the original organic material over hundreds of thousands of years.
    AZ_Petrified-Forest_Petrified-Wood_A...jpg
  • Several tall mountains stand over the ancient lava flow Búrfells-hraun in northern Iceland. Geologists believe a large lava lake formed here and then collapsed, releasing a flood of lava. Pieces of the lava crust flowed as much as 10 km (6.2 miles) downstream.
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  • Several tall mountains stand over the ancient lava flow Búrfells-hraun in northern Iceland. Geologists believe a large lava lake formed here and then collapsed, releasing a flood of lava. Pieces of the lava crust flowed as much as 10 km (6.2 miles) downstream.
    Iceland_Burfells-hraun_3941.jpg
  • Rock cairns mark the site of an ancient Icelandic farm destroyed in the first recorded eruption of the volcano Katla. The large farm, known as Laufskálar, was destroyed in the 894 eruption. A lava mound was named Laufskálar Cairn after the farm. Travelers passing through the Mýrdalssandur area of Iceland for the first time are supposed to add a stone to the cairn to bring them good luck on their journey.
    Iceland_Laufskálavarða_7312.jpg
  • A young girl looks at her own reflection while playing in a small tidal creek near Haystack Rock on the Oregon Coast. Thick morning fog blocks the view of the base of Haystack Rock, one of the largest monoliths in the world. Haystack Rock, near Cannon Beach, Oregon, is made of remnants of ancient lava flows.
    HaystackRockChild.jpg
  • The sun sets over the Pacific Ocean and Sugar Loaf Islands, a series of small, uninhabited islands near Port Taranaki on the North Island of New Zealand. The islands are remnants of an ancient volcanic crater that has eroded into small islands and sea stacks. That volcano last erupted approximately 1.7 million years ago. In this image, Motuotamatea Island (Snapper Rock) is visible on the left. On the right, from front to back, the islands are Mataora Island (Round Rock), Pararaki Island (Seagull Rock) and Waikaranga Island (Seal Rocks).
    NZ_Nga-Motu_Sugar-Loaf-Islands_Sunse...jpg
  • A great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) sits at the entrance to its nest on a rocky ledge overlooking Montezuma Well in Arizona as its young owlet looks out. Montezuma Well is part of the Montezuma Castle National Monument, which protects ancient cliff dwellings built and used by the Sinagua people between 1100 and 1425 AD.
    Owl-Great-Horned_Nest_Montezuma-Well...jpg
  • The setting sun seems to be balanced on one of the Sea Lion Rocks, a series of sea stacks off the northern Oregon coast. The rocks were formed by ancient lava flows, which have since been eroded by constant pounding from Pacific Ocean waves. These sea stacks are located near Ecola State Park, north of Cannon Beach, Oregon.
    OR_Sea-Lion-Rocks_Sunset_6829.jpg
  • The rising sun clears the eastern caldera rim of Crater Lake, Oregon. Wizard Island, a dormant volcanic cone formed after the cataclysmic eruption of the ancient Mount Mazama, is visible near the center of the image. Crater Lake, protected as a national park, is the deepest freshwater lake in North America.
    CraterLakeSunrise.jpg
  • Several giant sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron gigantea) grow in the Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, California. The grove is home to many ancient trees, one of which is 1800 years old.
    Yosemite_Sequoia_0789.jpg
  • A band of altocumulus clouds, partially illuminated by city lights, pass over rugged cliffs that are remnants of ancient lava flows in Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello, Washington.
    WA_Columbia-NWR_Night-Clouds_9837.jpg
  • Two bright Perseid meteors streak across the night sky above Table Mountain in the North Cascades of Washington state. The Perseids are an annual meteor shower that occurs in August when Earth passes through the debris of Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. The meteors are comet debris burning up in the Earth's atmosphere. Table Mountain is a 5,742-foot (1,750-meter) peak that is comprised of an ancient, thick lava flow that pre-dates flows from the neighboring active volcano, Mount Baker.
    Table-Mountain_Perseid-Meteor_1093.jpg
  • A narrow canyon runs through the ancient, petrified sand dune, known as The Wave in the Coyote Buttes Wilderness of Northern Arizona.
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  • The golden light of sunset highlights the harsh environment near the summit of the High Peaks in Pinnacles National Park, California, illustrated in part by a radically-curved tree. The High Peaks, some of which are nearly 2,500 feet (750 meters) tall, are partial remnants of the ancient Pinnacles volcano, shifted 190 miles north of its original location due to movement of the San Andreas Fault.
    Pinnacles-NP_High-Peaks_Stormy-Sunse...jpg
  • Light shines into a section of the Balconies Cave, a talus cave in Pinnacles National Park, California. The park's high peaks are partial remnants of the ancient Pinnacles volcano, shifted 190 miles north of its original location due to movement of the San Andreas Fault. Talus caves, like Balconies Cave, are narrow passages in the piles of large rocks that have broke off and landed at the base of the peaks.
    Pinnacles-NP_Balconies-Cave_5649.jpg
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