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 "Barren desolation is stretched before me; and yet there is a beauty in the scene. The fantastic carvings . . . with the bright and varied colors of the rocks, conspire to make a scene such as the dweller in verdure-clad hills can scarcely appreciate." —John Wesley Powell

—From "Vision for the West," April 1994, National Geographic magazine

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Where:  Canyonlands National Park, Utah
When:   April 1994
Photographer:   Bruce Dale

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