The American West

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WPA-built stone dam between rock formations in Gold Butte National Monument, captured by Jim Witkowski.
WPA Legacy
Snake River and the Grand Teton Mountains at daybreak.
Snake River Overlook
A dune in the Algodones Wilderness area without traces of mankind.
Wilderness Dune
Lower Yellowstone falls in Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone Falls
Clinging to granite walls is a delicate Rockmat plant blooming in the spring.
Blooming Rockmat
Sandstone Hoo Doos carved by wind in Utah's Devils Garden Park in the Saircase NM.
Devils Garden
Mamoth Hot Springs bubbeling and steaming in winter.
Mamoth Hot Spring
A large radio telescope on the grounds of the VLA
Radio Telescope
Twilight Peak along the Million Dollar Highway north of Durango..
Twilight Peak
The vinyards at Dao winery after an afternoon of sipping with a view.
Dao Vineyards
The Hoo Doos of Bryce Canyon are obscured by a late spring snowstorm.
Bryce Canyon Snow
Red sandstone formations at Valley of Fire State Park, symbolizing the beauty of geologic processes over millennia.
Nature's Palette

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