Bryce Canyon from Vantage Point, Utah

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Sixty millions of years ago spectacular movement in the earths crust caused the plateau to rise to 9,000 feet. Sixteen million years ago, a fresh water lake began in a natural basin. feeding rivers and streams, A mass of red, yellow and orange carved pinacles of stone can be seen from the safety of the park's rim road. The Paiute Indians named it the "Unkatimpe-wa-Wince-Pockich", meaning "red rocks standing like men in a bowl-shaped recess"

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Size: 5330px × 3544px
Location: Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, North America
Photo credit: © DavidDent / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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