Looking down on the Rio Grande River from an observation area about 500 feet above the River in Santa Elena Canyon.

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Looking down on the Rio Grande River from an observation area about 500 feet above the water level at the entrance to Santa Elena Canyon in the Big Bend National Park.

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Location: Big Bend National Park
Photo credit: © Jess Merrill / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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