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Carlsbad Caverns - New Mexico

Carlsbad Cavern is one of over 300 limestone caves in a
fossil reef laid down by an inland sea 250 to 280 million
years ago. Twelve to fourteen thousand years ago,
American Indians lived in the Guadalupe Mountains;
some of their cooking ring sites and pictographs have
been found within the present day boundaries of the cave.
In 1923 Carlsbad Cavern was proclaimed a national monument.
Through illustrated articles published in magazines such as
National Geographic and by word of mouth, Carlsbad Cavern
became one of the world's most celebrated caves.

Grand Canyon - Arizona, USA

Grand Cayon is not the deepest canyon in the world — both the
Cotahuasi Canyon in Peru and Hell' Canyon on the
Oregon-Idaho border are deeper — but Grand Canyon
is known for its overwhelming size and its intricate and
colorful landscape. Geologically it is significant because
of the thick sequence of ancient rocks that are beautifully
preserved and exposed in the walls of the canyon.
These rock layers record much of the early geologic
history of the North American continent. Grand Canyon
is also one of the most spectacular examples of natural
erosion in the world.
The principal consensus among geologists is that the
Colorado River basin (of which the Grand Canyon
is a part) has developed in the past 40 million years
and that the Grand Canyon itself is probably less than
five to six million years old (with most of the downcutting
occurring in the last two million years). The result of all
this erosion is one of the most complete geologic columns
on the planet.

Sandia Peak at Twilight - New Mexico

The Sandia Mountains are a mountain range located in
Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, immediately to the
northeast of the city of Albuquerque in New Mexico in
the southwestern United States.
Easiest way to reach the peak is to use the Sandia Peak Tramway.
It is the world's longest passenger aerial tramway. It also has the
world's third longest single span.