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Image: Delicate Arch
Delicate Arch
Delicate Arch
Delicate Arch

The world-famous Delicate Arch was formed by the movement of underground salt beds beneath overlying sandstone, in concert with surface events including water, ice, and erosion, which washed away or broke off the sandstone to create the arches and fins found throughout Arches National Park.

The world-famous Delicate Arch was formed by the movement of underground salt beds beneath overlying sandstone, in concert with surface events including water, ice, and erosion, which washed away or broke off the sandstone to create the arches and fins found throughout Arches National Park.

Image: White-Tailed Deer Tracks
White-Tailed Deer Tracks
White-Tailed Deer Tracks
Image: Raccoon Tracks
Raccoon Tracks
Raccoon Tracks
Raccoon Tracks

Raccoon paw print in mud.

Image: Wacissa River Grasses
Wacissa River Grasses
Wacissa River Grasses
Wacissa River Grasses

Grasses in the Wacissa River are part of the vegetative mat that makes for a difficult stream to make flow measurements. 

Grasses in the Wacissa River are part of the vegetative mat that makes for a difficult stream to make flow measurements. 

Image: Lake Superior
Lake Superior
Lake Superior
Lake Superior

Lake Superior, Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Lake Superior, Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Image: Lake Superior
Lake Superior
Lake Superior
Lake Superior

Lake Superior, Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Lake Superior, Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Image: Presque Isle River
Presque Isle River
Presque Isle River
Presque Isle River

Presque Isle River, Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Image: Lake Superior
Lake Superior
Lake Superior
Lake Superior

Lake Superior, Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Lake Superior, Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Image: Presque Isle River
Presque Isle River
Presque Isle River
Presque Isle River

Presque Isle River, Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Image: Presque Isle River
Presque Isle River
Presque Isle River
Presque Isle River

Presque Isle River, Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Image: Presque Isle River
Presque Isle River
Presque Isle River
Presque Isle River

Presque Isle River, Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Image: Presque Isle River
Presque Isle River
Presque Isle River
Presque Isle River

Presque Isle River, Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Image: Lake of the Clouds
Lake of the Clouds
Lake of the Clouds
Lake of the Clouds

Lake of the Clouds, Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Image: Turtle Nest
Turtle Nest
Turtle Nest
Turtle Nest

Turtle nest dug-up by scavengers.

Turtle nest dug-up by scavengers.

Image: Turtle Nest
Turtle Nest
Turtle Nest
Turtle Nest

Turtle nest dug-up by scavengers.

Turtle nest dug-up by scavengers.

Image: Turtle Nest
Turtle Nest
Turtle Nest
Turtle Nest

Turtle nest dug-up by scavengers.

Turtle nest dug-up by scavengers.

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