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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

This park features petrified stomps of sequoia trees buried in a volcanic eruption 35 million years ago, and spectacular vistas resulting from the dry and thin mountain air at more than 8,400 ft.
None of the pictures were digitally enhanced, all colors are natural.
Special thanks to my parents for taking some of the pictures

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Crystal Peak
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Crystal Peak
 
Near the Shelter Housing the Petrified Stumps
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Near the Shelter Housing the Petrifi…
 
Petrified Seqouia Stump
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Petrified Seqouia Stump
 
A Trio of Petrified Sequoia Stumps
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A Trio of Petrified Sequoia Stumps
 
Petrified Seqouia Stump
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Petrified Seqouia Stump
 
Flowers and Rocks
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Flowers and Rocks
 
Pikes Peak
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Pikes Peak
 
Dead Ponderosa Pine Tree
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Dead Ponderosa Pine Tree
 
Dead Ponderosa Pine Tree
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Dead Ponderosa Pine Tree
 
Ancient and Modern Trees
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Ancient and Modern Trees
 
Fossil Deposits
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Fossil Deposits
 
Scudder Pit
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Scudder Pit
 
The Big Stump
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The Big Stump
 
Near the Big Stump
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Near the Big Stump
 
Just a View of the Park
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Just a View of the Park
 
The Big Stump
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The Big Stump
 
The Big Stump
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The Big Stump
 
Hornbeck Homstead
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Hornbeck Homstead
 
Fossil Beds
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Fossil Beds
 
The Big Stump
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The Big Stump