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Hidden River Cave. Located in the center of the City of Horse Cave. The cave is open to the public and operated as part of the American Caves Museum.

Hidden River Cave. Located in the center of the City of Horse Cave. The cave is open to the public and operated as part of the American Caves Museum.

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Dry Falls and Dry Falls Lake, created by glacial floods during the Pleistocene, ending 13,000 years b.p.

Dry Falls and Dry Falls Lake, created by glacial floods during the Pleistocene, ending 13,000 years b.p.

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Steamboat Rock surrounded by Banks Lake. Located in Grand Coulee, the rock is a remnent left by Pleistocene floods that swept eastern Washington 13,000 years b.p.

Steamboat Rock surrounded by Banks Lake. Located in Grand Coulee, the rock is a remnent left by Pleistocene floods that swept eastern Washington 13,000 years b.p.

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Train of glacial erratic boulders. Dropped by the Okanogan lobe of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet more than 13,000 b.p.

Train of glacial erratic boulders. Dropped by the Okanogan lobe of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet more than 13,000 b.p.

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Fife Peak photographed from SR 410

Fife Peak photographed from SR 410

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Green Point tunnel, A&CR Railroad

Green Point tunnel, A&CR Railroad

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Phoca Rock in the Columbia River. Named by Lewis and Clark for the "common hair seal".

Phoca Rock in the Columbia River. Named by Lewis and Clark for the "common hair seal".

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Cape Horn, Columbia River. Located in Washingon, across from Crown Point, this is one of two features on the river sharing the same name. The other is near Cathlamet.

Cape Horn, Columbia River. Located in Washingon, across from Crown Point, this is one of two features on the river sharing the same name. The other is near Cathlamet.

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Wallowa Mountains near Enterprise, Oregon

Wallowa Mountains near Enterprise, Oregon

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Imnaha River Drainage. Cow Creek in background.

Imnaha River Drainage. Cow Creek in background.

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Inmaha River

Inmaha River

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Kitson Hot Springs. Now a Boy Scout Camp, the original resort buildings have been removed. Hot springs emerge in the basement of the old lodge.

Kitson Hot Springs. Now a Boy Scout Camp, the original resort buildings have been removed. Hot springs emerge in the basement of the old lodge.

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View from Game Creek road, Looking SE. Chichagof Island is unique in having a system of logging roads which provide access to scenic vistas and recreation sites. Most islands have limited roads and even fewer vehicles.

View from Game Creek road, Looking SE. Chichagof Island is unique in having a system of logging roads which provide access to scenic vistas and recreation sites. Most islands have limited roads and even fewer vehicles.

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Sonyakay Ridge

Sonyakay Ridge

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Coyote Beach. There are no Coyotes on Chichagof Island but the unusual shape of this rock formation gives the beach it's name.

Coyote Beach. There are no Coyotes on Chichagof Island but the unusual shape of this rock formation gives the beach it's name.

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Ridge West of Pelican. Lisianski Inlet in foreground.

Ridge West of Pelican. Lisianski Inlet in foreground.

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Lisianski Inlet

Lisianski Inlet

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Bathing pools, Hot Springs Cove. Hot water spills from the springs, over a cliff to pools in the tidal zone. At high tide ocean water invades the pools, cooling those closest to the sea.

Bathing pools, Hot Springs Cove. Hot water spills from the springs, over a cliff to pools in the tidal zone. At high tide ocean water invades the pools, cooling those closest to the sea.

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Spieden Island, San Juan Islands, WA. Exotic animals can be seen grazing on the slopes as one sails past this 550 acre private island. The resident animal population still includes exotic animals such as Mouflon sheep from Corsica and Sika deer from Asia. The sheep are confused with our native big-horn sheep, which they resemble.

Spieden Island, San Juan Islands, WA. Exotic animals can be seen grazing on the slopes as one sails past this 550 acre private island. The resident animal population still includes exotic animals such as Mouflon sheep from Corsica and Sika deer from Asia. The sheep are confused with our native big-horn sheep, which they resemble.

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Cape Flattery Light, Tatoosh Island

Cape Flattery Light, Tatoosh Island

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Tatoosh Island, east end, facing north

Tatoosh Island, east end, facing north

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Neka Hot Spring and trail. A pipe brings hot water from the spring to the cedar hot tub in the center of photo.

Neka Hot Spring and trail. A pipe brings hot water from the spring to the cedar hot tub in the center of photo.

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Christmas Canyon

Christmas Canyon

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Swarm of basaltic dikes

Swarm of basaltic dikes

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