John's Canyon sunset looking toward the Bears Ears formation, Bears Ears National Monument, San Juan County, Utah

The image was taken in the newly-designated Bears Ears National Monument. The National Monument preserves one of the most significant cultural resource areas in North America, composed of over 13,000 years of human occupancy, over 100,000 estimated archaeological sites, and active ceremonial sites for present-day tribes

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