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mount doom
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the craggy crag of cragginess
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humpback mountain
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the petroglyph which describes the ancient friendship between the anasazi and wide bodied space aliens
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friends are nice
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the grand central station of ancient petroglyphs
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the famous valley of the thin slice of free standing rock
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chris hunkers down in the cave for a nice long chaka
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how long can i make chris hold that incredibly awkward pose?
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ancient faces in hidden places
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still not sick of petroglyphs
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invitation to an ascent
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these historic condominiums offer stunning views of the scenic valley of fire
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the other craggy crag of cragginess
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from high above the wash, people look like... well, they look like really small people, okay?
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how did rana get way up there?
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chris belatedly realizes that what goes up must, in fact, come down
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rana tries to shatter my camera lens with the power of her amazing smile and very nearly succeeds
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chris shows off his spelunking skills
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welcome to the stark and otherworldly beauty of the valley of fire
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the grid has been penetrated
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jonathan and the native wildlife negotiate an uneasy truce
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getting vertical, animal style
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gophers pop their heads out of holes all the time out here
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reach for the sky
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rana, do you see any varmints in there
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chris may be smiling, but inside he is kind of freaked that i almost just killed him by stepping on this huge loose rock
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the whole park pretty much looked like this, ho hum
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believe me when i tell you that chris wants to keep going, but also believe me when i tell you that he cannot get there from here
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the persistence of life