Around 1100 CE—a good 400 years before Spanish conquistadors would first glimpse the Grand Canyon—Ancestral Puebloans tended terrace farms along the banks of the Colorado River. In order to store their crops during the rainy season, when floods might destroy food stores, and to keep animals from eating the harvest, they created the Nankoweap Granaries high up in the canyon walls.
Ancient storage in the Grand Canyon
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Art abounds at the Palais Garnier
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National Bison Month
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Schönbrunn Palace Park, Vienna, Austria
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Great wildebeest migration at Mara River, Kenya
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A growing business
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Endangered Species Day
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Misool, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia
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An Alpine fairy-tale castle
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In the Supertree Grove
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Wild and beautiful Alaska
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Corona Arch near Moab, Utah
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World Population Day
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Happy Fathers Day!
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Travels to the Oregon deep
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Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
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A crane for good luck in today’s big game
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Balloons and camels are two ways to catch a ride here
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Happy Fathers Day!
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Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota
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Ravens
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A truly American monument
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Paris is photo-ready this week
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Lake Bled, Slovenia
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A misty morning in Brazil
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Happy birthday to the Peak!
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