This wintry view comes from Oregon’s Painted Hills, part of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument and home to one of the most complete fossil records on the planet. Paleontologists have uncovered fossils here that date as far back as 44 million years ago, when this region had a hot, wet, subtropical climate, home to crocodiles and rhino-like plant eaters. And what’s above ground here is equally impressive. This is only a glimpse of the portion of the monument called the Painted Hills, named for its vivid colors that are a result of layers of sediment from various geologic periods.
There’s treasure in them thar hills
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The Colosseum of Rome, Italy
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Mount Pico, Portugal
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Time for brass bands and beer
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It s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
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Today is World Refugee Day
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It s Census Day—make it count
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Raise your hand for Teacher Appreciation Day
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Mediterranean red sea stars
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The smoke before the bonfire
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Happy Independence Day!
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Wedded Rocks, Japan
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Pi Day
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Don t forget—it’s World Elephant Day
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Smoking nights in Austria
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Arrone in Umbria, Italy
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Perfect timing
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Pont Rouge
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Pups of the prairie
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World Sea Turtle Day
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It s Mountain Day in Japan
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Great horned owl fledglings
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Remembering the Arizona
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Skyscraper Day
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A tribute to the ancestors
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Wind horses carry wishes for a new year
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Canada s $20 view
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A Bengal tiger in Ranthambore National Park, India
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You re feeling sleepy
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Darwin s Arch