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Nature & Landscape Photography by Greg Russell

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Cedar Mesa, Utah

The Cedar Mesa area, located west of Blanding and north of Bluff, Utah is one of my favorite locations on the Colorado Plateau. The mesa is transected by many verdant canyons, such as Owl, Fish, Slickhorn and Grand Gulch, but is also home to what may be more archaeological sites than anywhere in the Southwestern United States. Multiple Ancestral Puebloan--Anasazi--sites are located here, which range from ruins of granaries or pictographs (pictured here) to perfect, intact kivas.

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Ancestral Puebloan Granary, Utah; Image #0001 "Flaming Roof Ruin" I, Utah; Image #0002
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"Flaming Roof Ruin" II, Utah; Image #0003 Ancestral Puebloan granary wall, detail; Image #0004
Ancestral Puebloan handprints on sandstone in southeastern Utah
Handprints; Image #0273
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"Procession Panel" I; Image #0005 "Procession Panel" II; Image #0006
Ancestral puebloan granary, located in Road Canyon on Cedar Mesa, Utah
Well-preserved ancestral puebloan granary, Cedar Mesa area, utah
Fallen Roof; Image #0460 Well-preserved Dwelling; Image #0461
Well-preserved ancestral puebloan dwelling, Cedar Mesa area, utah
'negative' handprint on Cedar Mesa, Utah
Ancestral Apartment Complex; Image #0462 "Negative" Handprint; Image #0463
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Flaming Roof Ruin III, Utah; Image #0007