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One more state to check off.
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And then into Big Sky Country
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No matter what else we see, wee fuzzy things grab at us
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Several hundred years ago, natives painted pictographs in these caves
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Many are faded - these are about the best
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The black dotted line marks the top of the excavation area
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There are three caves in this complex
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They're cut into a sandstone cliff
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Awwww
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Swallow nests in "Ghost Cave"
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Those things are called "concretions" - mineral deposits formed around small objects like shells or twigs
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When the sandstone wears away, they're left as boulders.
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Pretty butterfly on white flower
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The cave area is popular with school-age kids
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The Moss Mansion reflects upper crust turn of the century living
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The tree shows residual damage from a windstorm the night before