Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, western Colorado.

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Hoover Dam and Lake Mead on the Colorado River, Arizona-Nevada, U.S. A bypass bridge (foreground; shown under construction) opened in 2010 to carry a federal highway across the Black Canyon just downstream of the dam.

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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, western Colorado.

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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, western Colorado.

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, western Colorado.

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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Gunnison, Colo.

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Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam on the Colorado River, Arizona-Nevada, U.S., seen from above on the upstream...

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Hoover Dam and Lake Mead on the Colorado River, Arizona-Nevada, U.S. A bypass bridge (foreground; shown under construction) opened in 2010 to carry a federal highway across the Black Canyon just downstream of the dam.

Hoover Dam and Lake Mead on the Colorado River, Arizona-Nevada, U.S. A bypass bridge...

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