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  • 33 million year old dawn redwood needle leaves (Metasequoia sp) fossil. John Day Fossil Beds, Oregon.
    Ancient_conifer_fossil_61211FoS1-128...jpg
  • 33 million year old dawn redwood needle leaves (Metasequoia sp) fossil. John Day Fossil Beds, Oregon.
    Ancient_conifer_fossil_61211FoS1-115...jpg
  • Ancient rainforest in Endau-Rompin National Park, Malaysia. Untouched by the ice ages, this is the world's oldest forest.
    malaysia_jungle_102806ERNP3.jpg
  • Ancient rainforest in Endau-Rompin National Park, Malaysia. Untouched by the ice ages, these forests are the oldest known on earth. The foreground large buttress tree on the right is Anisoptera curtisii.
    malaysia_jungle_102806ERNP2.jpg
  • The Blue Basin feature of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument; Oregon. Formed from 29-million-year-old volcanic tuff, The erosion scarred slopes of these hills are slowly yielding fossils of ancient animals and plants.
    blue_basin_john_day_12510JDFB-182.jpg
  • The Blue Basin feature of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument; Oregon. Formed from 29-million-year-old volcanic tuff, The erosion scarred slopes of these hills are slowly yielding fossils of ancient animals and plants.
    blue_basin_john_day_12510JDFB-181.jpg
  • The Blue Basin feature of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument; Oregon. Formed from 29-million-year-old volcanic tuff, The erosion scarred slopes of these hills are slowly yielding fossils of ancient animals and plants.
    blue_basin_john_day_12510JDFB-168.jpg
  • Detail of the volcanic tuff of the Blue Basin feature in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument; Oregon. Formed from 29-million-year-old volcanic tuff, The erosion scarred slopes of these hills are slowly yielding fossils of ancient animals and plants.
    volcanic_tuff_12510JDFB-161.jpg
  • detail of the volcanic tuff of the Blue Basin feature in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument; Oregon. Formed from 29-million-year-old volcanic tuff, The erosion scarred slopes of these hills are slowly yielding fossils of ancient animals and plants.
    volcanic_tuff_12510JDFB-145.jpg
  • An juvenile Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata). These fish have an ancient lineage, appearing in the fossil record nearly 450 million years ago – well before the age of the dinosaurs. Pacific lamprey are an important ceremonial food for Native American tribes in the Columbia River basin. Little is known about the life history or habits of this fish except that their numbers in the Columbia River have greatly declined over several decades. Photographed at the USGS Columbia River Research Lab in Willard, Washington.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • An juvenile Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata). These fish have an ancient lineage, appearing in the fossil record nearly 450 million years ago – well before the age of the dinosaurs. Pacific lamprey are an important ceremonial food for Native American tribes in the Columbia River basin. Little is known about the life history or habits of this fish except that their numbers in the Columbia River have greatly declined over several decades. Photographed at the USGS Columbia River Research Lab in Willard, Washington.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • An juvenile Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) uses its sucker-like mouth parts to attach itself to a river rock . These fish have an ancient lineage, appearing in the fossil record nearly 450 million years ago – well before the age of the dinosaurs. Pacific lamprey are an important ceremonial food for Native American tribes in the Columbia River basin. Little is known about the life history or habits of this fish except that their numbers in the Columbia River have greatly declined over several decades. Photographed at the USGS Columbia River Research Lab in Willard, Washington.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • The famous ancient indian rock art known as &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot; or &quot;She Who Watches&quot; located in the Columbia Hills State Park in Washington as part of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. There are several legends of &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot;<br />
<br />
Quoted from Wikipedia 6/6/08 &quot;There are several versions of the legend, but the one told by the Wishram people is as follows:<br />
A woman had a house where the village of Nixluidix was later built. She was chief of all who lived in the region. That was a long time before Coyote came up the river and changed things and people were not yet real people. After a time Coyote in his travels came to this place and asked the inhabitants if they were living well or ill. They sent him to their chief who lived up on the rocks, where she could look down on the village and know what was going on.<br />
Coyote climbed up to the house on the rocks and asked &quot;What kind of living do you give these people? Do you treat them well or are you one of those evil women?&quot; &quot;I am teaching them to live well and build good houses,&quot; she said.<br />
&quot;Soon the world will change,&quot; said Coyote, &quot;and women will no longer be chiefs.&quot; Then he changed her into a rock with the command, &quot;You shall stay here and watch over the people who live here.&quot;<br />
All the people know that Tsagaglalae sees all things, for whenever they are looking at her those large eyes are watching them.&quot;
    She_Who_Watches_53108SWw-46.jpg
  • The famous ancient indian rock art known as &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot; or &quot;She Who Watches&quot; located in the Columbia Hills State Park in Washington as part of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. There are several legends of &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot;<br />
<br />
Quoted from Wikipedia 6/6/08 &quot;There are several versions of the legend, but the one told by the Wishram people is as follows:<br />
A woman had a house where the village of Nixluidix was later built. She was chief of all who lived in the region. That was a long time before Coyote came up the river and changed things and people were not yet real people. After a time Coyote in his travels came to this place and asked the inhabitants if they were living well or ill. They sent him to their chief who lived up on the rocks, where she could look down on the village and know what was going on.<br />
Coyote climbed up to the house on the rocks and asked &quot;What kind of living do you give these people? Do you treat them well or are you one of those evil women?&quot; &quot;I am teaching them to live well and build good houses,&quot; she said.<br />
&quot;Soon the world will change,&quot; said Coyote, &quot;and women will no longer be chiefs.&quot; Then he changed her into a rock with the command, &quot;You shall stay here and watch over the people who live here.&quot;<br />
All the people know that Tsagaglalae sees all things, for whenever they are looking at her those large eyes are watching them.&quot;
    She_Who_Watches_53108SWw-34.jpg
  • An old buttress tree and hundreds of tropical plants comprise the ancient rainforest in Endau-Rompin National Park, Malaysia. Untouched by the ice ages, these forests are the oldest known on earth.
    Malaysian_Jungle__83406ENr4.jpg
  • volcanic tuff, blue basin, john day fossil beds national monument, green hills, volcanic landscape, fossil bed, fossil beds, oregon, ancient geology,
    blue_basin_john_day_12510jDFBPAn1V2.jpg
  • volcanic tuff, blue basin, john day fossil beds national monument, green hills, volcanic landscape, fossil bed, fossil beds, oregon, ancient geology,
    blue_basin_john_day_12510jDFBPAn1.jpg
  • A sign forbidding removal of rocks or fossils at the Blue Basin feature of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument; Oregon. Formed from 29-million-year-old volcanic tuff, The erosion scarred slopes of these hills are slowly yielding fossils of ancient animals and plants.
    removal_of_rocks_prohibited_12510JDF...jpg
  • A sign forbidding removal of rocks or fossils at the Blue Basin feature of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument; Oregon. Formed from 29-million-year-old volcanic tuff, The erosion scarred slopes of these hills are slowly yielding fossils of ancient animals and plants.
    removal_of_rocks_prohibited_12510JDF...jpg
  • A sign marking the end of the trail at The Blue Basin feature of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument; Oregon. Formed from 29-million-year-old volcanic tuff, The erosion scarred slopes of these hills are slowly yielding fossils of ancient animals and plants.
    end_of_trail_12510JDFB-178.jpg
  • Volcanic rocks mixed with light snow within the Blue Basin feature of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument; Oregon. Formed from 29-million-year-old volcanic tuff, The erosion scarred slopes of these hills are slowly yielding fossils of ancient animals and plants.
    blue_basin_john_day_12510JDFB-176.jpg
  • The Blue Basin feature of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument; Oregon. Formed from 29-million-year-old volcanic tuff, The erosion scarred slopes of these hills are slowly yielding fossils of ancient animals and plants.
    blue_basin_john_day_12510JDFB-171.jpg
  • The Blue Basin feature of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument; Oregon. Formed from 29-million-year-old volcanic tuff, The erosion scarred slopes of these hills are slowly yielding fossils of ancient animals and plants.
    blue_basin_john_day_12510JDFB-166.jpg
  • Water runs green in the The Blue Basin feature of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument; Oregon. Formed from 29-million-year-old volcanic tuff, The erosion scarred slopes of these hills are slowly yielding fossils of ancient animals and plants.
    green_runoff_12510JDFB-154.jpg
  • detail of the volcanic tuff of the Blue Basin feature in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument; Oregon. Formed from 29-million-year-old volcanic tuff, The erosion scarred slopes of these hills are slowly yielding fossils of ancient animals and plants.
    volcanic_tuff_12510JDFB-146.jpg
  • detail of the volcanic tuff of the Blue Basin feature in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument; Oregon. Formed from 29-million-year-old volcanic tuff, The erosion scarred slopes of these hills are slowly yielding fossils of ancient animals and plants.
    volcanic_tuff_12510JDFB-145-Edit.jpg
  • The crumbling crust of an ancient lava flow called the &quot;blue dragon lava flow&quot;. The blue color comes from a thin outer layer of lava that contains titanium magnetite crystals. Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho
    blue_lava_7710Sdr-104.jpg
  • An juvenile Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata). These fish have an ancient lineage, appearing in the fossil record nearly 450 million years ago – well before the age of the dinosaurs. Pacific lamprey are an important ceremonial food for Native American tribes in the Columbia River basin. Little is known about the life history or habits of this fish except that their numbers in the Columbia River have greatly declined over several decades. Photographed at the USGS Columbia River Research Lab in Willard, Washington.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • An juvenile Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) with an experimental rfid tag (under the skin). These fish have an ancient lineage, appearing in the fossil record nearly 450 million years ago – well before the age of the dinosaurs. Pacific lamprey are an important ceremonial food for Native American tribes in the Columbia River basin. Little is known about the life history or habits of this fish except that their numbers in the Columbia River have greatly declined over several decades. Photographed at the USGS Columbia River Research Lab in Willard, Washington.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • A pair of juvenile Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata). These fish have an ancient lineage, appearing in the fossil record nearly 450 million years ago – well before the age of the dinosaurs. Pacific lamprey are an important ceremonial food for Native American tribes in the Columbia River basin. Little is known about the life history or habits of this fish except that their numbers in the Columbia River have greatly declined over several decades. Photographed at the USGS Columbia River Research Lab in Willard, Washington.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • The eye of a juvenile Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata). These fish have an ancient lineage, appearing in the fossil record nearly 450 million years ago – well before the age of the dinosaurs. Pacific lamprey are an important ceremonial food for Native American tribes in the Columbia River basin. Little is known about the life history or habits of this fish except that their numbers in the Columbia River have greatly declined over several decades. Photographed at the USGS Columbia River Research Lab in Willard, Washington.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • An juvenile Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata). These fish have an ancient lineage, appearing in the fossil record nearly 450 million years ago – well before the age of the dinosaurs. Pacific lamprey are an important ceremonial food for Native American tribes in the Columbia River basin. Little is known about the life history or habits of this fish except that their numbers in the Columbia River have greatly declined over several decades. Photographed at the USGS Columbia River Research Lab in Willard, Washington.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • An juvenile Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata). These fish have an ancient lineage, appearing in the fossil record nearly 450 million years ago – well before the age of the dinosaurs. Pacific lamprey are an important ceremonial food for Native American tribes in the Columbia River basin. Little is known about the life history or habits of this fish except that their numbers in the Columbia River have greatly declined over several decades. Photographed at the USGS Columbia River Research Lab in Willard, Washington.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • An juvenile Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) uses its sucker-like mouth parts to attach itself to the glass of an aquarium . These fish have an ancient lineage, appearing in the fossil record nearly 450 million years ago – well before the age of the dinosaurs. Pacific lamprey are an important ceremonial food for Native American tribes in the Columbia River basin. Little is known about the life history or habits of this fish except that their numbers in the Columbia River have greatly declined over several decades. Photographed at the USGS Columbia River Research Lab in Willard, Washington.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • An juvenile Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata). These fish have an ancient lineage, appearing in the fossil record nearly 450 million years ago – well before the age of the dinosaurs. Pacific lamprey are an important ceremonial food for Native American tribes in the Columbia River basin. Little is known about the life history or habits of this fish except that their numbers in the Columbia River have greatly declined over several decades. Photographed at the USGS Columbia River Research Lab in Willard, Washington.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • An juvenile Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata). These fish have an ancient lineage, appearing in the fossil record nearly 450 million years ago – well before the age of the dinosaurs. Pacific lamprey are an important ceremonial food for Native American tribes in the Columbia River basin. Little is known about the life history or habits of this fish except that their numbers in the Columbia River have greatly declined over several decades. Photographed at the USGS Columbia River Research Lab in Willard, Washington.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • An juvenile Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata). These fish have an ancient lineage, appearing in the fossil record nearly 450 million years ago – well before the age of the dinosaurs. Pacific lamprey are an important ceremonial food for Native American tribes in the Columbia River basin. Little is known about the life history or habits of this fish except that their numbers in the Columbia River have greatly declined over several decades. Photographed at the USGS Columbia River Research Lab in Willard, Washington.
    Pacific_Lamprey_Lampetra_tridentata_...jpg
  • The famous ancient indian rock art known as &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot; or &quot;She Who Watches&quot; located in the Columbia Hills State Park in Washington as part of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. There are several legends of &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot;<br />
<br />
Quoted from Wikipedia 6/6/08 &quot;There are several versions of the legend, but the one told by the Wishram people is as follows:<br />
A woman had a house where the village of Nixluidix was later built. She was chief of all who lived in the region. That was a long time before Coyote came up the river and changed things and people were not yet real people. After a time Coyote in his travels came to this place and asked the inhabitants if they were living well or ill. They sent him to their chief who lived up on the rocks, where she could look down on the village and know what was going on.<br />
Coyote climbed up to the house on the rocks and asked &quot;What kind of living do you give these people? Do you treat them well or are you one of those evil women?&quot; &quot;I am teaching them to live well and build good houses,&quot; she said.<br />
&quot;Soon the world will change,&quot; said Coyote, &quot;and women will no longer be chiefs.&quot; Then he changed her into a rock with the command, &quot;You shall stay here and watch over the people who live here.&quot;<br />
All the people know that Tsagaglalae sees all things, for whenever they are looking at her those large eyes are watching them.&quot;
    She_Who_Watches_6308CRGP-7.jpg
  • The famous ancient indian rock art known as &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot; or &quot;She Who Watches&quot; located in the Columbia Hills State Park in Washington as part of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. There are several legends of &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot;<br />
<br />
Quoted from Wikipedia 6/6/08 &quot;There are several versions of the legend, but the one told by the Wishram people is as follows:<br />
A woman had a house where the village of Nixluidix was later built. She was chief of all who lived in the region. That was a long time before Coyote came up the river and changed things and people were not yet real people. After a time Coyote in his travels came to this place and asked the inhabitants if they were living well or ill. They sent him to their chief who lived up on the rocks, where she could look down on the village and know what was going on.<br />
Coyote climbed up to the house on the rocks and asked &quot;What kind of living do you give these people? Do you treat them well or are you one of those evil women?&quot; &quot;I am teaching them to live well and build good houses,&quot; she said.<br />
&quot;Soon the world will change,&quot; said Coyote, &quot;and women will no longer be chiefs.&quot; Then he changed her into a rock with the command, &quot;You shall stay here and watch over the people who live here.&quot;<br />
All the people know that Tsagaglalae sees all things, for whenever they are looking at her those large eyes are watching them.&quot;
    She_Who_Watches_6308CRGP-6.jpg
  • The famous ancient indian rock art known as &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot; or &quot;She Who Watches&quot; located in the Columbia Hills State Park in Washington as part of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. There are several legends of &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot;<br />
<br />
Quoted from Wikipedia 6/6/08 &quot;There are several versions of the legend, but the one told by the Wishram people is as follows:<br />
A woman had a house where the village of Nixluidix was later built. She was chief of all who lived in the region. That was a long time before Coyote came up the river and changed things and people were not yet real people. After a time Coyote in his travels came to this place and asked the inhabitants if they were living well or ill. They sent him to their chief who lived up on the rocks, where she could look down on the village and know what was going on.<br />
Coyote climbed up to the house on the rocks and asked &quot;What kind of living do you give these people? Do you treat them well or are you one of those evil women?&quot; &quot;I am teaching them to live well and build good houses,&quot; she said.<br />
&quot;Soon the world will change,&quot; said Coyote, &quot;and women will no longer be chiefs.&quot; Then he changed her into a rock with the command, &quot;You shall stay here and watch over the people who live here.&quot;<br />
All the people know that Tsagaglalae sees all things, for whenever they are looking at her those large eyes are watching them.&quot;
    She_Who_Watches_53108SWw109V2.jpg
  • The famous ancient indian rock art known as &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot; or &quot;She Who Watches&quot; located in the Columbia Hills State Park in Washington as part of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. There are several legends of &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot;<br />
<br />
Quoted from Wikipedia 6/6/08 &quot;There are several versions of the legend, but the one told by the Wishram people is as follows:<br />
A woman had a house where the village of Nixluidix was later built. She was chief of all who lived in the region. That was a long time before Coyote came up the river and changed things and people were not yet real people. After a time Coyote in his travels came to this place and asked the inhabitants if they were living well or ill. They sent him to their chief who lived up on the rocks, where she could look down on the village and know what was going on.<br />
Coyote climbed up to the house on the rocks and asked &quot;What kind of living do you give these people? Do you treat them well or are you one of those evil women?&quot; &quot;I am teaching them to live well and build good houses,&quot; she said.<br />
&quot;Soon the world will change,&quot; said Coyote, &quot;and women will no longer be chiefs.&quot; Then he changed her into a rock with the command, &quot;You shall stay here and watch over the people who live here.&quot;<br />
All the people know that Tsagaglalae sees all things, for whenever they are looking at her those large eyes are watching them.&quot;
    She_Who_Watches_53108SWw-41.jpg
  • The famous ancient indian rock art known as &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot; or &quot;She Who Watches&quot; located in the Columbia Hills State Park in Washington as part of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. There are several legends of &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot;<br />
<br />
Quoted from Wikipedia 6/6/08 &quot;There are several versions of the legend, but the one told by the Wishram people is as follows:<br />
A woman had a house where the village of Nixluidix was later built. She was chief of all who lived in the region. That was a long time before Coyote came up the river and changed things and people were not yet real people. After a time Coyote in his travels came to this place and asked the inhabitants if they were living well or ill. They sent him to their chief who lived up on the rocks, where she could look down on the village and know what was going on.<br />
Coyote climbed up to the house on the rocks and asked &quot;What kind of living do you give these people? Do you treat them well or are you one of those evil women?&quot; &quot;I am teaching them to live well and build good houses,&quot; she said.<br />
&quot;Soon the world will change,&quot; said Coyote, &quot;and women will no longer be chiefs.&quot; Then he changed her into a rock with the command, &quot;You shall stay here and watch over the people who live here.&quot;<br />
All the people know that Tsagaglalae sees all things, for whenever they are looking at her those large eyes are watching them.&quot;
    She_Who_Watches_53108SWw-39.jpg
  • The famous ancient indian rock art known as &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot; or &quot;She Who Watches&quot; located in the Columbia Hills State Park in Washington as part of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. There are several legends of &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot;<br />
<br />
Quoted from Wikipedia 6/6/08 &quot;There are several versions of the legend, but the one told by the Wishram people is as follows:<br />
A woman had a house where the village of Nixluidix was later built. She was chief of all who lived in the region. That was a long time before Coyote came up the river and changed things and people were not yet real people. After a time Coyote in his travels came to this place and asked the inhabitants if they were living well or ill. They sent him to their chief who lived up on the rocks, where she could look down on the village and know what was going on.<br />
Coyote climbed up to the house on the rocks and asked &quot;What kind of living do you give these people? Do you treat them well or are you one of those evil women?&quot; &quot;I am teaching them to live well and build good houses,&quot; she said.<br />
&quot;Soon the world will change,&quot; said Coyote, &quot;and women will no longer be chiefs.&quot; Then he changed her into a rock with the command, &quot;You shall stay here and watch over the people who live here.&quot;<br />
All the people know that Tsagaglalae sees all things, for whenever they are looking at her those large eyes are watching them.&quot;
    She_Who_Watches_53108SWw-27.jpg
  • The famous ancient indian rock art known as &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot; or &quot;She Who Watches&quot; located in the Columbia Hills State Park in Washington as part of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. There are several legends of &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot;<br />
<br />
Quoted from Wikipedia 6/6/08 &quot;There are several versions of the legend, but the one told by the Wishram people is as follows:<br />
A woman had a house where the village of Nixluidix was later built. She was chief of all who lived in the region. That was a long time before Coyote came up the river and changed things and people were not yet real people. After a time Coyote in his travels came to this place and asked the inhabitants if they were living well or ill. They sent him to their chief who lived up on the rocks, where she could look down on the village and know what was going on.<br />
Coyote climbed up to the house on the rocks and asked &quot;What kind of living do you give these people? Do you treat them well or are you one of those evil women?&quot; &quot;I am teaching them to live well and build good houses,&quot; she said.<br />
&quot;Soon the world will change,&quot; said Coyote, &quot;and women will no longer be chiefs.&quot; Then he changed her into a rock with the command, &quot;You shall stay here and watch over the people who live here.&quot;<br />
All the people know that Tsagaglalae sees all things, for whenever they are looking at her those large eyes are watching them.&quot;
    She_Who_Watches_53108RAV4Fin.jpg
  • The famous ancient indian rock art known as &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot; or &quot;She Who Watches&quot; located in the Columbia Hills State Park in Washington as part of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. There are several legends of &quot;Tsagaglalal&quot;<br />
<br />
Quoted from Wikipedia 6/6/08 &quot;There are several versions of the legend, but the one told by the Wishram people is as follows:<br />
A woman had a house where the village of Nixluidix was later built. She was chief of all who lived in the region. That was a long time before Coyote came up the river and changed things and people were not yet real people. After a time Coyote in his travels came to this place and asked the inhabitants if they were living well or ill. They sent him to their chief who lived up on the rocks, where she could look down on the village and know what was going on.<br />
Coyote climbed up to the house on the rocks and asked &quot;What kind of living do you give these people? Do you treat them well or are you one of those evil women?&quot; &quot;I am teaching them to live well and build good houses,&quot; she said.<br />
&quot;Soon the world will change,&quot; said Coyote, &quot;and women will no longer be chiefs.&quot; Then he changed her into a rock with the command, &quot;You shall stay here and watch over the people who live here.&quot;<br />
All the people know that Tsagaglalae sees all things, for whenever they are looking at her those large eyes are watching them.&quot;
    She_Who_Watches_53108RAV3Fin.jpg
  • An old buttress tree and hundreds of tropical plants comprise the ancient rainforest in Endau-Rompin National Park, Malaysia. Untouched by the ice ages, these forests are the oldest known on earth.
    Malaysian_Jungle__83406ENr3.jpg
  • Coastal erosion uncovers 2000 year old tree stumps, called the &quot;Ghost Forest&quot; near Neskowin, along the Oregon coast. The stumps were once part of an inland forest that was eventually flooded by the surf and preserved under the sand.
    neskowin_ghost_forest_41308GFb-62.jpg
  • Coastal erosion uncovers 2000 year old tree stumps, called the &quot;Ghost Forest&quot; near Neskowin, along the Oregon coast. The stumps were once part of an inland forest that was eventually flooded by the surf and preserved under the sand.
    neskowin_ghost_forest_41308GFb-49.jpg
  • Upi Guling waterfall along the jasin River in Endau-Rompin National Park, Malaysia. This humid jungle is one of the world's oldest rainforest.  It has survived, untouched by the ice ages, for 130 million years.
    Endau-Rompin_National_Park_93006JR2.jpg
  • Rainforest in Endau-Rompin National Park, Malaysia. This humid jungle is one of the world's oldest rainforest.  It has survived, untouched by the ice ages, for 130 million years.
    Endau-Rompin_National_Park_92906GFm2.jpg
  • Rainforest along the shore of the Endau River, in Endau-Rompin National Park, Malaysia. This humid jungle is one of the world's oldest rainforest.  It has survived, untouched by the ice ages, for 130 million years.
    Endau-Rompin_National_Park_92906ERr3.jpg
  • A pitcher plants (Nepenthes gracilis) along the Dato Ghani Trail in Endau-Rompin National Park.
    Pitcher_plant_102806PP2.jpg
  • Rare fan palm trees (Livistona endauensis) along the Dato Ghani Trail in Endau-Rompin National Park. These trees, discovered in 1985, are a threatened species, endemic to only this park in Malaysia and a small region along the Malaysian coast.
    fan_palm_trees_Livistona_endauensis1...jpg
  • Rainforest seen from a high ridge in Endau-Rompin National Park, Malaysia. This humid jungle is one of the world's oldest rainforest.  It has survived, untouched by the ice ages, for 130 million years.
    rainforest_10106ER1.jpg
  • 33 million year old fossil of alder leaves (Alnus sp.). John Dy Fossil Beds, Oregon.
    fossil_alder_leaf_61211FoS1-152-Edit.jpg
  • 33 million year old fossil dawn redwood needle leaves (Metasequoia sp) surrounded by maple seeds (Acer sp.). John Day Fossil Beds, Oregon.
    Dawn_Redwood_fossil_61211FoS1-118-Ed...jpg
  • Coastal erosion uncovers 2000 year old tree stumps, called the &quot;Ghost Forest&quot; near Neskowin, along the Oregon coast. The stumps were once part of an inland forest that was eventually flooded by the surf and preserved under the sand.
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  • Coastal erosion uncovers 2000 year old tree stumps, called the &quot;Ghost Forest&quot; near Neskowin, along the Oregon coast. The stumps were once part of an inland forest that was eventually flooded by the surf and preserved under the sand.
    neskowin_ghost_forest_41308GFb-63.jpg
  • Coastal erosion uncovers 2000 year old tree stumps, called the &quot;Ghost Forest&quot; near Neskowin, along the Oregon coast. The stumps were once part of an inland forest that was eventually flooded by the surf and preserved under the sand.
    neskowin_ghost_forest_41308GFb-51.jpg
  • Coastal erosion uncovers 2000 year old tree stumps, called the &quot;Ghost Forest&quot; near Neskowin, along the Oregon coast. The stumps were once part of an inland forest that was eventually flooded by the surf and preserved under the sand.
    neskowin_ghost_forest_41308GFb-19.jpg
  • The Kuala Jasin waterfall where the Jasin River flows into the Endau River, in Endau-Rompin National Park, Malaysia. This humid jungle is one of the world's oldest rainforest.  It has survived, untouched by the ice ages, for 130 million years.
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  • A small waterfall along the jasin River in Endau-Rompin National Park, Malaysia. This humid jungle is one of the world's oldest rainforest.  It has survived, untouched by the ice ages, for 130 million years.
    Endau-Rompin_National_Park_93006JR9.jpg
  • Rainforest in Endau-Rompin National Park, Malaysia. This humid jungle is one of the world's oldest rainforest.  It has survived, untouched by the ice ages, for 130 million years.
    Endau-Rompin_National_Park_92906GFm3.jpg
  • Rainforest in Endau-Rompin National Park, Malaysia. This humid jungle is one of the world's oldest rainforest.  It has survived, untouched by the ice ages, for 130 million years.
    Endau-Rompin_National_Park_92906GFm1.jpg
  • Rainforest along the shore of the Endau River, in Endau-Rompin National Park, Malaysia. This humid jungle is one of the world's oldest rainforest.  It has survived, untouched by the ice ages, for 130 million years.
    Endau-Rompin_National_Park_92906ERr8.jpg
  • Rainforest along the shore of the Endau River, in Endau-Rompin National Park, Malaysia. This humid jungle is one of the world's oldest rainforest.  It has survived, untouched by the ice ages, for 130 million years.
    Endau-Rompin_National_Park_92906ERr6.jpg
  • Rainforest along the shore of the Endau River, in Endau-Rompin National Park, Malaysia. This humid jungle is one of the world's oldest rainforest.  It has survived, untouched by the ice ages, for 130 million years.
    Endau-Rompin_National_Park_92906ERr1.jpg
  • Rainforest along the shore of the Endau River, in Endau-Rompin National Park, Malaysia. This humid jungle is one of the world's oldest rainforest.  It has survived, untouched by the ice ages, for 130 million years.
    Endau-Rompin_National_Park_92906ENR2.jpg
  • Rare fan palm trees (Livistona endauensis) along the Dato Ghani Trail in Endau-Rompin National Park. These trees, discovered in 1985, are a threatened species, endemic to only this park in Malaysia and a small region along the Malaysian coast.
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  • Pitcher plants (Nepenthes ampullaria) along the Dato Ghani Trail in Endau-Rompin National Park.
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  • Rare fan palm trees (Livistona endauensis) along the Dato Ghani Trail in Endau-Rompin National Park. These trees, discovered in 1985, are a threatened species, endemic to only this park in Malaysia and a small region along the Malaysian coast.
    fan_palm_trees_Livistona_endauensis1...jpg
  • An asian elephant trail in Endau-Rompin National Park, Malaysia.
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  • A large old growth douglas-fir tree (Pseudotsuga menziesii) in the Mount Hood National Forest, Oregon.
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  • Eagle Creek with mossy old growth forest in Eagle Fern Park, Clackamas, Oregon.
    old-growth-forest-3113Og-152.jpg
  • A western redcedar (Thuja plicata) with sword ferns in old growth forest, Eagle Fern Park, Clackamas, Oregon.
    old-growth-forest-3113Og-110.jpg
  • San bushman rock paintings, estimated at around 2000 years old, in Nswatugi Cave in Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe.
    african_rock_paintings_2112NSW2.jpg
  • San bushman rock paintings, estimated at around 2000 years old, in Nswatugi Cave in Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe.
    african_rock_paintings_21121NSw-197.jpg
  • Human figures and wildlife depicted in San bushman rock paintings, estimated at around 2000 years old, in Nswatugi Cave in Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe.
    african_rock_paintings_21121NSw-179.jpg
  • Human figures and wildlife depicted in San bushman rock paintings, estimated at around 2000 years old, in Nswatugi Cave in Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe.
    african_rock_paintings_21121NSw-173.jpg
  • African wildlife and human figures depicted in San bushman rock paintings, estimated at around 2000 years old, in Nswatugi Cave in Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe.
    african_rock_paintings_21121NSw-149.jpg
  • Giraffe and other wildlife depicted in San bushman rock paintings, estimated at around 2000 years old, in Nswatugi Cave in Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe.
    african_rock_paintings_21121NSw-137.jpg
  • Fossil of a 44 million year old leaf from the avacado family (Lauraceae). Clarno Nut Beds, John Day Fossil Beds, Oregon.
    fossil_leaves_61211FoS1-168-Edit.jpg
  • The Cathedral Rock feature of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument; Oregon.
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  • The Cathedral Rock feature of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument; Oregon.
    oregon_cathedral_rock_12510JDFB-191.jpg
  • The Cathedral Rock feature of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument; Oregon.
    oregon_cathedral_rock_12510JDFB-191-...jpg
  • Male land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus), surrounded by orange sesuvium plants (Sesuvium edmondstonei) on South Plaza Island. Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador.
    land_Iguana_Conolophus_subcristatus_...jpg
  • Photographer and curator Terry Toedtemeier stands next to a gallary of complex pictographs with petroglyohs, estimated to be 2000 - 3000 years old in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Native people who live in the area refer to the creators of the rock art in the Columbia River area as the &quot;River People&quot;. Much of the original rock art in the area has been flooded by hydro projects or vandalized, but there remain some prinstine examples in out of the way areas.
    oregon_rock_art_6308CRGP-4.jpg
  • A replica of the English stonehenge, built near Biggs, Washington by Sam Hill, a famous Quaker pacifist. He dedicated this as a war memorial in 1918, although it wasn't completed until 1930.
    Stonehenge_replica_53108SH2-23-1.jpg
  • Bighorn sheep and a buck (or possibly elk bull) along with other drawings are etched into a rock on the &quot;Temani Pesh-wa&quot; trail (also &quot;written on rock&quot; trail) in Columbia Hills State Park on the Washington Side of the Columbia River Gorge. This petroglyph was removed from the famous &quot;Petroglyoh Canyon&quot; along the Columbia River before it was flooded by construction of The Dalles Dam in 1957. The Army Corps Of Engineers stored the rock art until 2004 when Temani Pesh-wa trail was built.
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  • Bighorn sheep and a buck (or possibly elk bull) along with other drawings are etched into a rock on the &quot;Temani Pesh-wa&quot; trail (also &quot;written on rock&quot; trail) in Columbia Hills State Park on the Washington Side of the Columbia River Gorge. This petroglyph was removed from the famous &quot;Petroglyoh Canyon&quot; along the Columbia River before it was flooded by construction of The Dalles Dam in 1957. The Army Corps Of Engineers stored the rock art until 2004 when Temani Pesh-wa trail was built.
    indian_rock_art_52908IA-6V2.jpg
  • The upper falls of Kota Tinggi Waterfall in Kota Tinggi Forest park, Johore Malayasia. A popular tourist attraction for visitors and locals.
    Kota_Tinggi_Waterfall_90406KTF2.jpg
  • 40 million year old fossilized leaves protrude from the lichen covered face of a boulder. This high desert country was once a lush tropical forest, as evidenced by the many tropical species of fossil plants found in the rock faces. Clarno National Monument, part of the John Day Fossil Beds.
    clarno_fossil_61405_01.jpg
  • A termite sentry keeps watch on a column of termites (probably: Coptotermes travians) in Endau-Rompin National Park, Malaysia.
    termite_sentry_102806TM2.jpg
  • Eagle Creek with mossy old growth forest in Eagle Fern Park, Clackamas, Oregon.
    old-growth-forest-3113Og-144-Edit.jpg
  • A western redcedar (Thuja plicata) with sword ferns in old growth forest, Eagle Fern Park, Clackamas, Oregon.
    old-growth-forest-3113Og-128.jpg
  • A western redcedar (Thuja plicata) with sword ferns in old growth forest, Eagle Fern Park, Clackamas, Oregon.
    old-growth-forest-3113Og-112.jpg
  • San bushman rock paintings, estimated at around 2000 years old, in Nswatugi Cave in Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe.
    african_rock_paintings_21121NSw-271-...jpg
  • A rhinoceras depicted in a San bushman rock paintings, estimated at around 2000 years old, in Nswatugi Cave in Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe.
    african_rock_paintings_21121NSw-245.jpg
  • San bushman rock paintings, estimated at around 2000 years old, in Nswatugi Cave in Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe.
    african_rock_paintings_21121NSw-239.jpg
  • San bushman rock paintings, estimated at around 2000 years old, in Nswatugi Cave in Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe.
    african_rock_paintings_21121NSw-233.jpg
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