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Why Are the Vermilion Cliffs So Red?

Hikers pausing to view a rock formation known as The Wave in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona. AP Photo/Brian Witte The Vermilion Cliffs are the second “step” up in the five-step Grand Staircase of the Colorado Plateau, in … Continue reading

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