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Tree of a Hundred Hands in Grand Starecase Escalante

The image above is a lone and beautiful tree that stands just below the incredible One Hundred hands panel of the Anasazi found in Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. Similar to the sacred space it inhabits, the tree captures the haunting and unique beauty of the landscape and Anasazi Panels which make Grand Staircase Escalante one of America's greatest national monuments.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2016
Date Uploaded: 07.2016
Photo Location: Escalante, Utah, United States of America
Camera: iPhone 6s Plus
Copyright: © Tayler Clough