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A unique combination of snowfall and just enough sunshine to melt some of it off leaves the colorful Painted Hills of Oregon's John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in a spectacular and visually disorienting state. The bright colors are due to fossilized vegetation and mineral deposits.

 

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Uploaded on January 21, 2010
Taken on January 21, 2010