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Cha

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4. Interesting.. thank PS..
Wed May 21, 2014, 05:50 PM
May 2014

Organ Mountains - Desert Peaks is the eleventh national monument designated by President Obama under the Antiquities Act and, in every instance, his administration has bent over backward to get input from nearby communities and to select places that are rich in both cultural and natural heritage. In other words, the Antiquities Act is being used exactly as intended.

en plus... 2naSalit May 2014 #1
Thanks for the photo. n/t ProSense May 2014 #2
Quite welcome! 2naSalit May 2014 #8
Thanks 2na! Largest National Monument so far.. Cha May 2014 #3
That's a really nice photo, Cha! 2naSalit May 2014 #9
I love New Mexico, anyway.. that's awesome that your pic was taken by a friend.. Cha May 2014 #12
it's impossible to take a bad pic of the mtns. bigtree May 2014 #6
They look nothing like organs... Flying Squirrel May 2014 #7
Interesting.. thank PS.. Cha May 2014 #4
K&R hatrack May 2014 #5
KnR sheshe2 May 2014 #10
K & R nt okaawhatever May 2014 #11
Another thread on that news... FailureToCommunicate May 2014 #13
What about Calliope bluff or Orcarina flats? whistler162 May 2014 #14
that is awesome arely staircase May 2014 #15
View from Las Cruces where I grew up Quixote1818 May 2014 #16
Wow, all I can say! mrsadm May 2014 #18
DOI youtube video up... adirondacker May 2014 #17
Dripping Springs Natural Area - Brochure and Location Map DhhD May 2014 #19
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