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Colorado's Roan Plateau

A view from the sky shows the verdant undulations of central Colorado's Roan Plateau. The 3,500-foot (1,065-meter) cliffs in the foreground lead up to these rolling highlands, where oil and gas deposits are attracting the attentions of environmentalists and developers alike.

Photograph by Joel Sartore