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Montane Valley

FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT

A contrast of ancient history and recent history can be found in the Florissant valley today. In the foreground is a 34 million year old petrified tree stump, and in the distance the 125 year old Hornbek Homestead.

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