• Pipe Spring National Monument

    Pipe Spring

    National Monument Arizona

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Chrysothamnus Nauseaosus
Paiute families watched rabbitbrush closely as summer ended. This blossom marked the time to move to high country to gather pinyon nuts, a favorite food. Portions of the root could be chewed like gum.

 
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Did You Know?

Filming Death Valley Days at Pipe Spring.

Three episodes of Death Valley Days ("Long Night at Fort Lonely", "Key to the Fort", "A Full House") were filmed at Pipe Spring National Monument in 1967.