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May 30, 2008

Photo: Water-filled "potholes" in the Grand Canyon

Water Puddles, Grand Canyon, Arizona, 2006

Photograph by Michael Nichols

Water-filled "potholes" dot the Esplanade, a rock formation on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, as lightning crackles in the distance. The Esplanade region is known for the dramatic weathered-sandstone pillars called hoodoos that dot the landscape.

(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Unexpected Canyon," January 2006, National Geographic magazine)

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