North America Galleries

These barren but colorful rock formations, deeply incised canyons, hoodoos and arches open up a window into the dinosaurs era

In the Rockies ancient basement rocks contrast with younger layered sediments to form jagged peaks, beautiful lakes and lush green forests

The Yellowstone hot spot super volcano creates spouting geysers, vividly colored pools, sinter terraces and a spectacular canyon

In the Basin and Range Province with Death Valley and the Nevada desert the continent is ripping apart to form a new ocean basin

The volcanoes Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens and Crater Lake tower above temperate rain forests and the rugged Pacific Ocean coastline