A quick hike in Canyons of the Ancients National Monument with some conservation colleagues, On This Day in 2008.

The image shows a desert landscape with towering rock formations, red earth, and sparse vegetation under a partly cloudy sky.Four people and a dog stand on a rocky terrain with large cliffs in the background.A rocky cliff with a large cave is surrounded by scattered vegetation and under a partly cloudy sky.A rocky canyon landscape with sparse vegetation and distant mountains under a partly cloudy sky.