By Andre Miller and Lucy Livesay
In his final months in office, President Obama has the opportunity to protect some truly spectacular lands as national monuments. Among the proposed monuments are Bears Ears in Utah, Gold Butte in Nevada, and Greater Grand Canyon Heritage in Arizona — all vistas like no where else on Earth.
Many of us haven’t had the chance to hike the cliffs of the Greater Grand Canyon or marvel at the petroglyphs in Bears Ears. Instead, allow these photographs to speak for themselves and see what makes these landscapes so deserving of protection.