Life is tough in a dry canyon. Many of the plants and animals that call Colorado National Monument home, live short, rugged lives. The canyon weather alternates between biting cold and withering heat. The indigenous inhabitants have developed a variety of mechanisms that allow them to survive in a land of extremes.

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