>> we are at red cliffs natural preserve in red rock canyon state park, and this red rock canyon state park is 27,000 acres of beautiful cliffs that you see here in the background. >> well, now, when you say "beautiful cliffs," that's the understatement. what are we lookin' at? why is it this color? and i assume this is why red rock canyon got its name. >> that is correct, huell. the area here has a transverse fault called the garlock fault that comes off the sierra nevadas and tehachapi mountains, and this area was covered with a lot of sand and sedimentary rock many, many years ago in the miocene, the pliocene era. well, then, later came a volcanic surge and laid over it, and then with this fault uplifted, and most of these-- all these cliffs, besides this cliff, faced to the south, and as the wind and rain came along, it eroded and made these fabulous curtains as you go down and see these cliffs here in red rock canyon. >> yeah, not only-- oh, look over here, when you talk about curtains, this is just spectacular. not only the color, which is the first thing that hits you, but the f

i was in canyon state park with though veterans, wounded warriors that were going on a bicycle ride. biking with president bush, who was literally standing on a hill looking over them, encouraging them on and down with them, helping amputees up the hill and he was clearly part of them, it was a deeply stirring experience, eric, about mind over matter, about veterans who have been wounded, trying to get back to society, to regain the new normal, overcoming post-traumatic stress, amputations, and traumatic brain injuries, and, to be part of that, was so moving, to me, and, it is clearly an inspiration and is helping the veterans recover, is the main thing. >> eric: it shows caring and dedication, by the former president, that he is out there on his bike and we know how he loves riding his bike and being involved in this issue and it's an issue that really should be near and dear not just to the president's heart, but, to all of us, honoring u.s. military veterans, injured in iraq and afghanistan. let's look, as dr. siegel goes along for the ride. >> here we go! >> heros in the wars. se

canyon in my beloved state of arizona. supporters of this bill will claim to love wildlife, but they attack wildlife habitats every chance they get. at every turn we have argued that our parks, forests and monuments are important for recreation, for wildlife and for water. we have argued against these development proposals because we believe that these lands provide economic benefits to the surrounding communities. for supporters of this legislation to come to this floor and claim they have seen the light, that all of a sudden they realize federal public lands are valuable is not just -- is not credible. this bill is not intended to save federal lands or to support federal land managers. this bill is designed to wrap them in red tape, place obstacles in their path and intimidate by them seeking permission from washington before they can do their job. this bill is about scoring political points from outside groups even if it means harming our precious public resources. not only is h.r. 4089 bad policy, it's an expensive piece of legislation. again, according to the nonpartisan congressional budget office, forcing the federal land management agencies to scrap decades of caref