Maybe The Ol' Adam And Eve Story?

Centuries ago,
sailors on
long voyages
used to leave
a pair of pigs
on every
deserted island.
Or they'd leave
a pair of goats.
Either way,
on any
future visit,
the island
would be a
source of meat.
These islands,
they were pristine.
These were home
to breeds of birds
with no natural predators.
Breeds of birds that lived nowhere else on earth. The plants there, without enemies they evolved without thorns or poisons. Without predators and enemies, these islands, they were paradise. The sailors, the next time they visited these islands, the only things still there would be herds of goats or pigs. Does this remind you of anything? Maybe the ol' Adam and Eve story? You ever wonder when God's coming back with a lot of barbecue sauce?
--Chuck Palahniuk

inner gorge between Copper and Garnet Canyons (top)
view east from near Tanner Canyon (middle)
south rim from Seventyfive Mile Canyon (below)