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Out on these rocky ledges, tourists can oogle the Grand Canyon to their heart's content.

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You don't want to lose your footing on these Grand Canyon outcroppings The sentence is sure death.

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The water levels in Lake Mead have dwindled dramatically, as this photo shows. I'm not much for...

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As you leave the Redwood Forests in California and hit U.S. 101 to San Francisco and Los Angeles,...

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Here's an aerial shot of Hoover Dam (not taken by me) that shows off this most-American of construction achievements.

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The Grand Canyon is truly a majestic site. You really have to see it up close to understand what a miracle of time, water, and erosion can achieve.

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Hoover Dam is so huge it's difficult to comprehend what a monumental construction effort this project required. It's absolutely magnificent.

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Deep in the bowels of Hoover Dam, about 50 stories below street level, giant generators whirr...

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I camped out on the waterfront in Bellingham, Wash. In this harbor on the Bay of...

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It was hot and crowded with tourists when I hit the Grand Canyon. It's a marvelous site and mere...

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All over Arizona and Utah, these beautiful buttes allude to ancient oceans and erosions.

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Minnesota has plenty of trees, particularly pines, but they hold no candle to the pines...

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Someday soon, much of the traffic that snakes through the Hoover Dam area on Hwy. 93 will be sent...

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Charlie the RT takes time out from his travels and trades to visit Stanford University (Leland...

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The bell-ringer of La Parroquia. No pull ropes for this fellow (as in the Hunchback of Notre Dame)....

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Like any plaza in the world, buskers earn their living by entertaining. This fellow camped out in the El Jardin, the town square.

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San Miguel's sidewalks are narrow and uneven, largely due to its many hills and...

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These garage doors are more the kin of Medieval castles, but they serve the purpose of adding heightened levels of home security.

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Uploaded on Jan 18, 2009

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