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NATIONAL PARKS

Wyoming YELLOWSTONE National Park Grand Prismatic Spring Lower Yellowstone Falls. 308' high. Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River. Old Faithful…

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COLORADO PLATEAU LANDSCAPES

Colorado Plateau. This area is the uplift through which the Colorado River flows. It covers the SW corner of Colorado,…

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GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE NATIONAL MONUMENT

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument has three components. 1. ESCALANTE CANYONS. The most popular area of the monument. The Escalante River…

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ALGERIA – TASSILI N’AJJER

Tassili N'Ajjer is in the far seatheast where Algeria borders Libya and fuses with the Sahara. It is one of…

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BOLIVIA – ALTIPLANO & the SALAR de UYUNI

A 6-hour bus ride south through hilly terrain covered in thorn trees and cacti (a cross between saguaro and organ…

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PATAGONIA

Patagonia is a geographical region at the southern end of South America, governed by Argentina and Chile. It includes the…

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KARST LANDSCAPES

Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by features like poljes above and…

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CHINA LANDSCAPES

CHINA  November 2014 This was my first trip to China. I flew from Xian to Jiuzhaigou Airport. A 40 km…

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ASHGABAT, TURKMENISTAN

Ashgabat is the capital and the largest city of Turkmenistan in Central Asia, situated between the Karakum Desert and the…

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NORTH KOREA

Most people don’t know it is possible to travel to North Korea, but it is relatively easy. About 6000 tourists…

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