Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Aogashima
This island in the Izus in Japan looks neat. The volcanic terrain goes up and down in quite interesting ways, and many dramatic viewpoints seem to exist on the island.
Taal Lake
Taal Lake in the Philippines includes a volcanic island that seems to stand out as a highlight of the scene.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
American Gothic House
Seems like a house that was featured in American Gothic, that famous painting. The house is in southern Iowa, and seems to have its own visitor center. Neat :)
Sani Pass
A lovely-looking mountain pass on the Lesotho-South Africa border. A very twisty road goes here, which looks neat, but the surrounding terrain looks beautiful.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Kerr Dam
Kerr Dam of the Flathead Lake area in Montana has some very pretty landscapes surrounding it. I'd especially like to enjoy the grassy spots.
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Callanish Stones
The Callanish Stones is a famous and likely ancient landmark on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. Looks similar but more impressive than Stonehenge.
Inishnabro
Looks like another pretty island, but the "Cathedral Rocks" seem like the main star attraction here. The rocks on the island coast appear to do some really neat geologic thing or whatever, making for a fanastic-looking structure resembling a castle or cathedral. Looks quite grand.
Skelligs
The Skellig Islands in southwestern Ireland look weird and amazing. The shapes here are sharp, thin, and look like a fantastical place to be.
Mizen Head
This is a scenic location along Ireland's rocky southern coast. There's a bridge here, and the views around that look stunning.
Les Minquiers
These basically unpopulated islands (except for temporary residents, perhaps) seem to be part of Jersey, and appear to be the southernmost part of the British Isles. Many are quite tiny; many rocky; some sandy stuff. It looks like quite an intriguing place to visit.
They might also be known as Les Ecrehous, but I could be mistaken.
They might also be known as Les Ecrehous, but I could be mistaken.
Unst
This island appears to be the northernmost populated place in the United Kingdom (including all their overseas stuff, whether or not it's actually part of the "United Kingdom"), and the actual northernmost point in the U.K. is closeby as well, near a place called "Muckle Flugga" I think. The scenery in Unst includes rolling hills, seaside cliffs, beaches, and lochs. Looks very pretty, especially around the Hermaness area in the north.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Yamoussoukro
The basilica in Yamoussoukro is huge and kinda looks pretty. Also, there seem to be lots of spots for strolling by water or over it.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Tikal
These pretty famous ruins in Guatemala. A tall pyramid, and likely good places to check out the jungle top from above.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Pico Cão Grande
This huge tall peak seems basically like a tall black rock tower. In this island jungle setting, it looks quite pretty and grand.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Craters of the Moon
The ones in Idaho. Not only do those volcanic kinda things look really weird and impressive, I'm not sure how to put a lunar location on a Google map.
Hanging Lake
This lake in Colorado apparently has some very clear water, with beautiful scenery visible from trails and perhaps a boardwalk. The waterfalls here might look especially pretty in winter.
Horseshoe Bend
This part of the Colorado River is at the bottom of quite an impressive curved gorge called Horseshoe Bend, and the pictures of it seem to indicate that it's an amazing view.
U.S. Space and Rocket Center
This is that place with the rocket stuff in Huntsville, Alabama.
Scotts Bluff
A big rock or something in western Nebraska, which seems odd due to the general flatness of Nebraska.
Smith Falls
In northern Nebraska, this waterfall is in a fairly rural/remote location, it seems. It seems pretty, as do its surroundings, so one might as well check it out if they're in the area.
Moon Hill
This mountain thing in Guangxi has a natural arch that looks huge and really cool, near Yangshuo. This might or might not be categorized as part of the Hills of Guilin, which have their own post here, but this thing does look neat enough to have its post I suppose.
Sleeping Giant
Sleep Giant is a geologic formation near Thunder Bay, Ontario. The main spectacle here appears to be the views of and from the very tall cliffs up there. The park of it seems to offer other pretty scenery in addition.
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Wind Cave National Park
There's a cave here, but the land on the surface is likely a beautiful place to explore, with plains land preserved.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Rosh HaNikra
Rosh HaNikra appears to be a location of white coastal rocks, which look pretty. It appears that one can tour within some of these structures, too, in cave-like openings which offer more colorful views. Another interesting thing about this place is its location, pretty much right on the Israel-Lebanon border. However, it looks like the main way to get to the good part of this place is via Israel.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Dune of Pilat
A big, tall sand dune on the coast of southwestern France. It seems to even have a stairway to the top, haha.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Custer State Park
Harney Peak is the highest point in South Dakota, in the scenic Black Hills. The view from here is probably amazing. There is also an epic-looking tower atop the mountain.
Also in Custer SP, there's Sylvan Lake which looks neat with all those rocks around.
Also in Custer SP, there's Sylvan Lake which looks neat with all those rocks around.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Nihoa
This island, far from the main 8 of Hawaii, looks really neat. Its land slopes like an enormous slide, and its cliffs appear as if the whole island was an intricate sculpture. Seems like it'd be a worthwhile stop if I was in the area of these outer Hawaiian Islands.
Kalandula Falls
A pretty big, pretty-looking waterfall in Angola.
Tristan da Cunha
One of the most isolated places on the earth, population-wise. Also beautiful.
Cape Horn
It seems that Cape Horn is the southernmost trip of South America. The name sounds familiar, so it's probably quite a famous location among explorers. The scenery here looks mountainous and peaceful (on land).
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