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.

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.

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).