Craters of the Moon National Monument

Craters of the Moon National Monument Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve is a U.S. national monument and national preserve in the Snake River Plain in central Idaho. The protected area’s features are volcanic and represent one of the best-preserved flood basalt areas in the continental United States.

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Raspberry Island Lighthouse

Raspberry Island Lighthouse The “Showplace of the Apostle Islands” was built at the urging of Henry Rice, the influential St. Paul politician who founded the city of Bayfield. A light on Raspberry Island would help mark the approach to the new port. Support from shipping interests added weight to Rice’s

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Rainbow Bridge National Monument

Rainbow Bridge National Monument Rainbow Bridge National Monument is administered by Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, southern Utah, United States. Rainbow Bridge is often described as the world’s highest natural bridge. The span of Rainbow Bridge was reported in 1974 by the Bureau of Reclamation to be 275 feet, but

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Alta Ghost Town

Alta Ghost Town Alta is the most scenic Ghost Town that I have visited, it is located at 11,800 feet above see level and has tremendous views of Mount Wilson.  Just up the road is Alta Lakes Recreation Area consisting of 3 pristine mountain lakes and a primitive camp ground. 

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Glenrio Ghost Town

Glenrio Ghost Town During the 1940s and 1950s, Glenrio sat very much alone in the open scrub desert of the high plains straddling the Texas-New Mexico border. Amarillo was 73 miles to the east and Tucumcari 41 miles west. Travelers driving Route 66 across the desert could see a world

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Spencer Ghost Town

Spencer Ghost Town Spencer is a small unincorporated crossroads in eastern Lawrence County, Missouri, United States. It lies along former U.S. Route 66 (now a county road) approximately six miles  west of Halltown.  A post office called Spencer was established in 1868, and remained in operation until 1907. The community

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Ute Ulay Mine and Henson Town Site

Ute Ulay Mine and Henson Town Site The Ute and Ulay mines were some of the best known silver and lead producers in Colorado. Between 1874 and 1903, the mines were responsible for 12 million worth of minerals which today would amount to more than 280 million in value. Located

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Horseshoe Bend

Horseshoe Bend Horseshoe Bend is a horseshoe-shaped incised meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona, United States. It is also referred to as the “east rim of the Grand Canyon.” Below the rim, the Colorado River makes a wide sweep around a sandstone escarpment. On

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Platte River Sandhill Cranes

Platte River Sandhill Cranes For eight weeks from late February to early April, the fascinating Sandhill Crane Spring Migration happens in the heart of Nebraska. More than 80 percent of the world’s Sandhill Crane population converge on Nebraska’s Platte River. The Sandhill Cranes fly from southern wintering grounds to northern

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