Grand Canyon West, Arizona, USA
It’s not the world’s longest, widest or deepest canyon but the Grand Canyon in Arizona is still considered the grandest of them all.
Hoover Dam, Nevada/Arizona, USA
A modern engineering marvel straddling the Colorado River between the US states of Nevada & Arizona.
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
America’s real life Sin City & the self-titled Entertainment Capital of the World, a neon paradise full of adult excess, fabricated this & superficial that.
Death Valley National Park, California, USA
Hottest. Driest. Lowest. Death Valley, a deserted below-sea-level basin in eastern California, officially the hottest place on earth, & a damn photographic one at that.
Sequoia National Park, California, USA
The second-oldest National Park in the US & home to 5 of the 10 largest tress on earth, including General Sherman, the largest tree of them all.
Yosemite National Park, California, USA
One of the world’s first National Parks, renowned for its spectacular scenery, granite rock formations and biological diversity.
Portland, Oregon, USA
The largest city in the Pacific Northwest region between Seattle & San Francisco, the so-called City of Roses is an artsy city of bridges, scenic urban beauty, & microbreweries & one renowned for its eco-friendly urban planning.
Seattle, Washington, USA
It is arty, alternative, fashionable. likeable & an uber-cool place to be.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver may be one of the world’s most likable & livable cities but it’s maybe too nice, too modern, too clean, & too expensive. It’s just too damn Canadian.
Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Situated on Vancouver Island, Victoria, the capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia, is one of the oldest cities in the Pacific Northwest region & quite the hike from the North American mainland.