Unusual Wonders of Nature

the best time to view the aurora is from late August to mid-April

Some day I will be able to see this.

scenery is unmatched

The climb up was harsh at times, but the sight that greeted us at the end of the walk was well worth it. Breathtaking, is all I can say about Peyton.

Neat place, wierd rocks, hike around on the volcanic formations, then it Mammoth Mountain. Good town before the ski mountain for meals.

This particular monument is not compelling enough to make a special trip to visit. There are other hikes you can make in the area, so if you go primarily for the hikes then the trip may be worthwhile.

The road to Devil's Postpile is closed in the winter.

This area is hiked by permit only through the BLM

Special permit are required to hike to The Wave (just ten are issued for each day). Permits ($5 per person) can be obtained in advance (http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/arolrsmain/paria/coyote_buttes/permits.html)

Lush green environment. Peaceful moist and cool. Heaven for a desert rat.

My husband, friends and I visited the Redwoods in California and Oregon. We had no idea they were so big. We drove our car through one. God surely made these trees to reach the heavens!

Went there once, would like to go again and spend some time. Trees, especially Redwoods... are so peaceful and inspring.

Its amazing to watch the power of the ocean!

Cape Perpetua Scenic Area includes everything from tide pools at the edge of the ocean to a dramatic cleft in the rocks where the waves come crashing in. There are over 20 miles of hiking trails here. But you don't have to be a hiker to enjoy this place - much of it can be seen with short easy walks on level paved surfaces.

The town of Goreme is fairly small, and walking is your best option. Walking also provides excellent views of the surrounding canyons, which are sights themselves.

On 2012 May 20/21, an annular eclipse of the Sun is visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses Earth's northern Hemisphere. The path of the Moon's antumbral shadow begins in eastern Asia and crosses the North Pacific Ocean where it ends in the western United States. The Moon's penumbral shadow produces a partial eclipse visible from a much larger region covering East Asia, North Pacific, North America and Greenland. The shadow passes just south of Alaska's Aleutian Islands as the central track slowly curves to the southeast. After a 7000 kilometre-long ocean voyage lasting nearly 2 hours, the antumbra finally reaches land again along the rugged coastlines of southern Oregon and northern California at 01:23 UT (May 20 local time) - 6:23 PM PDT. Redding, CA lies 30 kilometres south of the central line. Nevertheless, it still experiences an annular phase lasting 4 1/2 minutes beginning at 01:26 UT (6:26 PM PDT). It is already late afternoon along this section of the eclipse path. The Sun's altitude is 20° during the annular phase and decreasing as the track heads southeast. Central Nevada, southern Utah, and northern Arizona are all within the annular path. By the time the antumbra reaches Albuquerque, NM (01:34 UT - 6:34 PM PDT), the central duration is still 4 1/2 minutes, but the Sun's altitude has dropped to 5°. As its leading edge reaches the Texas Panhandle, the shadow is now an elongated ellipse extending all the way to Nevada. Seconds later, the antumbra begins its rise back into space above western Texas as the track and the annular eclipse end. Check out the following link for a map of the eclipse track in the Western US on May 20th, 2012. http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OHfigures/OH2012-Fig02.pdf

This place it out in the middle of nowhere, but worth the drive. Where else can you see so clearly where a meteor had hit earth? We missed the tour, but it sounded like it would have been worth taking. The place is privately run and a little expensive ($16 per adult when we went).

It's definitely worth the drive out to the meteor crater. It is kind of strange that it is a for-profit site after going to all the government run spots. It is cool to look in the telescopes and see different parts of the crater.

Not, in my view, one of those things you drive far to see, but well worth a stop if you are in the general area. This was one of the real landmarks of several of the Trails west, particularly the Oregon and Mormon Trails. There's a visitor center with a nice view of the rock formation, and a modest museum. You cannot walk to the rock formation, but the setting is nice nonetheless. Is it worth the $3 fee for the visitor center..