Haystack Rock is found off of the coast of Oregon. It can be viewed by standing on Cannon Beach.
Approximately 1,000 ffeet rom the Atlantic Ocean, the Squan Beach Life Saving Station was purchased by the town of Manasquan from the Coast Guard in 2000 for $1. A not-for-profit organization is working to renovate the building and plan to establish a maritime museum for visitors to enjoy, and will serve various functions as a community center.
It is always amazing to me that there are places on this Earth that exist like Nice, France.
Everywhere you turn in Santa Fe is another great scene to photograph, even in places you wouldn't expect.
Hundreds of ruins of Anasazi cliff houses and pueblo-style dwellings lay scattered across the Pajarito Plateau of northern New Mexico. Within Bandelier National Monument's 32,000 acres, 70 miles of trails provide access to these ancient ruins, including the cliff dwellings and Tyuonyi village of Frijoles Canyon.
Pigeon Point Lighthouse is one of the many (and easily accessible) lighthouses scattered along the California coastline. The last time I’ve been there, the federal government was trying to sell the lighthouse to a private party because the $1 million annual maintenance cost was burning a hole in their budget.
Every year, one of Tucson's oldest barrios holds a "Fiesta Grande". This large party celebrates the Hispanic culture and raises money for the area.
North of Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook is this U.S. Coast Guard Outpost run by the Department of Homeland Security.
While Bixby Bridge is one of the most photographed bridges in California, it is likely that neighboring Big Creek Bridge takes top honors. Traveling north five miles beyond Lucia on Route 1, you'll see the bridge in the distance and a paved and often busy parking lot where people are out of their cars looking and taking photos.
San Francisco, California
8 July 2006