Phase of the Moon on 9 September, 2006: waning gibbous with 94% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
An unexpected meeting of a cub scout troop leads to a fun adventure on the rocks.
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation area is located 17 miles and a world apart from its more famous neighbor, the Las Vegas Strip. The land is managed by the BLM and has many uses, such as rock climbing, hiking and wildlife viewing.
Red Rock Canyon is a newly acquired part of the Colorado Springs Trails and Open Spaces system. It is the geological continuation of the Garden of the Gods, located a mere mile on the other side of the highway.
On the Soldier Pass trail outside Sedona, just below Castle Rock, is Devil's Kitchen, a huge sinkhole that' collapsed in 1888. It is 112 feet across and 65 feet deep.
Rocks State Park is located in Jarrettsville, MD and there are great natural, dense wooded hiking trails, a wonderful waterfall, and a 190-foot rock outcrop called The King and Queen Seat. The movie 'Tuck Everlasting' was filmed in this park and features all of the aforementioned attributes to the area.
The waterfall (Kilgore Falls) in the Falling Branch section of the park is Maryland's second highest vertical drop waterfall.
Alcatraz the dreaded penitentiary is today one of San Francisco's most popular tourist sites. There was a time though when no one wanted to go there.
The drive along Highway 128 on the way to Moab, Utah is a pleasant drive that meanders along the Colorado River. Suddenly, the road curves and this majestic view takes your breath away.
The lovely view from our place in a cave where we were hiding out from the rain.
Travel can be splendid. Exhilrating.