San Francisco's historic Cliff House affords diners spectacular views of sunsets over the Pacific and Seal Rock
Everyone says, dreamily, "it's the Paris of the Middle East." It's not. Beirut is its own funky animal: tense, beautiful, cracking with growth, assaulted by civil strife, graffitied with advertising for Starbucks and Applebees and perfumes from Paris, but without jobs for women, without futures for the young people bristling with university degrees.
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.
Graceland is the name of the mansion where the late great Elvis Presley lived. It currently serves as a museum and is open to the public.
The Giant Camera is a walk-in camera obscura, based on a 15th century design by Leonardo da Vinci.It produces 360 degrees of spectacular Live Images of the Seal Rock Area. It overlooks Ocean Beach, and is located next to the Cliff House restaurant.
Bikes are huge at Burningman. Most people bring their own and modify them.
An unexpected meeting of a cub scout troop leads to a fun adventure on the rocks.
The beach at Bathsheba, Eastern Barbados
Here's a true favorite of Half Dome photograph I took. I just loved how the details just pop and makes a magical wonder of Yosemite National Park can be like for any visitor to visit.
Skull Rock, found in Joshua Tree National Park near 29 Palms, California is an impressive stop for those that venture into the park. The other worldly formations are something to behold as you travel the place where "the streets have no names." (Thank you to U-2 from providing some perfect travel music!)