I was traveling through western Virginia, not to be confused with West Virginia. Most of the traveling was through the Shenandoah National Park.
Ojai is a popular tourist town in the Ventura County. Ojai is situated in the Ojai Valley.
Tourist, Temple of Bacchus (2nd cent. AD), Ba'albeck, Be'Qaa Valley, Lebanon.
The Temple of Bacchus is the best-preserved Roman temple in the world.
High atop Overlook Mountain in Woodstock are lest vestiges of a man's obsession with building a mountain hotel that would not fall victim to the fires that claimed many of the Hudson Valley's original "Mountain Houses" in the 1800's.
After the fort two Overlook Mountain Houses were destroyed by fire, Morris Newgold envisioned of a fireproof Hotel built completely of concrete.
By 1939, Newgold ran out of money to finish his dream, but the ruins of the partially built hotel, chapel, power station, and stables still stand to this day.
A quick drive up Rock City Road takes tourists partially up Overlook Mountain to a small parking area. There tourists can hike up the steep 2 mile road that leads to the ruins.
Although it is prohibited to enter the structure due to possible danger from the decay, many still take their chances and explore the ghostly remains.
Located at the intersection of Hayes and Octavia streets in San Francisco, Patricia's Green is a pleasant little neighborhood park with a twist: it is home to short-term art installations of the type that stop traffic.
At the time of this writing, Michael Christian's Burning Man sculpture, "Koilos", was in place (and will be until sometime in October 2008).
http://www.patriciawalkup.org/index.html
El Capitan is one of the magnificent mountains in Yosemite.
Looking up the Khumbu Balley with AMa Dablam on the right, andthe Lhotse wall blocking most of Everest. Thyangboche Monastery Khumbu Himalaya, Nepal, Asia
The Great Sand Dunes was once the bottom of an ancient sea. Located in the San Luis Valley of Colorado at the base of the Sangre de Cristo mountains.