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      Coronado Trail Scenic Byway - Morenci/Springerville, Arizona 

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      Peter Thody
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      Published on 11-27-2014 04:01 AM

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      Photo by Peter Thody
      Highway 191 is not a route designed to get you from A to B in a hurry, but a glorious, 123-mile driving (or riding) experience that takes in well over 400 curves and switchbacks, a 6,000-ft change in elevation, and scenery that covers ...
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      Clifton Townsite Historic District - Clifton, Arizona 

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      Published on 11-26-2014 03:55 AM

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      Photo by Peter Thody
      The town of Clifton owes its existence to the huge deposits of copper found at the nearby mines of Morenci and Metcalfe, and at its heart was the Arizona Copper Company's first smelter, built in 1873. The town continued to grow until the 1930s and more than 40 of the original ...
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      Nevada Day Parade - Carson City, Nevada 

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      Published on 11-25-2014 01:33 AM

      Carson City Highschool Band
      Photo by Megan Edwards
      Nevada Day is the celebration commemorating admission as a state on October 31, 1864. The annual Nevada Day Parade is held on the 31st or the nearest ...
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      Salton Sea SRA - East Imperial, California 

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      Published on 11-24-2014 03:36 AM

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      Photo by Peter Thody
      This fascinating lake - California's largest - is part natural (its basin was once part of the Gulf of California) and part man-made (it was created in its current form in 1905 when ...
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      Ocean Park Beach - New London, Connecticut 

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      Published on 11-23-2014 12:18 PM

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      Acclaimed as one of the top beaches in the country by National Geographic, Ocean Park is more than just a great place to take a swim. ...
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      Box Canyon - Mecca, California 

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      Published on 11-22-2014 03:33 AM

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      Photo by Peter Thody
      This canyon provides a convenient link between the desert community of Mecca and southern entrance to Joshua Tree National Park and yet the short drive through this badlands country can feel very remote ...
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      Big Brutus - Mineral, Kansas 

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      Published on 11-21-2014 01:15 AM

      Big Brutus
      Photo by Michael Overton
      The second largest electric shovel in the world, Big Brutus stands 160 feet high, and is visible for miles around. From 1962 to 1974, it was a ...
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      Cholla Cactus Garden - Joshua Tree National Park, California 

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      Published on 11-20-2014 03:30 AM

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      Photo by Peter Thody
      Joshua Tree National Park is of course best known for its eponymous, tree-like plant, a member to the yucca family. However, the park's 800,000 acres are also home to ...
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      Titan Missile Museum - Sahuarita, Arizona 

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      Published on 11-19-2014 01:11 PM

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      Photo by Patrick Finnegan
      A relic of the Cold War, the Titan II missile housed here was once capable of launching from this site in less than a minute and delivering a nuclear warhead ...
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      Keys View - Joshua Tree National Park, California 

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      Published on 11-18-2014 03:26 AM

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      Offering dramatic panoramic views over the Coachella Valley and beyond, Keys View is easily accessible via a 20-minute drive up a spur road leading from Park Boulevard. The Salton Sea ...
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