CHUTES & LADDERS: HIKING LADDER CANYON IN MECCA HILLS, CA
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Located in the Mecca Hills Wilderness near the Salton Sea, this popular 5-mile loop hike through painted canyons, ancient faults, and deep slots requires rock scrambling, ladder climbing, and some minor rappels.
Read MoreNITT WITT RIDGE: CALIFORNIA’S CENTRAL COAST FOLK ART CASTLE
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In San Luis Obispo’s North Coast, reclusive artist Arthur “Art” Harold Beal spent 50 years creating his folk art “castle on the hill.”
Read MoreGHOST MINE: EASTERN SIERRA NEVADA
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Sitting at an elevation of 8000 feet in the Eastern Sierra Nevada, this ghost mine operated from 1909 to 1938.
Read MoreHIKING SANDSTONE PEAK: THE HIGHEST POINT IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS
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Hiking the Sandstone Peak Trail to reach the highest point in the Santa Monica Mountains.
Read MoreTREEHOUSE LIVING IN BEND, OREGON
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Fall asleep to the sound of a river’s flow and wake up to a rooster’s crow at this one-of-a-kind treehouse in Bend, Oregon.
Read MoreFORT ROCK: TUFF & RUGGED IN OREGON’S HIGH DESERT OUTBACK
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Rising like a mirage out the barren desert, this fort shaped National Natural Landmark makes a great side trip when traveling through the Oregon Outback.
Read MoreSPITTING SAND AND MAKING WAVES IN MORRO BAY: CALIFORNIA’S CENTRAL COAST
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Kayaking through the shallow waters of the Morro Bay Estuary over to the Sand Spit, where 80-foot high sand dunes separate Morro Bay from the Pacific Ocean.
Read MoreHIKING CHINA RANCH: TECOPA, CA
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Known for its delicious date shakes, unique history and incredible beauty, this desert oasis is also one of the best places to hike in Death Valley.
Read MoreSALT CREEK HILLS ACEC: A GREAT SIDE TRIP ON THE WAY TO DVNP
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This oasis at the southeastern tip of Death Valley is rich with history of the Old Spanish Trail, Mormon mines and what is believed to be the oldest standing structure in the Mojave Desert.
Read MoreET’S OWN HOME
Built for space travel but never flown, this orange 66,000-pound, 15-story-tall aluminum phallic tank is actually the world’s last fully functional space shuttle external tank (ET) and it now calls LA its home.
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