North Carolina

North CarolinaNorth Carolina's Blue Ridge Parkway is among the most beautiful of scenic drives in the USA. Here fog clings to a portion of the Appalachian Mountains.

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the outline of its leafless crown outlined by a the glow of a setting sun

extreme variations support great varieties of life

A Great blue heron glides over its freshwater habitat in the Southwest USA

but legends of giants creating them as stepping stones are still making the rounds

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi

The stone likenesses of four American Presidents

the Temple of Kukulkan was part of the ancient city of Chichen Itza

This come-hither look is an invitation to cross the Dallas Divide and partake of the offerings found in the Sneffels Range of Southwest Colorado while Rocky Mountain peaks are frosty white and their slopes are swathed in alluring tones of autumn

Appalachian water enroute to the New River

Some 200 kilometers in length it hosts a great variety of flora and fauna along with human history and is a honored by being recognized as a World Heritage site

Patricia Saxton