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San Diego County
Borrego Palm Canyon Spectacular desert color, oases of California fan palms, and several photos of a rare glimpse at a male Desert Bighorn Sheep
(124 photos - April 2003, April 2002 & April 2001)


Cabrillo National Monument & Point Loma

Cabrillo National Monument, Old Point Loma Lighthouse, and the Point Loma Tidepools
(24 photos - September 2000)


Calcite Mine

A slot canyon of balanced rocks, wind caves, and other spectacular erosion features
(105 photos - February 2003)


Canyon Sin Nombre

A slot canyon "without a name"
(20 photos - March 2001)


Garnet Peak Trail

This spectacular and beautiful terrain had been recently burned in a wildfire, but the beautiful vistas remained.   After a month, new growth was evident.
(34 photos - September 2002)


Kitchen Creek

On the southern slopes of the Laguna Mountains, the Pacific Coast Trail reveals spectacular views of Kitchen Creek. Water-polished slabs containing cool brooks provided a great hiking experience.
(80 photos - March 2003 & May 2001)


Los Penasquitos Canyon

Hiking through sunny meadows and equestrian trails toward a small set of pools in the canyon bottom
(36 photos - June 2003)


Mountain Palm Springs

(50 photos - January 2001)


Mt. Palomar

Scott's Cabin (the modest remains of a cabin built by an early homesteader), black oaks, bracken ferns, white fir, Fire Lookout Tower on Boucher Hill, Palomar Observatory, Hale telescope
(47 photos - June 2002)


Rose Canyon

Declared an open-space park by the city of San Diego, this canyon offers a smooth pathway perfect for walking, jogging, or lazy mountain-biking
(39 photos - December 2003)


San Diego Urban Trees

The Port of San Diego's Urban Trees project features thirty original sculptural works of public art, each designed and fabricated by a different artist.
(151 photos - December 2003)
San Diego County (continued)
San Pasqual Hiking Trails Hiking along a (relatively) short portion of an 18-mile trail, we came upon a little bit of everything: steeply ascending trails with dozens of switchbacks, a stream, magnificent views, and splendid wildflowers.
(134 photos - May 2003)


South Fortuna

The desert is in bloom with California poppies.
(55 photos - March 2003)


Stonewall Peak

(46 photos - September 2001)


Torrey Pines Beach Trail

Hiking along and below some spectacular cliffs along Torrey Pines State Reserve, home to the rare and revered Pinus torreyana
(89 photos - August 2002 & August 2001)

San Bernardino County
Big Bear Handsome, pine-studded slopes above Big Bear Lake and far-reaching panoramas of the San Bernardino Mountains
(150 photos - August 2002)

Yosemite National Forest
Yosemite Creek El Capitan, Half Dome
(116 photos - September 2002)

CHINA Beijing, Summer Palace, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, the Great Wall, Xian, Terra Cotta Warriors, Chongqing, and Hong Kong
(526 photos - November 2002)


COSTA RICA

Rainforests, volcanoes, crocodiles, butterflies, monkeys, iguanas, and sloths
(250 photos - November 2001)


VIRGIN ISLANDS

Sailing in the Virgin Islands on an historic replica of a 19th century fishing schooner: from St. Thomas to St. John and then to Cane Garden Bay, Tortola; Virgin Gorda; Cooper Island; Salt Island; Norman Island; and Jost Van Dyke.
(289 photos - January 2004)

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