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johncterryc

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Live in San Diego, California. Love to travel and learn new things about the world that we live in.

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Oak Street.

Phoenix, Arizona

Oak Street Alley Murals

This small, unassuming street is now a canvas for color and creativity.

Entrance to Colossal Cave.

Vail, Arizona

Colossal Cave

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

Boothill Cemetery.

Tombstone, Arizona

Boothill Graveyard

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

Casa Grande Ruins

Coolidge, Arizona

Casa Grande Ruins

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

Abandoned Jerome Post Office

Jerome, Arizona

Abandoned Jerome Post Office

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

What Lies Beneath!

Benson, Arizona

Kartchner Caverns

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

The Walnut Canyon pueblos.

Flagstaff, Arizona

Walnut Canyon

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

Chapel of the Holy Cross

Sedona, Arizona

Chapel of the Holy Cross

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Desert landscape encroaching.

Tucson, Arizona

Lisa Frank Factory

Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.

Wupatki National Monument

Flagstaff, Arizona

Wupatki National Monument

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

8-17-21

Winslow, Arizona

Apache Death Cave

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

Montezuma Castle National Monument

Yavapai County, Arizona

Montezuma Castle

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

Horseshoe Bend

Page, Arizona

Horseshoe Bend

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

Antelope Canyon

Page, Arizona

Antelope Canyon

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Welcome to Bodie, Ca

Bridgeport, California

Bodie State Historic Park

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

The old gasification plant in Gas Works Park, Seattle

Seattle, Washington

Gas Works Park

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

Devil’s Gate (Wyoming)

Alcova, Wyoming

Devil’s Gate (Wyoming)

A devilishly named gorge that was a sign of salvation for many pioneers.

A crowd gathered to watch bats emerge from the Devil's sinkhole.

Rocksprings, Texas

Devil's Sinkhole

This sacred cavern, 400 feet deep, is home to millions of bats and an ancient burial ground.

Flickr photo by adamcnelson

Casper, Wyoming

Hell's Half Acre, Wyoming

Devilish landscape, once cinema home to giant alien bugs, now derelict roadside attraction.

Petrified Wood

Holbrook, Arizona

Petrified Forest National Park

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

Yoho National Park

Field, British Columbia

Yoho National Park

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!

Dry Falls

Coulee City, Washington

Dry Falls

Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.

Blythe Intaglios

Blythe, California

Blythe Intaglios

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

Extraterrestrial Highway Sign

Rachel, Nevada

Extraterrestrial Highway Sign

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

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