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Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

The longest covered bridge west of the Mississippi River.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

Many generations of travelers have passed through the steep, smooth walls of this canyon.

A volcanic cone that formed over 600 years ago.

A little-known occurrence of fossil wood in northern Washoe County, Nevada, near the Black Rock Desert.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

This large chunk of dark rock is a relic from an ancient volcanic eruption.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.

California's first suspension bridge.

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

A picturesque example of brute-force engineering conquering nature.

A remote, little-known natural arch in granite in the desert of northwestern Nevada.

This hiking/biking/horse trail along an old railroad grade features trestles, tunnels, and a roadless stretch through the scenic Susan River canyon.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

An improbable water gap where the West Walker River, paralleled by a state highway, crosses the Singatse Range between Smith and Mason Valleys.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.