Added photos to these places

(Adding photos is a much more substantive edit than just fixing a typo! Not including new photos on places I originally added. Pages also alphabetized.)

65 Places

New Princeton, Oregon

Alvord Desert

At the base of Steens Mountain resides an otherworldly desert.

Nina Ragusa

Added by Nina Ragusa

Antelope Island on the Great Salt Lake

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

Dylan

Garfield County, Utah

Burr Trail Switchbacks

Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.

Added by zackofalltrades

Yermo, California

Calico Ghost Town

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Added by pushstart143

Brian Head, Utah

Cedar Breaks National Monument

Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Checkerboard Mesa

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Crater Lake, Oregon

Crater Lake

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

canuck

Added by canuck

Caliente, Nevada

Delamar Ghost Town

The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.

Greg Johnson

Added by Greg Johnson

Coulee City, Washington

Dry Falls

Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.

canuck

Added by canuck

Fort Rock, Oregon

Fort Rock

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

canuck

Added by canuck

Frisco Ghost Town

Only ruined buildings and abandoned charcoal kilns remain of this once bustling Wild West boom town.

Added by Anynamewilldo

Genoa Bar & Saloon

Decor at “Nevada’s Oldest Thirst Parlor” includes Raquel Welch's brassiere hanging from a stuffed moose head.

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Added by lavirgo67

Clark County, Nevada

Gold Butte National Monument

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

Nikki Vargas

Added by Nikki Vargas

Quincy, Washington

Grandfather Cuts Loose the Ponies

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.

White Pine County, Nevada

Hamilton Ghost Town

A Nevada mining boomtown that ran out of silver and luck.

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Added by hcw2rp

Hawthorne, Nevada

Hawthorne Ordnance Museum

Once a staging site for World War II munitions.

Gerlach, Nevada

High Rock Canyon Wilderness

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

Added by Jeremy D

Seattle, Washington

Hiram M. Chittenden Locks

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

meganmichelle

Added by meganmichelle

Hole in the Ground

Massive crater in central Oregon.

Bedrock, Colorado

Horse Collar Arch

A unique arch graces the Dolores River Canyon near the Hanging Flume.

cyccommute

Added by cyccommute

Jarbidge, Nevada

Jarbidge Wilderness

One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.

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Added by lewblank

Minturn, Colorado

Julia’s Deck

An ADA-accessible trail and deck offering stunning views of Colorado’s Mount of the Holy Cross.

cyccommute

Added by cyccommute

San Bernardino, California

Kelso Dunes

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

Added by zackofalltrades

La Pine, Oregon

Lava Cast Forest

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

hcw2rp

Added by hcw2rp

Marble Canyon, Arizona

Lee's Ferry and Lonely Dell

This isolated outpost was once the only place to cross the Colorado River for hundreds of miles.

WhiskeyBristles

Added by WhiskeyBristles

Tonopah, Nevada

McFarthest Spot

The farthest you can be in the contiguous U.S. from a McDonald's location.

littlebrumble

Added by littlebrumble

Corbett, Oregon

Multnomah Falls

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

canuck

Added by canuck

Marble Canyon, Arizona

Navajo Bridge

When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.

CuriousMichele

Added by CuriousMichele

La Pine, Oregon

Newberry Caldera

Atop an active stratovolcano, two lakes separated by a narrow strip of land.

Added by chickenyday

Bedrock, Colorado

Paradox Valley

A river runs through this remote valley in a very unexpected way.

cyccommute

Added by cyccommute

Pyramid Lake

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Las Vegas, Nevada

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

canuck

Added by canuck

McKenzie Bridge, Oregon

Sahalie Falls

Rushing water plunges over a 100-foot drop created by an ancient lava flow at this majestic waterfall.

Added by marcusdgilmer

St. Thomas Ghost Town

This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.

Josh

Sand Mountain

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

Rebekah Otto

Added by Rebekah Otto

The Shoe Tree of Middlegate

A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.

North Bend, Washington

Snoqualmie Tunnel

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

Added by JESilverstein

Soap Lake, Washington

Soap Lake

People come from across the globe to swim in this lake believed to have healing properties.

Added by gnstrong420

Sumpter, Oregon

Sumpter Valley Gold Dredge

During its heyday, 72 one-ton buckets from this dredge bore into the Powder River excavating vast gold deposits.

hadleymeares

Added by hadleymeares

Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma Narrows Bridge

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

Touchet, Washington

Twin Sisters

Legend says that these tall basalt pillars are the petrified wives of a trickster god.

MrJoshua

Added by MrJoshua

Gateway, Colorado

Unaweep Canyon

Two creeks flow out of either end of this canyon in opposite directions.

cyccommute

Added by cyccommute

Uravan, Colorado

Uravan

Only a few signs remain of the buried Colorado mining town that supplied the uranium for the first atomic bomb.

Alec Cowan

Added by Alec Cowan

U.S. Route 50

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

Added by zackofalltrades

Clark County, Nevada

Valley of Fire

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

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Added by pollardld

Agua Dulce, California

Vasquez Rocks

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

Erin Johnson

Added by Erin Johnson

Nye County, Nevada

Warm Springs Ghost Town

The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.

Oregon City, Oregon

Willamette Falls

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

Added by omtinole

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