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A volcanic cone that formed over 600 years ago.

The viewpoint for this attractive, off-the-beaten-path waterfall is reached by a paved, wheelchair-accessible trail.

An abandoned mine serves as a stark memorial of when mercury was a valued strategic metal.

The longest spit in the United States ends at a lighthouse in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

An attractive alpine lake at 8,400 feet that is accessible via a paved road.

Members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs still net migrating salmon in the traditional way at this cataract on the Deschutes River.

On the edge of grassland in northeastern Colorado, these rock formations are some of the few remnants of a high plain that has eroded away over millions of years.

The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.

These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.

An excursion train traverses a picturesque red-rock canyon along the Verde River.

For decades, the largest tungsten producer in the U.S. was located in a spectacular setting in the high Sierra Nevada, with some of the workings over 11,000 feet.

The ruins of a military outpost from the 1860s form the centerpiece of a Nevada state park.

This Gold Rush ghost town was once the subject of a territorial dispute between California and Nevada.

A deep toxic lake fills this abandoned open-pit copper mine, now a Superfund site.

Dozens of rockets and missiles are on display outside a testing facility in the Utah desert.

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

At the edge of the high desert, California's second-largest natural lake is home to a unique subspecies of trout adapted to its alkaline waters.

Every drop of water in this 27-mile long reservoir was pumped up from the Columbia River using power from Grand Coulee Dam.

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

This now-abandoned part of the original transcontinental railroad route provides a surreal driving and historical experience.

Drive up a paved road into "Nevada's Yosemite" for exquisite views and mountain hiking in an alpine setting.

A crack flared at the base provides a pathway completely through a sandstone ridge near Moab.

Two craters, which probably erupted within the last 1,500 years and are now filled by alkaline lakes, represent Nevada's youngest known volcanic activity.

A small research station sits at the summit of this mountain, which is one of the few U.S. peaks higher than 14,000 feet outside of the Sierra Nevada.