four corners

The Four Corners is a region of the United States consisting of southwest Colorado, northwest New Mexico, northeast Arizona and southeast Utah. The name comes from the Four Corners Monument, located where the four states touch — the only location in the United States that is on the boundaries of as many as four states.

autumn colors from outer space

Ever wondered what........ the autumn colors look like from space? NASA’s MODIS (for Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) site downlinked this photo of the Great Lakes September 23, 2007 from the Terra satellite. (courtesy: www.henrykisor.com)

modern alaskan log cabin

Colorful view of a typical Alaskan modern day house. many Alaskans cling to the tradition of the log cabin plus the construction is strong and rugged and still well suited to the sever Alaskan climate and snow conditions. Courtesy: www.cardcow.com

black hills.south dakota

The Black Hills are a small, isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of in western South Dakota and extending into Wyoming. Set off from the main body of the Rocky Mountains, the region is something of a geological anomaly—accurately described as an "island of trees in a sea of grass." The hills were so-called because of their appearance from a distance, covered in trees.

florida everglades

Wetlands reappear in a river floodplain. The Kissimmee River forms the headwaters to the greater Everglades ecosystem. This project is a forerunner to the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), which is restoring the famed River of Grass along with other federal and state efforts. When finished, the current project will restore more than 40 square miles of river-floodplain ecosystem, including almost 20,000 acres of wetlands and 46 miles of historic river channel. (Courtesy: CERP Newsletter)

ketchikan, alaska

Ketchikan is the fifth most populous city in the U.S. state of Alaska and the southeastern area's most sizable city. The economy is based upon tourism and fishing, and the city is known as the "Salmon Capital of the World." The Misty Fjords National Monument is one of the area's major attractions. The city serves as both an air and marine transportation hub for southern Southeast Alaska. A bit of trivia: Ketchikan's post office zip code, 99950, is the highest zip code ever assigned in the United States.

autumn on the way

Autumn Color, Baxter State Park, Maine

(courtesy: www.wallpaperme.com)

outer banks of north carolina

Sandbars swirl beneath Oregon Inlet in Cape Hatteras National Seashore on North Carolina's Outer Banks. Waves driven by ocean winds can cause the sandbars here to shift and change literally by the hour, making conditions hazardous for boats. The Outer Banks are a 200-mile long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast that cover approximately half the northern North Carolina coastline. The islands are home to colonies of wild horses, sometimes called "banker ponies", which according to local legend are descended from Spanish Mustangs washed ashore centuries ago in shipwrecks.