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Bandon Beach
Why a Wonder: A sprawling beach filled with towering and dramatic sea stacks – Face Rock (shown below) being the most famous. This...

Rick Sammon
May 21, 2022
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White Pocket
Why a Wonder: White Pocket is a beautiful area of sculpted and weathered Navajo Sandstone. Where: White Pocket is in the Vermillion...

Allan Duff
May 19, 2022
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Lake Tahoe
Why a Wonder: Lake Tahoe straddles two states (California and Nevada) and is the largest alpine lake in North America. This clear blue...

Karen Hutton
May 14, 2022
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Mealt Falls and Kilt Rock
Why a Wonder: Mealt Falls (aka Kilt Rock Waterfall) emanates from freshwater Loch Mealt and plunges 55 meters in a free vertical drop...

Kurt Patrizi
May 13, 2022
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Little Finland
Why a Wonder: Little Finland, also known as Hobgoblins, is an out-of-this-world landscape filled with dramatic and strange-looking thin...

Allan Duff
May 11, 2022
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Denali Park Road
Why a Wonder: The central portion of the Alaska Range runs through Denali National Park. The Park Road provides incredible views of...

Editor
May 2, 2022
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Strawberry Hill
Why a Wonder: Strawberry Hill, with its diversity of wildlife – seals, sea stars and shore birds – combined with breathtaking views of...

Rick Sammon
Apr 19, 2022
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Devil's Punch Bowl
Why a Wonder: A spectacular collapsed cave with an awesome inside-to-outside view. Where: Otter Rock, Oregon, about eight miles north of...

Rick Sammon
Apr 19, 2022
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Mt. Fuji
Why a Wonder: Mt. Fuji is world-famous for its breathtaking beauty and for the stunning surrounding environment that changes throughout...

Takako Grace Tobe
Apr 19, 2022
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John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Why a Wonder: Unique, colorful landscapes of eroded badlands and the opportunity to explore the prehistoric past of Oregon. Where: North...

Greg Vaughn
Apr 5, 2022
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Abraham Lake
Why a Wonder: Every winter, methane bubbles rising from the lake bottom get trapped in the ice forming on the lake. The bubbles form...

Ian Plant
Apr 4, 2022
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Telluride
Why a Wonder: One of the epic Autumn colors capitals of the world. Where: Nestled within a box canyon in Southwest Colorado. When:...

Rick Sammon
Apr 1, 2022
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Victoria Falls
Why a Wonder: Also known as Mosi-oa-Tunya—"The Smoke That Thunders"—and over a mile wide, Victoria Falls forms the largest curtain of...

Ian Plant
Mar 30, 2022
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Silver Falls State Park
Why a Wonder: Silver Falls State Park offers some of the most amazing waterfalls in Oregon, a state renowned for beautiful and...

Alex Morley
Mar 27, 2022
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Nyiragongo Volcano
Why a Wonder: Nyiragongo is one of the world's most active and beautiful volcanoes, hosting the world's largest persistent lava lake. The...

Ian Plant
Mar 25, 2022
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Valley of Fire
Why a Wonder: A geologic wonderland, Valley of Fire State Park protects 40,000 acres of bright red Aztec sandstone. Red isn't the only...

Ian Plant
Mar 25, 2022
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Sof Omar Caves
Why a Wonder: Sof Omar Caves is the largest cave complex in Ethiopia, and at almost 10 miles long, is one of the most spectacular...

Ian Plant
Mar 21, 2022
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Antarctic Peninsula
Why a Wonder: A never-ending sea of blue-and-white icebergs in all sizes, shapes and forms make the Antarctic Peninsula a landscape...

Rick Sammon
Mar 17, 2022
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