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Chincoteague
Why a Wonder: Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge is located in Virginia's Eastern Shore area along the Atlantic Coast. Here you can...

Ian Plant
Mar 14, 2023


Del Norte Coast Redwoods
Why a Wonder: Redwood trees are the tallest trees on the planet. The redwoods of the northern California coast make majestic photo...

Ian Plant
Mar 1, 2023


Virgin River Narrows
Why a Wonder: The granddaddy of all slot canyons, the Narrows of the Virgin River is an amazing landscape photo experience that shouldn't...

Ian Plant
Dec 21, 2022


Cades Cove
Why a Wonder: Cades Cove, an isolated mountain cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, combines the beauty of the Southern...

Jerry Whaley
Nov 30, 2022


Eastern Sierras
Why a Wonder: California’s Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains (or “The Eastside” to locals) boasts some of the Sierra’s most rugged and...

Karen Hutton
Nov 23, 2022


Olympic Rain Forest
Why a Wonder: The Pacific Northwest of the United States hosts some of the most beautiful temperate rain forest in the world. The forests...

Ian Plant
Nov 5, 2022


Cadillac Mountain
Why a Wonder: Cadillac Mountain’s summit, where the morning sunlight first touches the United States for much of the year, is the highest...

Jerry Whaley
Oct 26, 2022


Telluride 2.0
Editor's note: This post is a follow-up to an earlier Telluride post. You'll find more location and photo tech talk here - as well as...

Rick Sammon
Oct 22, 2022


Grand Teton Range from U.S. Highway 191/89
Why a Wonder: The Grand Teton Range is one of the most dramatic mountain ranges in the world. And there's no better place to view and...

Ian Plant
Oct 19, 2022


The Wave
Why a Wonder: The rhythmic, undulating waves of colorful Navajo Sandstone create a mesmerizing visual experience and stunning...

Rain Hayes
Oct 12, 2022


Larch Valley
Why a Wonder: Larch Valley is a fabulous sight where the Alpine Larch needles turn a bright golden yellow in Autumn. This landscape in...

Jerry Whaley
Oct 5, 2022


Blue Cypress Lake
Why a Wonder: One of the best places in the United States to photograph osprey. More than 200 pairs of these magnificant birds flock to...
Fran Gallogly
Oct 3, 2022


Snow Canyon
Why a Wonder: Some folks call this small state park “Little Zion." It is only about an hour from Zion National Park, yet Snow Canyon...

Allan Duff
Sep 25, 2022


Big Bend National Park
Why A Wonder: Big Bend National Park is a less visited gem of the National Park Service. Located in West Texas bordering Mexico, the park...
Fran Gallogly
Sep 18, 2022


Toroweap
Why a Wonder: A beautiful and remote section of the Grand Canyon with amazing views of the canyon from 3,000 foot vertical cliffs. The...

Allan Duff
Sep 1, 2022


New Croton Reservoir
Why a Wonder: A peaceful location for photographing dramatic cloudscapes reflected in beautifully calm, blue water. Where: Westchester...

Rick Sammon
Aug 13, 2022


Pictured Rocks
Why a Wonder: The Pictured Rocks area of Lake Superior contains some of the most stunning scenery in the Midwest U.S. Towering cliffs,...

Ian Plant
Jul 29, 2022


Caddo Lake
Why a Wonder: Caddo Lake and the surrounding Big Cypress Bayou are part of the largest cypress forest in the world. The bald cypress...

Ian Plant
Jul 18, 2022


Elephant Seals of the California Coast
Why a Wonder: Photographers who visit this site will get to experience one of nature's grandest wildlife spectacles right in front of...

Editor
Jul 11, 2022


Coyote Buttes South
Why a Wonder: Coyote Buttes South is part of the 280,000-acre Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. It has some of the most spectacular...

Editor
Jun 23, 2022
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