Uploaded November 2012 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago

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The Southwest United States has a unique landscape where you can see the desert, the ocean, snow-topped mountains, dormant volcanoes, and gold mining ghost towns all within driving distance. The places I captured are only a few out of many beautiful places to see here.

Bodie State Park-
parks.ca.gov/?page_id=509

Mono Lake-
parks.ca.gov/?page_id=514

Lundy Canyon-
fs.usda.gov/recarea/inyo/recreation/hiking/recarea/?recid=20646&actid=50

Joshua Tree National Park-
nps.gov/jotr/index.htm

San Clemente State Beach-
parks.ca.gov/?page_id=646

Humber Park (San Bernardino National Forest [Idyllwild, CA])-
fs.usda.gov/recarea/sbnf/recarea/?recid=26483

Grand Canyon National Park-
nps.gov/grca/index.htm

Music:
"Into Thy Heart (Instrumental)" by Ivan Chew/Ramblinglibrarian
ccmixter.org/files/ramblinglibrarian/37910

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