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Douglas E. Welch

10 Classic California Road Trips to Drive in Your Lifetime via Afar [Shared]

California is, hands down, one of the best places in the world for a road trip. It’s the third largest state in the USA, and its 164,000 square miles are packed with varied terrain highlighted by some 66 scenic byways. Along the 865 miles of coast, road-trippers will meander by remote beaches and sheer cliff vistas as well as lively urban beach communities, such as Santa Monica and Venice in Los Angeles or laid-back La Jolla in San Diego. Inland, rocky desert landscapes give way to rolling farmlands, and two-lane highways carve through quiet groves of towering sequoias before climbing into the high, rugged peaks of the 352 mountain ranges.

welchwrite.com/blog/2025/03/27

#california #travel #road #roadtrip #driving #sightseeing #sights #nature #outdoors #mountains #coast #desert #shared

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The image depicts a rugged, ancient tree growing on a rocky mountain slope. The tree's trunk is thick and gnarled, with a rough, textured bark that shows signs of weathering and age. Its branches are twisted and irregular, with some appearing dead or dormant, while others are still green and leafy. The tree is positioned on a steep, rocky outcrop, with its roots deeply embedded in the crevices of the rocks, suggesting a long history of growth in this harsh environment. In the background, a vast mountainous landscape stretches out, with rolling hills and valleys under a clear blue sky. The colors in the image are predominantly earthy tones, with browns, grays, and greens, highlighting the natural beauty and resilience of the tree in its mountainous setting. The sunlight casts shadows on the rocks and tree, enhancing the textures and contours of the scene.
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G Dan Mitchell

“Badlands, In Shadow” — Badlands formations in early morning shadows, Death Valley.

This is another is a series of photographs I made one morning at Zabriskie Point during my late February visit to Death Valley National Park. Previously I mentioned that I rarely photograph at this spot any more — after a couple of decades it takes some pretty special conditions to persuade me to join the crowd there. I stopped when pre-dawn clouds suggested the potential for a very colorful sunrise. Alas, that did not happen, but I did get some interesting light before the direct sunlight came to the formations at Zabriskie…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2025/03/26/ba

Badlands landscape, Death Valley
#deathvalley#desert#nationalpark
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Jomes
More #Egypt 😄 (there's so much more to come 😅) After the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx we visitid the #StepPyramid in #Sakkara. I think that was the only time where we were almost completely alone. It was early afternoon and the temperatures were rising, but still in managable regions in the mid-twenties. It was magical and utterly silent, because this pyramid is far awy from everything else and to me it felt as if it's already the middle of the desert. Sadly, we didn't have much time to soak up the atmosphere because we were on a tight schedule towards the next sight 😅

#SightSeeing #travelling #vacation #AncientEgypt #Sky #desert
Horizontal photo of the Step Pyramid. It's taking up the whole photo, with a bit of pale dusty sky above it and a smooth sand yard in front of it. A single tiny figure in dark clothing is walking towards it (our guide).
Another photo of the pyramid, this time from a bit sideways so two sides of it are visible, one side lying a bit in the shadows with just the edges of the steps illuminated. The photo has been taken from further away, but it looks just as big. There are two tiny people, barely more than two specks, walking towards the pyramid.
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