We published this article back on Sep. 20, 2010 but we love Sequoia so much we decided to re-publish it. Hope you enjoy. California’s enormous giant sequoia is the world’s most massive tree and one of the oldest. These trees can grow to more than 250 feet tall (or 76 meters which is about as [...]
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The breathtaking white cliffs of Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters [40 Pics]
Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters are famous for their bright white chalk cliffs. The chalk was formed during the Late Cretaceous period (up to 100 million years ago), a time when the area was submerged by the sea. The chalk was gradually pushed up, and rising sea levels cut into the chalk, forming the [...]
The Weird and Wonderful Burning Man 2010 [24 Pics]
Burning Man is a week-long annual event held in the Black Rock Desert in northern Nevada, in the United States. The event starts on the Monday before the American Labor Day holiday, and ends on the holiday itself. It takes its name from the ritual burning of a large wooden effigy on Saturday evening. The [...]
Fire In The Sky – Incredible Inspirational Sunset Colors [30 Pics]
We see them every day, but sunsets still take my breath away each time. What really is fascinating, at least when viewing a California sunset, is the outstanding variety of “heavenly” colors. I just returned from yet another sunset walk with my wife in Santa Monica, and decided to put together an article about the [...]
UFO Houses, Ruins of the Future, now just a memory [30 Pics]
The weird and wonderful Sanzhi Pod City, or UFO houses (on account of their flying saucer-like shape), was an abandoned resort complex in Taiwan. Pod City was marketed as a holiday resort for U.S. military personnel posted to East Asia. The original idea for the UFOs came from Sanjhih Township plastics manufacturer Yu-chou Co. The [...]
30 Thrilling Cable Cars Rides [30 pics]
Heights, some people love ‘em and some hate ‘em, but putting up with heights is a requirement if you intend to use cable cars as a mode of transportation to see some very spectacular scenes. In the 1920s, cable cars really caught on as a leisurely way to see the sights. In fact, riding can [...]