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Icelandic Churches

For a nation of only 330,000 people, there are more than 350 churches across Iceland, which leads some to think think that Icelanders are particularly religious. While 85% of Iceland's inhabitants are supposedly Christian, the country is considered the sixth-most atheistic nation globally.

Blue Ridge Parkway

The Blue Ridge Parkway, America's longest linear park, runs for 469 miles through 29 Virginia and North Carolina counties, linking Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Icelandic Livestock

The Icelandic horse, long-lived and hardy, is a breed of horse developed in Iceland. These are small and at times pony-sized. In addition, raising of livestock, sheep (the traditional mainstay) and cattle is the main occupation in Icelandic agriculture.

Northern Lights

The northern lights, or the aurora borealis, are beautiful dancing ribbons of light formed as the result of disturbances in the Earth's magnetosphere caused by the solar wind. In 2024 May, Solar storm hit the earth forming absolutely biblical skies as the northern lights danced across the US on the night of May 10th.

Great Smoky Mountains

Great Smoky Mountains National Park straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee encompassing lush forests and an abundance of wildflowers that bloom year-round, offering scenic views of the mist-covered mountains.

Ottawa

Crater Lake National Park located in the Cascade Mountains of southern Oregon is known for its namesake Crater Lake, formed by the now-collapsed volcano, Mount Mazama, Wizard Island (a cinder cone near the western edge of the lake), the Rim Drive (a road surrounding the lake that offers views of the park’s volcanic formations) and Phantom Ship (a small island).

Winter

With snow and freezing temperatures, leading to shorter days and longer nights, making only red roofs and blue skies stand out.

July 4th Fireworks

July 4th fireworks in Lake Orion, MI in 2020. Due to COVID19 it was a single show instead of the dueling Fireworks show that happens at Lake Orion which is divided by Bellevue Island and provides the best views fo on both sides of island. The show is rated 14th Best in the Country for privately funded shows!

Sunrise

Autumn

When crops and fruits are gathered and leaves fall, with everything turning from green to orange on their way to white.

Yosemite

Yosemite National Park, located in in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, is famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.

Crater Lake

Japanese Macaque

Osaka

A large port city and commercial center on the Japanese island of Honshu. It's known for its modern architecture, nightlife and hearty street food.

Oregon Coast

It doesn’t get much more coastal than this region, with 363 miles of Oregon’s coastline that provides endless opportunities to comb for agates or glass floats, catch your own Dungeness crab or razor clam, watch for whales, seals and puffins, make footprints in the sand or simply be captivated by a winter storm from inside a cozy beachfront lodge.

Nagano Prefecture

Nagano Prefecture, nestled in the heart of Japan, is renowned for its picturesque landscapes and outdoor adventures, with highlights including the iconic snow monkeys enjoying hot springs in Jigokudani Monkey Park and the historic Matsumoto Castle, a beautifully preserved feudal-era fortress.

Mt Sashta

Mount Shasta, an active volcano in Siskiyou County, California, at an elevation of 14,179 feet, is the second-highest peak in the Cascades and the fifth-highest in the state.

Reykjavik

Reykjavik, the world’s northernmost capital, is the most populated of Icelandic regions.

Shirakawa-go

Located in a mountainous region that was cut off from the rest of the world for a long period of time, these villages with their Gassho-style houses, with their steeply pitched thatched roofs are the only examples of their kind in Japan, have subsisted on the cultivation of mulberry trees and the rearing of silkworms.

Michigan Lower Peninsula

Michigan Lower Peninsula, bordered by three Great Lakes and Midwestern regions is home of tens of thousands of smaller lakes and automobile industry.

Kyoto

Kyoto, once the capital of Japan, is famous for its numerous classical Buddhist temples, as well as gardens, imperial palaces, Shinto shrines and traditional wooden houses. The emperors of Japan ruled from Kyoto for eleven centuries until 1869.

San Francisco

San Francisco is home to a little bit of everything. an Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California with wide range of landscapes and views within a short distance.

Japan

Japan is an ideal destination for tourism and photography, offering a harmonious blend of ancient traditions and modern innovation, stunning natural landscapes, vibrant cityscapes, and a rich cultural tapestry that provides endless opportunities for capturing unique and captivating moments.

New York City

"The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and beauty in the world." New York City, the largest in the US, spans only 302 square miles, but is home for 8 million residents and marvelous skyscrapers.

Iceland

Iceland with its dramatic landscape full of volcanoes, geysers, hot springs and lava fields is a photographers dream world.

Tokyo

Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is the most populous city in the world with a population of over 14 million residents as of 2023, and has been is recognized as one of the world's most livable cities.

Maui

Part of the Hawaiian archipelago, sprawling Haleakala National Park encompasses the island’s highest peak, volcanic Haleakala, as well as the pools and waterfalls of Ohe’o Gulch, accessed via scenic, winding Hana Highway. The island's 30 miles of beaches include golden-crescent Kapalua, sheltered from strong currents by lava-rock promontories.

Island Of Hawaii

The Big Island (officially named Hawaii) is the largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago. Its diverse terrain spans colored-sand beaches at Papakolea (green) and Punalu’u (black) to lush rainforest. Within Volcanoes National Park, there are 2 active volcanoes, Kilauea and Mauna Loa.

Michigan Upper Peninsula

A forested region in Michigan bordering 3 of the Great Lakes and extending outward from Wisconsin, is connected to Michigan’s Lower Peninsula by 5-miles-long Mackinac Bridge.

O‘ahu

O‘ahu is the home to the state capital, Honolulu. Highlights of the city include historic Chinatown and the Punchbowl, a crater-turned-cemetery. Waikiki is an iconic beach, dining and nightlife area. West of Honolulu is Pearl Harbor and home to the USS Arizona Memorial.

Bighorn

Alaska

Alaska's natural beauty provides a captivating canvas for photography, where the untamed landscapes, diverse wildlife, and dramatic scenery offer endless opportunities to capture the essence of its pristine wilderness.

Golden Circle

Golden Circle (derived from the name of Gullfoss - golden waterfall), is not actually a region, but a tourist route in southern Iceland, covering about 190 mi looping from Reykjavík to Þingvellir National Park, the Gullfoss waterfall, the geothermal area in Haukadalur (which contains the geysers Geysir and Strokku), the Kerið volcanic crater, and the town of Hveragerði.

Appalachia

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Toronto

Toronto, the capital of the province of Ontario, is a dynamic metropolis with a core of soaring skyscrapers, all dwarfed by the iconic, free-standing CN Tower.

Sunset

As the sun starts to disappear below the horizon, the blue sky turns purple and solar disk brings out the solar stars for a perfect union of sun and horizon that's only bested by the surface water in the middle.

Sioux Falls

Falls Park is a public park in north central Sioux Falls, South Dakota's largest city, surrounding the city's waterfalls. The park covers 123 acres and an average of 7,400 gallons of water drops 100 feet over the course of the Falls each second.

Solar Eclipse

A total solar eclipse is a rare and awe-inspiring astronomical event that occurs when the moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun, completely blocking out the Sun's bright disk from view. Totality is the most dramatic phase of a total solar eclipse, during which, we can witness breathtaking phenomena such as solar prominences, coronal loops, and the shimmering glow of the corona. The sight of the Sun's corona shining brightly against the darkened sky during totality is a breathtaking and unforgettable experience. Total solar eclipses offer a rare opportunity to witness the beauty and wonder of the universe firsthand.

Suðurland

Suðurland (southern region) with its largest town Selfoss encompasses most of the Golden Circle. In addition, there are waterfalls - Seljalandsfoss, Gljúfrabúi and Skogafoss, Eyjafjallajökull volcano, sand beaches of Vik (and awesome views nearby from Dyrhólaey, Kirkjufjara and Reynisdrangar), Eldhraun lava field, and 2 million old river canyon of Fjaðrárgljúfur.

Theodore Roosevelt

When Theodore Roosevelt came to Dakota Territory to hunt bison in 1883, he was a skinny, young, spectacled dude from New York. He could not have imagined how his adventure in this remote and unfamiliar place would forever alter the course of the nation. The rugged landscape and strenuous life that TR experienced here would help shape a conservation policy that we still benefit from today.

Moon

Floating serenely in the sky, the Moon presents an enticing target for photographers on Earth.

Birds

Chicago

One of the largest cities in the US, Chicago is famed for its bold architecture, it has a skyline punctuated by skyscrapers.

Bison

Poconos

Poconos, encompass forested peaks, lakes and valleys in Pennsylvania bordered on the eastern edge by the bird-rich Delaware Water Gap with, with river beaches, trails and bridges connect the waterfalls at nearby Bushkill Falls.

Dubuque

Iowa's oldest city and is among the oldest settlements west of the Mississippi River, Dubuque is halfway between Milwaukee and Chicago and the river towns along the Missouri River.

Austurland

Austurland (eastern region) with its largest town Egilsstaðir is home for a jagged coastline of Austfirðir (Eastfjords). In addition, there are glaciers - Svinafellsjokull and Vatnajökull (the largest in Iceland covering 9% of the country and part of Vatnajökull national park), horn shaped mountains - Vestrahorn, Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon, waterfalls Svartifoss (in Skaftafell national park), Sveinsstekksfoss, Folaldafoss, Rjukandi, and an iconic town of Seydisfjordur with rainbow painted streets.

Badlands

Norðurland

Norðurland (comprising of Norðurland eystra and Norðurland vestra regions) with towns of Akureyri and Sauðárkrókur is home for several incredible wonders: Hverir geothermal fields, Mývatn geothermal area surrounding Lake Mývatn, caldera of Krafla volcano, a kilometer wide Hverfjall crater, pseudo-craters in Skútustaðagígar, Hofdi nature reserve, the basalt rock Hvítserkur and gigantic waterfalls of Dettifoss and Hafragilsfoss, and Selfoss.

Texas

Second largest in the US by both area and population, the lone star state represents its own Texan way of doing things. Here are few iconic points in the state ...

Vesturland

Vesturland (western region) with its largest town of Akranes, is famed for Snæfellsjökull National Park and its several iconic spots: Kirkjufell mountain, black-pebbled Djúpalónssandur and Dritvík beaches, Londrangar basalt cliffs, coastal villages of Arnarstapi and Hellnar, Gerðuberg cliffs, Eldborg Crater, and numerous waterfalls: Barnafoss, Kirkjufellsfoss, Glymur, Hraunfossar and Bjarnarfoss.

Twin Cities

Minneapolis–Saint Paul is a metropolitan area in the Upper Midwestern United States centered around the confluence of the Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix rivers in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is commonly known as the Twin Cities after the area's two largest cities, Minneapolis and Saint Paul.