The World's Most Beautiful Places
The historic Dahmen Barn located in Uniontown, Washington. The barn was built in 1935, for Jack Dahmen, who used it for a commercial dairy operation until 1953. In addition to the old fashioned barn, this spot is known for the unique and beautiful “wheel” fence that surrounds it. Over 1000 wheels and other farming equipment make up the metal fence.
An old hay barn during a a thunderstorm in Utah’s Cache Valley. A large rural mountain valley in northern Utah, the Cache Valley is one of Utah’s top agricultural areas, providing land for cattle, milk and cheese production, and the growing of wheat, barley and hay. The valley is located between to the Wellsville Mountains to the west and the Bear River Mountains to the east. Both ranges are part of the larger Wasatch Mountain Range that dominates northern Utah.
The Cache Valley gets its name, from the fact that early fur trappers created caches in the valley to protect and hide their goods from thieves.
A view of the All-American Canal in Southeast California. The All American Canal, constructed in 1930’s, is the longest irrigation aqueduct in the world. bringing water from the Colorado River north of Yuma, Arizona, to the Imperial Valley of California. The canal irrigates over 600,000 acres of farmland, which serves as a prime source of American agricultural products during the winter months. Communities served by the canal include, Brawley, Calexico, El Centro, Imperial. Before irrigation was brought to the Imperial Valley it was one of the driest places in the world.