The World's Most Beautiful Places
A man strolls along Harris Beach as a golden sun sets over the Pacific Ocean and Oregon’s rocky coast. Harris Beach lies in southern Oregon, close to the border of California. The nearest large city is Brookings, known for its summer azalea festival.
A view of Mt. Shasta in the Fall in northern California. By volume, Shasta is the largest stratovolcano (or composite volcano) in the Pacific Northwest’s Cascade Range. And even though its last known eruption was in 1250, its still considered active by geologists. At 14,179 feet, the mountain is the second tallest in the Cascades, after Mt. Rainier east of Seattle, Washington. Humans are known to have inhabited the area around the mountain for at least 7,000 years, and the mountain remains sacred to local Native American tribes. The region is also growing in popularity for tourists, and as a wilderness hiking and climbing destination.
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.