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Last revised Dec 16, 2007.

Coast and Islands of British Columbia

Halfway up "The Hill" leading out of the Bella Coola Valley. (7-17-04)

Near the middle of Myra Falls, Strathcona. (7-14-04)

A huge red cedar on the rain forest loop trail. (7-10-04)

The boardwalk rain forest trail at Pacific Rim National Park. (7-10-04)

Clearcut above Nitinat Lake, between Pacific Rim and Carmanah parks. (7-9-04)

On the trail down to the valley bottom at Carmanah-Walbran park. (7-9-04)

Boardwalk through the spruce forest at Carmanah-Walbran. (7-9-04)

The Heaven Tree at Carmanah-Walbran Provincial Park. (7-9-04)

Carmanah Creek, bounded by towering Sitka spruce. (7-9-04)

In the Randy Stoltmann Memorial Grove. (7-9-04)

Don Bain in the Randy Stoltmann Memorial Grove. (7-9-04)

An old second growth forest near Lake Cowichan. (7-9-04)

Don Bain next to the tallest tree, a Douglas fir, in the Cathedral Grove. (7-11-04)

Windthrow of huge old fir trees in the Cathedral Grove. (7-11-04)

On the trail at Macmillan Provincial Park. (7-11-04)

Sword ferns in the Cathedral Grove at MacMillan Provincial Park. (7-11-04)

Vancouver and the Lower Mainland of British Columbia

NOTE: Many of the panoramas of the city of Vancouver recently added to this guidebook are cubic.

Interior and Rocky Mountains of British Columbia

The second Robson River bridge, at the outlet of Kinney Lake. (7-15-03)

Kinney Lake, colored with rock flour from the glaciers. (7-15-03)

Crossing braided stream channels at the west end of Berg Lake. (7-16-03)

The Joffre Peaks viewed from a clearcut. (8-9-05)

Log jam in Duffey Lake on the Sea-to-Sky Highway. (8-9-05)

In the Cayoosh Creek Gorge west of Lillooet. (8-9-05)

On the dock at Seton Lake, near Lillooet. (8-9-05)

Bridge over the Thompson River at Lytton. (8-8-05)

Canadian National Railway tracks through Hells Gate Canyon on the Fraser River. (7-8-01)

Revelstoke Dam on the Columbia River. (8-7-05)

Next to the stream below Takkakaw Falls. (7-23-03)

At the base of Takkakaw Falls. (7-23-03)

Canadian Rockies of Alberta

Icebergs in the lake at the foot of Mount Edith Cavell. (7-18-03)

Athabasca Falls on a sunny day. (7-18-03)

A sunny day at Sunwapta Falls. (7-18-03)

Lower Johnston Falls, up close. (7-23-03)

Chateau Lake Louise, from the back. (8-5-05)

Canoe rentals at Moraine Lake. (8-5-05)

Halfway along the north shore of Moraine Lake. (8-5-05)

On the northwest shore of Moraine Lake. (8-5-05)

Bow Falls on the Bow River in Banff. (8-6-05)

On the terrace at the Banff Springs Hotel. (8-6-05)

Statue of a Mountie at the Banff Springs Hotel. (8-6-05)

The Banff Springs Hotel and Conference Center. (8-6-05)

The hot spring basin at Cave and Basin. (8-6-05)

Upper level at Cave and Basin National Historical Site. (8-6-05)

Hikers' bridge over the Kananaskis River at Galatea Creek. (8-3-05)

Prairies of Alberta

Skyscrapers surround McBain Camera on 101st Street. (7-20-03)

James Short Park, with the 1905 cupola from the old Central School. (7-22-03)

Stephen Avenue is pedestrian-only and lined with elegant older buildings. (7-22-03)

Stephen Avenue at Centre Street, highrises all around. (7-22-03)

The Eaton Mall runs through the middle of a city block. (7-22-03)

Calgary is the oil capital of Canada. (7-22-03)

Eau Claire Market on the edge of downtown. (7-22-03)

Inside the Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre. (7-22-03)

Olympic Peninsula

NOTE: Many of the panoramas of the Hoh Rain Forest recently added to this guidebook are cubic.

Seattle and Puget Sound

NOTE: Many of the panoramas of downtown Seattle recently added to this guidebook are cubic.

Portland and the Columbia River Gorge

NOTE: Many of the panoramas of waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge added to this guidebook are cubic.

Mountains of Idaho

Pass Creek Gorge in the Lost River Range. (7-27-05)

Snake River and Southern Idaho

Shoshone Falls, from the main viewing platform. (7-26-05)

A new Shoshone Falls viewpoint on the Centennial Trail. (7-26-05)

In the vent of a splatter cone. (7-26-05)

Western Montana

A waterfall next to the Going-to-the-Sun Road. (7-30-05)

Redwood National Park

The Stout Tree in the Stout Grove. (6-20-04)

Moss-draped maples along Mill Creek. (6-20-04)

Near the top of Howland Hill Road. (6-20-04)

Huge trees flank the Howland Hill Road. (6-20-04)

Old growth on the Boy Scout Tree Trail. (6-20-04)

An open slope forest of redwoods. (6-20-04)

Huge ancient redwoods near the Boy Scout Tree. (6-20-04)

Rhododendron blooming on the Damnation Creek Trail. (6-20-04)

Top of the switchbacks on the Damnation Creek Trail. (6-20-04)

The Newton Drury Parkway at the Soroptimist Grove. (6-20-04)

Prairie Creek in the Irvine Grove. (6-20-04)

The lower end of Fern Canyon. (6-21-04)

Near the middle of Fern Canyon. (6-21-04)

The road up Lost Man Creek. (6-19-04)

Lost Man Creek. (6-19-04)

The dedication site in the Lady Bird Johnson Grove. (6-19-04)

Huge trees and chest-high ferns in the Lady Bird Johnson Grove. (6-19-04)

Rhododendrons in the redwood forest on the Bald Hills Ridge. (6-19-04)

Sacramento Valley

Riparian forest in the Redding Arboretum. (7-21-04)

The Sundial Bridge over the Sacramento River. (7-21-04)

Underneath the Sundial Bridge. (7-21-04)

Halfway across Santiago Calatrava's Sundial Bridge. (7-21-04)

Lake Tahoe and the Northern Sierra

Lovers Leap, above Strawberry, during a thunderstorm. (6-28-04)

Marin and the North Bay Counties

Approaching Point Bonita Lighthouse north of the Golden Gate. (8-29-05)

The suspension bridge to Point Bonita Lighthouse. (8-29-05)

Next to the Point Bonita Lighthouse. (8-29-05)

San Francisco

NOTE: Many new cubic panoramas coming soon.

The East Bay

The Zampa Bridge on the September Equinox. (9-21-04)

Yosemite National Park (and a lot more to come)

At the base of Bridalveil Falls. (7-12-05)

The dramatic first view of Upper Yosemite Falls. (5-17-04)

Cliff-edge viewpoint at Yosemite Point. (5-17-04)

The traditional viewpoint up Tenaya Canyon over Mirror Lake. (5-16-04)

Potholes in the bed of Yosemite Creek. (8-9-04)

The ultimate viewpoint at Firefall Cliff on Glacier Point. (5-18-04)

The Monterey Peninsula

Merrill Hall at Asilomar. (8-1-04)

El Camino Real

At the foot of Sadah's Pine, named for Henry Coe's daughter. (5-5-06)

A huge old oak used as an acorn granary by woodpeckers. (5-5-06)

A fallen valley oak at Arnold Field. (5-5-06)

Giant boulders along Chalone Creek. (5-7-06)

Under the Balconies cliffs. (5-7-06)

Gray pine on the Sycamore Canyon trail. (5-12-06)

Above the tunnel on the Tunnel Trail. (5-12-06)

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Towering limestone cliffs at Boyden Cavern. (5-21-01)

Lost Grove straddles the Generals Highway. (8-11-03)

A dense grouping of mature Sequoias, Muir Grove. (8-11-03)

A large Sequoia burnt entirely through at its base. (8-11-03)

Four giant Sequoias flank the road entering Giant Forest. (6-18-01)

The Sentinel Tree in front of the Giant Forest Visitor Center. (8-11-03)

On the east side of Round Meadow. (8-11-03)

Medium size Sequoias on the north side of Round Meadow. (8-11-03)

At the summit of Moro Rock. (6-18-01)

Death Valley National Park

Corridor Canyon, northwest of Racetrack Valley. (3-26-03)

The idyllic palm garden at the Furnace Creek Inn. (3-26-05)

Santa Barbara

The entrance to the Santa Barbara County Courthouse. (12-27-03)

The Mural Room in the the Santa Barbara County Courthouse. (12-27-03)

Channel Islands

Inside the tower at the Wrigley Memorial. (5-17-05)

Main entrance to the Casino. (5-16-05)

Los Angeles

Hollywood and Vine, the heart of old Hollywood. (1-16-04)

The main hall at Union Station, Los Angeles. (1-17-04)

Inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. (2-15-04)

Temple Street in the Civic Center. (1-17-04)

Roof garden at the Disney Concert Hall. (1-17-04)

Northeast stairway at the Disney Concert Hall. (1-17-04)

Office towers at California Plaza, Grand Avenue. (1-17-04)

California Plaza at the top of Angels Flight on Bunker Hill. (1-17-04)

A Wedge-shaped skyscraper in the Wells Fargo Center on Bunker Hill. (1-17-04)

On the Bunker Hill Steps, between the Library Tower and Citigroup Center. (1-17-04)

The Riordan Central Library and the Library Tower, 5th Street. (1-17-04)

At the bottom of Angels Flight, Hill Street. (1-17-04)

Inside the Bradbury Building, downtown Los Angeles. (1-17-04)

The Historic Theater District, a dozen theaters from the 1920's along Broadway. (2-15-04)

Southern Deserts of California

NOTE: Many new cubic panoramas coming soon.

Northern and Central Nevada

Elko County Courthouse and the war memorials. (7-24-05)

At the junction of Thomas Canyon and Lamoille Canyon in the Ruby Mountains. (7-24-05)

A beaver pond and lodge in the Ruby Mountains. (7-24-05)

Las Vegas and Southern Nevada

In front of Bally's, corner of Flamingo and the Strip. (5-24-04)

In the shopping arcade at Bellagio. (5-24-04)

Sidewalk cafe and fountain at Casino de Paris. (5-24-04)

The Arc de Triomphe at the entrance to Casino de Paris. (5-24-04)

Gameworks arcade on the Strip. (5-24-04)

The Brooklyn Bridge at New York New York on the Strip. (5-24-04)

Pedestrian bridge over Tropicana, between Excalibur and New York New York. (5-24-04)

Purple dragons in the Excalibur. (5-24-04)

The entrance to the Luxor pyramid. (5-24-04)

Taxis and limos approach the Mandalay Bay Hotel. (5-24-04)

Viewpoint alcove on the west end of Hoover Dam. (5-25-04)

Northern Arizona

Antelope Ruin, from the north rim of Canyon de Chelly. (5-24-03)

Overlooking Spider Rock in Canyon de Chelly. (5-23-03)

The White House overlook, Canyon de Chelly. (5-23-03)

Inside a traditional Navajo hogan, Window Rock. (5-22-03)

Pueblo Country, Northern New Mexico

Massive thunderclouds east of Chaco Canyon. (5-25-03)

Aligned doorways deep within Pueblo Bonito. (5-26-03)

Inside the Church of San Miguel, Santa Fe. (5-28-03)

The pool of rainwater at El Morro. (5-30-03)

South New Mexico

Looking up at the Mogollon ruins, Gila Cliff Dwellings.

Descending switchbacks down the natural entrance to Carlsbad Caverns.

Hall of the Giants, with two huge stalagmites, Carlsbad Caverns.

Fairyland, named for its many small stalagmites, Carlsbad Caverns.

Entering the Big Room, Carlsbad Caverns.

Near one end of the Big Room, Carlsbad Caverns.

West Texas

Inside Socorro Mission, undergoing comprehensive restoration and reconstruction. (12-31-02)

Inside San Elizario Church, on the Mission Trail east of El Paso. (12-31-02)

The old Frijoles Ranch buildings, now a small museum. (1-2-03)

Looking east down the middle part of McKittrick Canyon. (1-4-03)

Above the notch in the knife-edge ridge, McKittrick Canyon trail. (1-4-03)

Ancient cottonwoods around the old well, Fort Davis. (1-5-03)

On the Rio Grande in Santa Elena Canyon. (1-8-03)

In the upstream end of Boquillas Canyon, Rio Grande. (1-6-03)

Baja California Norte

Boojums and cacti in the boulder field north of Catavina.

Granite tors and many kinds of cacti, near Catavina.

Young fan palms in a wash near Catavina.

Inside the stone church at San Borja.

Baja California Sur

Extensive groves of date palms have been planted at San Ignacio.

Courtyard at the mission, Loreto.

Inside the Mission church at Loreto.

In the mission church at San Javier.

Maui

Waimoku Falls, 400 feet high, is at the end of the trail in Oheo Gulch.