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Grand Canyon Rafting - part 1

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Grand Canyon Rafting - part 1 Lee's Ferry to Little Colorado River A true bucket-list trip that you will never forget!

Beartooth Highway, Montana, Part 2

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Beartooth Highway, Montana, Part 2 Explore the high-country geology along one of America's most scenic roads!

Beartooth Highway, Montana, Part 1

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Beartooth Highway, Montana, Part 1 Explore the spectacular high-country geology of one of America's most scenic roads!

North Cascades National Park & Oso Landslide

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North Cascades & Oso Landslide  See some of America's best scenery at Mt. Adams and North Cascades National Park in Washington!

California Landslides & Floods

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California Landslides & The Great Flood of 1964 Discover where & why California has so many landslides, and learn about the biggest flood ever - the Great Christmas Flood of 1964!

Oroville Dam

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Oroville Dam, California At 770 feet, this is America's tallest dam, and one of the largest earthen dams in the world. It's the cornerstone of California's water system.

Mouth of the Columbia River

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Mouth of the Columbia River "Graveyard of the Pacific" Explore the biggest river on the Pacific Coast, the goal of explorers for two centuries, and the graveyard for over 2000 ships! The Columbia River is a major shipping route, and as such is lined with industrial facilities all the way to Portland. But in these green hills, even docks and warehouses look pretty good!

City of Rocks, Idaho

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City of Rocks National Reserve, Idaho See two granite bodies a billion years apart eroded into spectacular towers and ridges -- on the California pioneer trail!

Yosemite's Tioga Pass Road

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Yosemite National Park's Tioga Pass Road Explore the glaciated granite of the high country on the High Sierra's best road!

Northern California Coast 3

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Best Geological Sites on the Northern California Coast - Part 3 Ferndale - Mattole Road - Cape Mendocino -   Tectonic Triple Junction - Eel River - Point Arena

Northern California Coast 2

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Geological Sites on Northern California Coast - Part 2 Discover tectonic plate collision geology in the Crescent City region!