We arrived at the Valley of Fire’s south rim late morning. An hour northeast of Las Vegas in the Mojave Desert, the terrain turned abruptly into deep red sandstone hills. This red rock beauty is …
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Stories by Bryant Le
Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
17-Mile Drive: Carmel–Pacific Grove
This stretch of coastal highway – the 17-Mile Drive, as it’s called – is a beautiful, winding scenic route that traverses Pacific Grove and Carmel. Driving non-stop will take at least 25 minutes, but if …
August 22, 2009
Cannery Row: Monterey, California
It was a great pleasure for me to visit the Cannery Row district in Monterey, California. Cannery Row is lined with old-time sardine fisheries, where the fish were caught in mass quantities and canned or …
August 6, 2009
Autumn in Vancouver
Autumn is an ideal time to visit Vancouver, British Columbia, when the foliage is particularly vibrant. A sophisticated city with a mix of gardens and woodlands, Vancouver can be described as temperate rainforest within a …
August 3, 2009
Hoodoos in Bryce Canyon, Utah
Bryce Canyon, with its magnificent, unique rock formations shaped by Mother Nature – what a great place to travel! Located near the southwest corner of Utah, Bryce Canyon National Park contains a mix of orange, …
July 30, 2009
Cruisin' in the Caribbean
Our seven-day Caribbean cruise started out in Miami on a hot summer day in 2006. Standing near the southernmost tip of the country, you can gaze toward the horizon across the Florida Keys. With a …