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Show and tell about places in nature that were, or are, important to you. Big majestic places, or everyday places.

A Special Place "The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature... I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles."
Anne Frank, from The Diary of a Young Girl, entry for Feb. 23, 1944

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New England
Hingham Harbor and World's End Park
Bird Watching and Beach Walks
Plum Island
Lazy Afternoons on Tea-colored Water
A Day at the Beach Without the Crowds
Shallow Tidepools and a Rocky Shore
Rat Rock
Reflecting pond in downtown Boston
Fire Island
Fogland Marsh Preserve
The Gulf Hagas Region, Maine
Solitary Forest and Bubbling Brook
Wild River Valley
My Backyard Wildlife Habitat
A Spot in the Woods
Valentino Park
Sandy Hook
The Woods I Grew Up In
Bear Mountain
Wellfleet, MA
Kissena Park
Teatown Lake Reservation, NY
River of fog in Marlborough, MA
East Notch/West Notch Mountains, Adirondack Park, NY
Kent Pond, Killington Vermont
Lake George Regional Park
Lake George Regional Park (2)

Mid-Atlantic/Southeastern U.S.
Sapelo Island, GA
Chesser Prairie, GA
Long Island, SC
Old fire tower, TN
Blue Ridge Parkway, NC
Isle of Palms, SC
Smoky Mountain ridgeline
Letchworth State Park
Awesome Beauty & Serenity Of Cumberland Island
Congaree National Park, SC
Accotink Park, VA
A Child's Secret Island
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
A Child's Playground in Kentucky
Lazy Ozark Rivers
The Woods Behind the School
The Black Waters of Okeefenokee Swamp
Savannah River
Shenandoah Trout Stream
Jefferson Memorial
Downstream from Great Falls
Everglades Experience
The Lumber River
Dolly Sods Wilderness
FDR Memorial
Hills of East Tennessee
Dog Canyon
Cranberry Wilderness Area
Waldon's Pond of Tennessee
Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center
Blackbeard Island
Blackbeard Island NWR
Patuxent Research Refuge
Strathmore Hall
Big Frog Mountain, Cherokee National Forest, TN
Key West
My Backyard
Padre Island National Seashore
Suwannee River
Holy Trinity Wilderness Cathedral
Fairchild Tropical Gardens
Okeefenokee Swamp
West Virginia Wildyard
Smoky Mountain National Forest
Pony Pastures, James River, VA
Lower Florida Keys
North Florida's Bruce Creek Valley
Smoky Mountain National Park
Cumberland Island
Old fire tower above Mooresburg & Treadway TN
Lake Jocassee, South Carolina
Texas in Spring
Bonaventure Cemetary, Savannah, GA
City Park/Bayou St. John, New Orleans, Louisiana
Woods and Swamplands Where I Grew Up
Suwannee River, Florida
Chimney Top and Rock Mountain, NC
Blue Ridge Mountains

Midwestern U.S.
Illinois - The very beginning of the Lewis & Clark Expedition
11 Point River Watershed
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Under a Rock Ledge in the Rain
Cool Canyons To The Windy Mountaintops
Blackberry Picking
Loess Hills of Western Iowa & Missouri
Rafting on the Lower Youghiogheny
Rocks on a peninsula overlooking Lake Superior
Glassy Waters of Squirrel Lake
Michigan Magic
Chicago's Opportunistic Wilderness
Catherine Wolter Wilderness
Konza Prairie
Minister Creek, Allegheny National Forest
Parfrey's Glen
Many Tall Pine Trees Lined in a Row
Missouri Botanical Garden
Saugatuck Dunes State Park
Fox River
Miami Whitewater Forest
Lake Champlain off of Split Rock Mountain
Marblehead Lighthouse on Lake Erie
Haskell Baker Wetlands
Yellow Dog River, Michigan
Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore

Rocky Mountain/Great Basin Region
Rio Grande Valley/Lost Trail Ranch Area, Colorado
Aspen, Lost Trail Ranch, Colorado
Arches National Monument
Ouray, Colorado
Yellowstone: For a Lifetime
A Story Over Time
Solitude at Ruby Lake
Views of Lasting Wilderness
Bristlecone Pine Forest Below Wheeler Peak
Indian Medicine Wheel
Majestic Cedars
Views of Nevada Desert
Sacred Springs
Peaceful Clark Fork River
Glacier National Park
Flat Tops Wilderness Area
Lemhi Pass
Goose Island, Glacier National Park, Montana
Virginia Mountains
Bear Creek Forest Service Cabin

Southwestern U.S.
Saguaro N.P., Arizona
Chasms, Spires, and Pools
Serene Canyons, Anasazi Homes
A Dollar at Lake Powell
South Padre Island
McKittrick Canyon
Carson National Forest
Zion National Park
A Grove of 6 Trees
Tonto Trail, Grand Canyon
Pine Mountain
My Dock on the Colorado River
Unnamed slot canyon in the Glen Canyon / Escalante River area, Arizona
Island in the Sky Mesa, Utah
Canyon de Chelly, Arizona
Lake Powell
Colorado River
Rio Grande Valley
Murphy Lake, Montana
The San Francisco Peaks

Pacific Northwest
Fort Lewis, Washington
Silver Falls State Park, Oregon
Walk in the Forest with Towering Pines
Escape in Seattle
Ecola State Park
Beaches along the Oregon Coast
Cascade Mountains along the Columbia River
Wind-swept Peaks of Hurricane Ridge
Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park
Discovery Park
A Breathtaking View of Mt. Ranier
Pasayten Wilderness
Shafer State Park, WA
Camp Bonaparte, Okanogan National Forest
The highest branches of a nectarine tree

California
Drake's Beach Cove, Point Reyes
Los Cerritos Wetlands
Mendocino Coast
Rocks at the Beach
Potrero Canyon
Big Sur Coast
Beaches of Wilder Ranch SP
El Morro, Surfing Paradise
Half Moon Bay Blufftop
Cayucos, CA
Michael Schwab: Bald Hill, CA
My Own Backyard
Rugged Coast, City Views
Peace Among the Giant Redwoods
A "Yosemite without the crowds"
Jim Watters: Tehipite Valley
Half Dome Summit
Mountains, Meadows, Forests, and Vistas
Cliffs Over Blacks Beach
Grandpa Jim's Three Small Lakes
Childhood Days at the Falls
A Cirque in the Sierra
Emerald Lake, Yosemite
Sunset Cliffs
Marine Mammals at the Marin Headlands
A Magical High Desert Landscape
Redwoods, Ridges, Canyons, Meadows
An Oasis of Wildlife in an Urban Area
Cypress Tree Scare
Angel Island
San Onofre Surf Park
Walking My Dog in Our Neighborhood
Castle Crags
Rock Pile
Enchanting San Francisco
Grass Mountain
Breathtaking Views from Mission Peak
A Creek in Eldorado National Forest
Mount Shasta
Chantry Flats in the San Gabriel Mountains
Fern Canyon Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
Downieville, California
Old, Magical Oaks
King's Peak
Pescadero Canyon
Nature Path in Julian
Temescal Canyon
San Gregorio State Beach
Pacific Ocean
Solana Beach
Haypress Creek
Lighthouse Field, Santa Cruz
Fitzgerald Marine Reserve
Point Mugu
Coastal California
Moonlight Beach
Laguna Beach
Cambria & Morro Bay
Bodega Bay
Enderts Beach
Corona Del Mar
Lost Coast
Women's Club Grove of Redwoods
Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley
Tolowa Dunes State Park
Torrey Pines Reserve
Southern Carquinez Strait, California
Sunset Cliffs Natural Park, San Diego
Big Basin Redwoods State Park, CA
Fern Canyon (Redwood National Park)

Canada, Alaska & Hawaii
Hulahula River Valley, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Hulahula River Valley, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (II)
Exploring the Savage River Valley
Queen Charlotte Islands
Returning to a Sitka Spruce Stump
A Desolate, Uninhabited Lake
Niagara Escarpment
Rugged Na Pali Coast
Polychrome Mountain Range, Denali National Park
Prince William Sound
Nabesna Road, Wrangell-St. Elias NP
Ancient East Creek Rainforest
Highlands, Victoria, B.C., Canada
Old Harbor, Alaska
Bella Coola, British Columbia

International
Sopocachi neighborhood, La Paz, Bolivia
Scotch Mist
Ice Caves
Blue Sea, Wild Rainforest
Stonehenge, England
The Campsies, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Somewhere in Austria
The Black Water Lagoon of Panacocha
Yap, Micronesia
South Shetland Islands


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