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mikewalker

Hiker, peakbagger, roadtripper and occasional writer from New Mexico, USA. When I'm not travelling I'm researching detailed itineraries so I can use my time on the road to see as much as possible. There's plenty of time to rest at home!

https://www.instagram.com/mikewalker479/

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Flagstaff, Arizona

Pluto Discovery Telescope

A planet-hunting astrograph built in the 1920s to seek out the so-called "Planet X" beyond Uranus.

CoolCrab

Added by CoolCrab

Flagstaff, Arizona

Lowell Observatory

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

Trevor

Added by Trevor

Laughlin, Nevada

Laughlin Labyrinths

A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

Nikki Vargas

Added by Nikki Vargas

Joshua Tree, California

'Krblin Jihn Kabin'

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

Hope

Pioneertown, California

Pioneertown

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

Added by frenchbot

San Diego, California

Zoro Garden

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

Added by zackofalltrades

San Diego, California

Spreckels Organ Pavilion

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

Added by sharris

San Diego, California

Balboa Park Botanical Building and Lily Pond

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

Added by TheColorDana

San Diego, California

San Diego Museum of Us

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Rachel

Added by Rachel

San Diego, California

Yiddishland California

The Yiddish language stages a renaissance in a shtetl-inspired cultural center on the San Diego coast.

San Diego, California

Sunny Jim Cave Store

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

Calipatria, California

Carcass Beach

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

Added by Astronomer10

Calipatria, California

Obsidian Butte on the Salton Sea

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

Added by zackofalltrades

Mecca, California

Salton Sea

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Rebekah Otto

Added by Rebekah Otto

Phoenix, Arizona

Camelback Mountain

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

rxallen

Added by rxallen

Calipatria, California

Slab City

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

anhie

Niland, California

East Jesus

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Calipatria, California

Salvation Mountain

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Added by mbison

Quartzsite, Arizona

The Red Ghost of Quartzsite

A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.

HarryValentine

Added by HarryValentine

Quartzsite, Arizona

Hi Jolly Monument

This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.

Added by zackofalltrades

Phoenix, Arizona

Hanny's

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.

ascoldashoth

Added by ascoldashoth

Phoenix, Arizona

'Her Secret Is Patience'

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

tesisedeno

Added by tesisedeno

Payson, Arizona

Camp Verde to Payson Mail Route Memorial

The handsome statue is a tribute to the post riders who traversed 52 miles of tough Arizona terrain.

rickbbiking

Added by rickbbiking

Phoenix, Arizona

Tovrea Castle

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.

Added by Joe Schallan