Hawaii
Hawaii is a unique archipelago (island chain) formed from a geologic ‘hot spot’ (see next section on Geology for details). It will always be changing over millions of years. Hawaii arises from the deep ocean floor of the North Pacific Ocean, right in the middle of the Pacific tectonic plate. Because of this, its mountain [...]
Grand Canyon National Park
The Grand Canyon is one of the earth’s true natural wonders and without question one of the national park system’s most famous parks. Grand Canyon National Park features a mile deep canyon carved into the Colorado Plateau by the inexorable action of the Colorado River. The park is one of three national parks located in [...]
Miami
Miami is a place of many guises. There is the hyperreal Miami of Miami Vice, of alligator attacks and Elián González. There are splashy art galleries and celebrity hotels. There are also lots and lots of strip malls. But this collective weirdness happens to sit on one terrific piece of real estate. Miami has turquoise [...]