NORTH AMERICA

Red painted planks surround the timber structure of this Illinois covered bridge, recently rebuilt after a fire.

The stabilized walls of an Indigenous American cliff dwelling glow red in the late afternoon sun.

Looking down over 1000 feet into Colorado's Royal Gorge the Arkansas River and from the span of an 1927's suspension bridge, reputed to be the highest in the world.

Giant Sequias, the world's most massive tree, and Pines in the Sierra Nevada Range tower over the ice faced rocks on the road side.

Summer in Alaska and it's still not quite swimming weather at glacial fed Portage Lake.

© 2004 Caroline Denigan