Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerød, Denmark (Nov. 1998).

Badaling Great Wall, a nice view (Dec. 1999).

A city view of Beijing, China, on a good day.

Controls for a Japanese toilet, the possibilities are endless.

Seals are still cute, even up close. Taken at Sea World California (April 2004).

A dancing dolphin, at Sea World California (April 2004).

Resting after a long day at Legoland California (April 2004).

Along the California Coastal Highway (April 2004).

A seagull poses for a picture with the Golden Gate bridge as it's backdrop (April 2004).

Half Dome is just one of the many tall, sheer mountains surrounding the Yosemite valley. To understand just how tall they are, look for the deer standing at the bottom (April 2004).

Looking up from the forest floor (April 2004).

Hot and cold meet at the Sierra Nevadas near Death Vally (April 2004).

Death Valley (April 2004).

Millions of years of history are marked in the layers of Death Valley (April 2004).

Scavengers wait patiently for something that can't survive in the desert (April 2004).