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For me, it seems, the most beautiful places are the ones I come across after extreme physical effort...example: Colorado inspires this in me...
After a full day of skiing, this spot on the mountain above Steamboat Springs was quite heavenly....
Then, in summertime, I bicycled up to this view of Independence Pass, near Aspen:
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I have yet to find another place that surpasses the Galapagos Islands for opportunities to witness nature in its rawest, most primitive form. In fact, I've been somewhat ruined as a diver since my visit to the Galapagos, as diving without dozens of sharks, and fish the size of a school bus now seems so mundane.