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Driving along the Montana hi-line you might be surprised to see a large metal dinosaur sculpture as the greeting committee outside Rudyard. And the sign stating “596 Nice People and 1 Old Sore Head” may seem unconnected, unless you go into town and visit the Rudyard Depot Museum. Part of the Montana Dinosaur Trail, the tiny museum is home to a display of the “Oldest Sorehead,” a fully articulated Gryposaurus found near here.

When you reach the Upper Emerald Pool in Zion National Park it’s like entering another world. Gone is the blazing sun and the crowds, and you are surrounded only by the cool, sheer Navajo sandstone cliffs rising all around you. Nothing could be finer than dipping your tired toes in the water and picnicking amid the quiet.

Perhaps my favorite experience in the main complex of Angkor Wat was wandering amid the trees and trails and coming upon the West Gate of Angkor Thom. Rising solemnly from the jungle, the partially ruined gate and walls are magical.

Every day I was in Rio I made sure I was in the water at sunset. Feeling the day fade into evening amid the ebb and flow of the ocean felt something like a ritual, and the beauty of this city deserves its admiration.