San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio, Texas

Dining on the River Walk.

The San Antonio River Walk is a verdant oasis of cypress-lined paved paths, arched stone bridges and lush landscapes. It gently winds through the city center, providing millions of visitors each year with scenic pathways and waterways leading to the city’s cultural and historic sites. The River Walk serves as a picturesque link between restaurants, hotels and shops.

Colorful and iconic umbrellas shade riverside tables as diners savor a splendid array of diverse River Walk cuisine. Classic Tex-Mex, tender barbecue, traditional Italian and contemporary Southwestern fare are just a few of the many choices you’ll find in the cafes, restaurants and bistros.

 

 

 

The Emerald Pools, Zion National Park, Utah

 

 

 

Oregon: unspoiled beauty

Autumn in Utah

Starfish - Arch Cape, Oregon Coast

Chicago, the third-largest city in the United States, is home to 1,209 completed high-rises, 73 of which stand taller than 550 feet (168 m). The tallest building in the city is the 108–story Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower), which rises 1,451 feet (442 m) in the Chicago Loop and was completed in 1974.

The city is traversed by the Chicago and Calumet rivers. Chicago's extensive parklands, including 3,000 hectares of city parks attract an estimated 86 million visitors annually.

Devon Avenue , Chicago, Illinois

Devon Avenue , Chicago, Illinois

 

Many portions along Devon Avenue have been given alternative names to represent the different cultures that live there. Above is Mohammed Ali Jinnah Way, the founder of Pakistan.

Pictures from United States

The Wave, Arizona. The Wave is a sandstone rock formation located in the United States of America near the Arizona and Utah border on the slopes of the Coyote Buttes, in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, on the Colorado Plateau. It is famous among hikers and photographers for its colorful, undulating forms, and the rugged, trackless hike required to reach it.

“The Wave” consists of intersecting U-shaped troughs that have been eroded into Navajo Sandstone of Jurassic age. The two major troughs, which comprise this rock formation, are 19 meters wide by 36 meters long and 2 meters wide by 16 meters long. Initially, infrequent runoff eroded these troughs along joints within the Navajo Sandstone. After their formation, the drainage basin, which fed rainwater to these troughs, shrank to the point that the runoff became insufficient to contribute to the cutting of these troughs. As a result, the troughs are now almost exclusively eroded by wind as indicated by the orientation of erosional steps and risers cut into the sandstone along their steep walls. These erosional steps and risers are oriented relative to predominate direction of the wind as it is now naturally funneled into and through these troughs.

Kalalau Valley, Kauai, Hawaii

Colorado River

New York City

“With sweat and smarts, Pakistan-born Shahid Khan built a $3.4 billion manufacturing juggernaut from the ruins of an Illinois auto parts maker. To celebrate, he just bought one of the worst teams in the NFL, with the pledge of a similar turnaround. Only in America, folks