Point Cabrillo Light Station

LIGHTHOUSES GALORE

Beautiful Beacons Lighthouses of the Pacific Coast.

Lighting the Way An online exclusive about eight of Hawaii's lighthouses.

BIRD MIGRATION

Best Bird-watching Places in the West Check out wetlands along the Pacific Flyway where ducks, geese, and millions of other fowl hang out in autumn.

Klamath Falls, Ore. Wildlife refuges and lakes near the Northern California border attract birds and birders.

Sandhill Cranes Some 7,000 cranes make Lodi, in California's Central Valley, their winter home.

Flight of Passage At nine stopping points along the Pacific Flyway in Oregon, thousands of migratory birds mingle with the local flocks.

KIDS ON THE GO

National Geographic Explorers Camp Nine-year-old Claire Anderson reports on a summer gathering with reptile expert Brady Barr in Scottsdale, Ariz.