Perched on the edge of a marine sanctuary larger in size than Yellowstone and twice as deep as the Grand Canyon, Monterey’s wild majesty has long humbled those who’ve walked her rugged shores.
Rugged mountains rise in the northern and southern parts of Oman according to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, and that's where most of the population lives.
VANESSA YURKEVICH, CNN BUSINESS AND POLITICS CORRESPONDENT: It's been a bumpy road to cool inflation and a longer road than many Americans would like to see.
But as I traveled west, and the bare mountains and rugged canyons turned into the lush forests and beaches of the Washington Peninsula, I felt different.