Dec. 15, 2015: Cascadilla Gorge, Ithaca NY
Ithaca, New York is famed for its colleges and universities, and for the gorges and waterfalls just adjacent to its center, as streams make their way to Lake Cayuga.
Ithaca, New York is famed for its colleges and universities, and for the gorges and waterfalls just adjacent to its center, as streams make their way to Lake Cayuga.
Florida is home to lots of alligators, and there's probably no better place to see your fill of them in one day than at Gatorland, near Orlando
On a beach in Guatemala, Lestertheinvestor and his wife watch turtles lay eggs and then help collect them for hatching at a conservation site.
While spending some time in Portland we took a short 30 miles drive outside of Portland to see Multnomah Falls. On the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge, this fall is located east of Troutdale, between Corbett and Dodson, along the Historic Columbia River Highway. This 611 foot tall roaring awe-inspiring cascade of icy water lets you experience the power and beauty of nature up close and with ease. According to the legend, Multnomah Falls was created to win the heart...
A scenic waterfall in England.
Penguins at Work and Play at the New England Aquarium
Patagonia's Glacier National Park is home to some of the world's greatest glaciers.
A fascinating assortment of unusual and interesting creatures, up close and personal.
In Part 1, Lestertheinvestor attends a turtle hatching in Guatemala and helps the tiny turtles head for the ocean.
Tikal National Park is one of the best preserved Mayan complexes anywhere, and certainly in Guatemala. It's a 575-square kilometer preserve in Peten, about a 6-7 hour drive (or 30 minute flight) from Guatemala City. It's actually a small...
Friends of mine were kind enough to send me a photo from Toronto - in the fall. To be in the right place at the right time. This was taken early October. It's good to see a display of nature within the city. Maybe you could add some fall...
Even the grimmest of times deserve a grin, and the Odense Zoo in Denmark has given us one today.
Walking through a small park in upstate New York recently, I was struck with how many leaves remained on the ground, and how few on the trees—and also by the patterns of color and shape they formed. Here are two images I liked. ...
Sea World, which has been under attack for its treatment of animals, and especially of killer whales, or orcas, has announced it will end its killer whale shows by next year, starting with its San Diego park. The company said it...
On a late-October visit to see a special exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx Botanical Garden to most of us New Yorkers) I was struck by all the color around me. It's fall, and colors are to be expected, but because...