Nature

  Waterton Lakes National Park is in the extreme south-west of the province of Alberta and is contiguous with Glacier National Park in Montana.  It includes some of the most spectacular scenery in the Canadian Rockies,...

The first time I ever saw bear grass was while hiking in Idaho's panhandle some years ago.  I was standing in a field of lovely white blooming plants that resembled grass and didn't know what type of plant it was.  It was bear grass, not...

“Lake Louise” is a name that refers to a beautiful glacial lake, a village, and a ski destination.  All of these places are in close proximity but I’ll always be using the term to describe the lake itself.  I’ve been...

  If my title seems puzzling, let me explain. Prospect Park, Brooklyn, is a 585-acre unnatural wonder, shaped by its builders to represent rural values and spaces in a growing 19th-century city. From farmland and hillside, Olmsted and Vaux...

 There's something both fascinating and oddly repulsive about bats.  Mostly we never see or hear them, except perhaps at dusk when they fly into the night to feed on insects and other things.

  In a region where every turn of the road brings an even more beautiful view, it’s hard for me to pick favorite spots in Banff National Park.  I've recently grown very fond of the area near Castle Junction, off Highway #93 on the...

Iquitos, a surprisingly large town in the very heart of the Amazon rainforest in Peru, is one of the biggest cities in the world that’s unreachable by road. We had sailed down the Amazon river from Colombia to reach it, and now found ourselves...

The state of California has some pretty remarkable scenery.  Where else can you find the world's ...  Oldest trees (bristle-cone pines) Tallest trees (redwoods) Largest/most massive trees (sequoias)... ...but in California?  I know it's...

  What’s more fun than going whitewater rafting on a beautiful summer day?  Not much — at least for me.  I’m was lucky enough to live in Spokane for 8 years, the heart of beautiful  Inland Northwest , an under...

A memorable visit to beautiful Kaieteur Falls.

On a trip to the Mayan Riviera, I went to a park called Xel Ha to do some snorkelling and sightseeing.  I was captivated by these Macaws, their bright colours are such a contrast to their surroundings.  I am fascinated by them and the way...

Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England. One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is the remains of a ring of standing stones set within earthworks. It is in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze...