This beautiful mountain, with its dramatic hanging glacier, proved yet again to be just a small challenge to the TG travel detectives. Member Andredeya was the first to identify this peak correctly (from her Romanian home nearly half a globe…
Take a look at some of the photos in the accompanying link. There are number of trails in the world I’d not hike, and this one is probably at the top of the list. And you’ll never guess what’s at the end of the trail. More here.
The Everglades is a fascinating and unique place — a broad shallow river slowly moving to the sea and covering a large portion of southwestern Florida in a thin layer of water. Mostly the Everglades is characterized by its “River of…
Adam’s Peak (also known as Sri Pada, or “holy footprint”) is located in the southwestern part of Hill Country. It’s 2,243 meters (7,359 ft) high, the tallest mountain in this region .
There are few things that liven up a hiking day more than stumbling on a shipwreck. At least that’s my life’s experience (based on this one wreck)! One of my most interesting back-country backpacking experiences was…
My first introduction to Horton Plains National Park was in Hans Mohemius’ photo room at his home in Colombo. It is a beautiful high altitude plateau, with dramatic scenery.
In the United States, a country with dozens of great national parks, it makes sense that there would be some “orphan” parks that are only rarely visited. Such is the case with Great Basin National Park in Nevada. Great…
I was lucky enough to spend a few days in Marseilles this past June and was very impressed. It really is an excellent example of what the Capital of Culture designation can do for a city.
Of the 2000 or so arches in Arches National Park, Delicate Arch is the most popular, to the point where it’s become the state of Utah’s unofficial symbol (appearing on its license plates). Situated near Moab, Utah, these arches are formed…
Yoho National Park is one of four National Parks in the Canadian Rockies. Yoho seems a bit of an odd name but it’s very appropriate. To the Cree people Yoho meant “Awe and Wonder”.
This beautiful mountain, with its dramatic hanging glacier, proved yet again to be just a small challenge to the TG travel detectives. Member Andredeya was the first to identify this peak correctly (from her Romanian home nearly half a globe…
Take a look at some of the photos in the accompanying link. There are number of trails in the world I’d not hike, and this one is probably at the top of the list. And you’ll never guess what’s at the end of the trail. More here.
The Everglades is a fascinating and unique place — a broad shallow river slowly moving to the sea and covering a large portion of southwestern Florida in a thin layer of water. Mostly the Everglades is characterized by its “River of…
Adam’s Peak (also known as Sri Pada, or “holy footprint”) is located in the southwestern part of Hill Country. It’s 2,243 meters (7,359 ft) high, the tallest mountain in this region .
There are few things that liven up a hiking day more than stumbling on a shipwreck. At least that’s my life’s experience (based on this one wreck)! One of my most interesting back-country backpacking experiences was…
My first introduction to Horton Plains National Park was in Hans Mohemius’ photo room at his home in Colombo. It is a beautiful high altitude plateau, with dramatic scenery.
In the United States, a country with dozens of great national parks, it makes sense that there would be some “orphan” parks that are only rarely visited. Such is the case with Great Basin National Park in Nevada. Great…
I was lucky enough to spend a few days in Marseilles this past June and was very impressed. It really is an excellent example of what the Capital of Culture designation can do for a city.
Of the 2000 or so arches in Arches National Park, Delicate Arch is the most popular, to the point where it’s become the state of Utah’s unofficial symbol (appearing on its license plates). Situated near Moab, Utah, these arches are formed…
Yoho National Park is one of four National Parks in the Canadian Rockies. Yoho seems a bit of an odd name but it’s very appropriate. To the Cree people Yoho meant “Awe and Wonder”.