Nature

Finding Your Hike in Prospect Park

  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…

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Banff National Park: Hiking to Boom Lake

  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…

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Rafting the Lower Spokane River

  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…

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Gumbo’s Pic of the Day, July 2nd, 2014: Macaws

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…

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Summer Solstice at Stonehenge 2014

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…

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Finding Your Hike in Prospect Park

  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…

Read More

Banff National Park: Hiking to Boom Lake

  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…

Read More

Rafting the Lower Spokane River

  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…

Read More

Summer Solstice at Stonehenge 2014

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…

Read More