You can join the 49th annual Great Lakes Memorial Service, a remembrance of the crew of theEdmund Fitzgeraldin person atMariners’ Churchin downtown Detroit oron their YouTube livestreamat 11am today. On November 11, 1975 they rang their church bell 29 times in honor of all the sailors th...
The Black Mountains rise more than a mile above the valley floor along a fault zone that shows all the hallmarks of recent, extension-related, movement. These features include fault scarps and wineglass canyons –not to mention the straight and incredibly abrupt transition from valley floor to s...
In recent years, a series of measures have been taken to reinforce wetlands protection in the region. (Photo by Li Wenwu/Xinhua) This photo taken on April 2, 2019 shows wild yaks foraging in a wetland in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonom...
The quote by Andy Andrews is one of my favorite quotes about mountains as I believe it really speaks about the nature of hiking and why you do it. It’s a test of character and often times, the mountain peak is not really the destination but the overall hike itself is the journey. If...
richly blessed in all things, from human to natural resources and of course, great tourist attraction centers. There are several tourist attractions in Nigeria, each with its own uniqueness, nature, structure and historical background. These include exotic beaches, mountains, water falls, amongst ...
The Libyan Desert, a vast expanse within the Sahara, is one of the driest places on Earth. Rainfall is a rare event, and water sources are few and far between. Yet, this North African desert is a marvel. Towering sand dunes, some resembling golden mountains, dominate the landscape. ...
This area is beautiful, and if you take the cable car (or hike) up the to top of the mountain overlooking the lake, you will discover amazing views of many other lakes separated by mountains scattered throughout the area. I say the overcast weather this day was ok, because we had ...
Some pictures of first light and the Owens Valley…immensely beautiful as always. Time for the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. At the end of Big Pine, it’s a right turn onto highway 168 and then you continue onto White Mountain Road up into, you guessed it, the White Mountains. It’...
Just imagine paddling on a deep glittering fjord, like the Sognefjord, Hardangerfjord, or the UNESCO-listed Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord, framed by majestic mountains and waterfalls. You can follow a fjord to the open sea and there are also several glacial lakes where you can paddle on...
The Sayram Lake is a very beautiful lake surrounded by grasslands and the Tianshan Mountains in Bortala. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Key Words : scenery • In pics: scenery of Guiyang, China's Guizhou • Scenery of crater lakes of Kelimutu volcano in Indonesia • ...