Thousand Islands National Park is a group of picturesque granite island with rugged shorelines along the St. Lawrence River. Thousand Islands National Park is comprised of 26 islands and 90 islets that are located in the Canadian portion of the 1000 islands region of the Saint Lawrence River. The 1000 islands region is along the…
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Great Falls is one of the most spectacular nature sites in the Washington DC area. The Great Falls are a series of rapids and waterfalls on the Potomac River. The Potomac River sets the border between Maryland and Virginia and the falls are located 14 miles upstream from Washington D.C. The falls can be viewed…
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Mount Maunganui Volcano is a sacred Maori site that is located on the end of a peninsula along the shores of the Bay of Plenty. Mount Maunganui Volcano is a stunning lush green conical extinct volcano that rises from the South Pacific Ocean to a height of 232 meters along the coast of New Zealand’s…
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Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park is an escape to nature that is located just minutes from downtown Miami at the southern tip of Key Biscayne. Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park is a 494 acre recreation area that occupies the southern third of the island of Key Biscayne. The park is a place for…
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Rif Mangrove Park is a unique city park that is a nature reserve for plants, birds and marine animals. Rif Mangrove Park differs from other mangrove nature reserves because it is located inside the city of Willemstad and only 1.4 km (0.89 miles) from the city center. Its location makes it easy to visit both…
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The Southern Alps are the highest range in Australasia and contain most of New Zealand’s highest peaks with the highest being Mount Cook at over 12,000 feet. The Southern Alps are a mountain range extending nearly the entire length of New Zealand’s Southern Island. The range varies in elevation from 3,000 feet to peaks that…
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Some dunes at White Sand National Park move up to 30 feet per year. White Sands National Park is located in the northern end of the Chihuahuan Desert, about 50 miles east of Las Cruses, New Mexico. This bright white desert is the largest gypsum dune field in the world and it covers approximately 275…
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Toadstool Hoodoos are balanced rock formations that look like toadstool mushrooms. The Toadstool Hoodoos are located in Southern Utah in the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument in an area known as The Rimrocks, just off Highway 89. When it comes to seeing natural wonders, it is rare exception when you can park your car and…
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Fairy Glen is a bizarre landscape of bright green grassy cone-shaped hills that looks like it has been pulled out of the pages of a fairytale. Fairy Glen is small valley hidden in the Uig Hills on the Trotternish Peninsula of the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The term “glen” means a “narrow valley” in…
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Latourell Falls is one of the top waterfall in the Colombia River Gorge. Latourell Falls is two section waterfall that is located about 30 miles from Portland, Oregon. The lower falls is the more famous of the two and it is a picturesque waterfall that plunges unobstructed in a single drop of 249 feet. The…
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Paint Mines Interpretive Park affirms the phrase “colorful Colorado”. Paint Mines Interpretive Park is located about 40 miles Northeast of Colorado Springs, Colorado and covers an area of about 750 acres. The name of the park comes from the Native Americans mining the colored clay to use for making pottery. The Paint Mines is a…
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James Bond Island is as gorgeous in person as it was in the movie. Few travelers knew about this tiny island prior to the 1974 James Bond movie titled “The Man with the Golden Gun”. Before the island became world famous it was known as Khao Phing Kan but with its popularity the island is…
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