Tag: “Atlas Mountains”

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  1. Los Cuernos

    Los Cuernos as seen from across Lake Pehoe and Hotel Explora Salto Chico.

  2. Zugspitze: a German High

    Breathtaking views are easy to come by in Germany, but nothing compares with the view from the highest peak in the country. Zugspitze is located near the border with Austria and is the highest place in Germany to drink a giant beer and snack on a soft pretzel.

  3. Relaxation and Yoga High in the Colorado Rockies

    Shoshoni Yoga Retreat, a mountainous haven away from the city, offers guests the utmost in rejuvenation. It features yoga, spa facilities, delicious food, and more.

  4. Chambers Bay Golf Course

    Robert Trent Jones II has utilized the awe-inspiring location on Puget Sound to create a stunning links-style golf course at Chambers Bay. A publicly-owned facility, the design of this walking-only course allows non-golfers a hiking trail through a stunning coastal setting, among windswept dunes and native fescue grasses.

  5. Italian morning

    Somewhere between Milan and, let's say, Salerno is a vast world of mountains and mists in which we have managed to leave a mere tracery of our passing, roads and railways that hug the deeper valleys, small towns that venture short ways up the slopes. The rest is as ancient as ...

  6. North Cheyenne Canyon

    North Cheyenne Canyon is a jewel in the city parks system of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Located a mere 15 minutes from downtown Colorado Springs, driving up into this canyon takes you worlds away from the city into a 1,000 foot deep granite canyon and on into the rugged mountains themselves.

  7. Independence Pass

    Independence Pass is a 12,095 foot high summit mountain pass which connects Leadville and Aspen. It is a windy road with steep, scary drop-offs along the side and is only open usually between June and September.

  8. Mt. Abraham

    Mt. Abraham is a great spot for a day hike located in the Central Green Mountains.

  9. Craggy Gardens

    Craggy Gardens is one of the most beautiful stops along the Blue Ridge Parkway. In summer, rhododendrons and other wildflowers cover the land with vivid color--one of the brightest displays along the parkway.

  10. Cerro Gordo

    Often times referred to as the Bodie of southern California, Cerro Gordo was an incredibly wealthy mining town that helped fund the creation of the Los Angeles shipping trade. Now it is a bit difficult to get to on a pretty narrow dirt road that almost certainly requires 4 wheel drive to reach.