Tag: “State Park”
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Hiking the Aiguestortes National Park of the Catalan Pyrenees
How two amateur hikers trekked a set itinerary for seven days through all kinds of weather--sun, hail, wind, rain and snow--and how perseverance and pure luck got us out of the mountains.
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Where Tanzania's Wild Things Are
Three very different parks in Tanzania's Northern Safari Circuit offer unique ways to witness Africa's wilderness.
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Skull Rock
Rock formation in Joshua Tree National Park
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London's Green Spaces
London's parks are quintessentially British and provide tourists with a quiet reprieve from the energy and noise of this world-class city.
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Middle Harbor Shoreline Park
Opened in 2004, this park is at the edge of the Port of Oakland, and to get there you have to weave your way through all the trucks, trains and shipping companies. The view is worth the trip though, a big panorama of the Bay Bridge and downtown San Francisco as well as the Port.
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Galápagos
The Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands located about 600 miles off west of Ecuador. They are known throughout the world as the home to Darwin's finches and the famed Galápagos tortoises, as well as being called The Enchanted Islands as a result of their strong and unpredictable currents.
Owned by Ecuador, 90% of the Galápagos Islands were established as a National Park in 1959. -
Badlands, SD
Badlands National Park, South Dakota:
For centuries humans have viewed South Dakota's celebrated Badlands with a mix of dread and fascination. The Lakota knew the place as "mako sica". -
Cherry Blossom Capital
Macon, Georgia, the cherry blossom capital of the world. Each spring more than 300,000 Yoshino cherry trees bloom in a city wide event that is as beautiful as it is breathtaking.
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Zion National Park
A variety of canyons, and fields, nature, and pure beauty.
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Chaco National Park
Chaco Canyon was a major center of Puebloan culture between AD 850 and 1250.
