Monteverde Costa Rica

February 12, 2010

Monteverde Cloud Forest Costa Rica
Monteverde Costa Rica is one of this country’s most popular tourist destinations in part, because of the incredible biodiversity contained within its amazing wildlife refuges.
Monteverde, which means “Green Mountain” is one of the most verdant of places in Costa Rica and draws many thousands of tourists each [...]

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Costa Rica Wetland Reserves

February 12, 2010

Costa Rica’s Northern Wetlands
Out of the numerous reserves, national parks and wildlife refuges in Costa Rica two noteworthy locations stand out. They are namely Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge and Cano Palma Wildlife Reserve.
Both are contained within the wetlands of Costa Rica near the northern border to Nicaragua and both [...]

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Zion National Park

February 12, 2010

Zion National Park
Established in 1919, Zion National Park is another of the series of parks in the same region as the Grand Canyon and the Bryce National Park where the wonder of geologic rock formations never ceases to amaze visiting tourists.
Zion National Park attractions are numerous but a little more difficult [...]

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Yellowstone National Park

February 12, 2010

Yellowstone National Park
The titles “America’s First National Park” and the “World’s First National Park” both belong to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, a park so immense that it is also shared by Montana and Idaho. In fact, at just over 3400 square miles, Yellowstone Park is larger than the state of Rhode [...]

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Sedona Arizona

January 27, 2010

Red Rocks of Sedona Az
Sedona Arizona is one of those unique, relaxed and yet very interesting towns. Although not as touristy as many other places, Sedona still has its fair share of visitors each year.
Sedona AZ is famous for its red rock formations. The red sandstone hills of the area offer spectacular surroundings providing a [...]

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Old Faithful Geyser

January 27, 2010

Old Faithful Geyser
Old Faithful Geyser is the name given to one of the world’s biggest and most regular geysers located in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, USA.
There are over 300 geysers in Yellowstone National Park but Old Faithful Geyser is the most renowned. Old Faithful was named by the Washburn-Langford-Diane Expedition in 1870 when [...]

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Little BigHorn

January 22, 2010

Little Bighorn Battlefield
The Battle of Little Bighorn, which took place in eastern Montana on the 25th and 26th of June 1876, was part of what has been called the Great Sioux War that occurred between 1876 and 1877.
The famous Little Bighorn battlefield is more commonly known today as “Custer’s Last Stand” and [...]

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Grand Canyon Park

January 22, 2010

Grand Canyon National Park
There are very few places on earth that are as profound or can evoke such feelings of awe and wonderment like the Grand Canyon in Arizona does. Whether you are first time visitor or a returning enthusiast, the vastness and the unique landscape of Grand Canyon National Park will [...]

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Crazy Horse Monument

January 22, 2010

Crazy Horse Monument
More than six decades after Polish sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski began carving Chief Crazy Horse Memorial in 1948, the monument is still under construction.
Crazy Horse monument depicts chief Crazy Horse mounted on his horse with his left arm outstretched, pointing at the sacred Black Hills of South Dakota. The [...]

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Bryce Canyon Utah

January 18, 2010

Bryce Canyon Park Utah
Visiting Bryce Canyon Park in Utah brings you to one of those landscapes that defy description and speaks to the soul of the onlooker with its spellbinding views of the most colorful and scenic rock formations found anywhere.
Bryce Canyon National Park, consisting of nearly 37,300 acres, is a [...]

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