See Glowworms Give a Dazzling Show at This National Landmark - National Geographic
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVEL - The viridescent mossy glens and labyrinths of rock passageways at Dismals Canyon, in northern Alabama, could easily double for Middle Earth in J.R.R. Tolkien’s epics. But the real magic of this privately owned National Natural Landmark can’t be seen during the light of day. When the sun sets and night settles, tiny glowworms called dismalites shine bright with blue bioluminescence.
Fantastic Outdoor Adventures Near Scenic Sparta, Tennessee
TRAVEL AWAITS - The Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee is one of my favorite places in that mountainous, green state. Home to 14 state parks (the most in any region), it’s a fantastic place to get your nature and outdoors fix.
How To Spend A Long Weekend in Palo Duro Canyon
Travel Awaits - Nicknamed “The Grand Canyon of Texas” because of its size, stunning geological features, multicolored layers of rock, hoodoos, and steep mesa walls, Palo Duro Canyon is also the second-largest state park in the state parks system, and it features 30 miles of hiking, biking, and equestrian trails
A Seabird Haven - On the Canadian Islands of Haida Gwaii the Work to Save the Ancient Murrelet Goes On
BIRDWATCHING DAILY - While the largest eradication program ever of rats was successful on one of the islands of Haida Gwaii, the rats continue to return. Naturalists are working to clear the rest of the islands of rats and the non-native deer species that threaten nesting sites.
In many ways, the return to a pure natural state also reflects the fight of the Haida people to regain their indigenous cultural identity as well.
Spiro Mounds: A Walk Among the Ancients - Cowboys & Indians Magazine
COWBOYS & INDIANS - More than 1,000 years ago, the field where I stood was a thriving prehistoric Native American city and one of the largest and most important Native American centers in the Mississippian region. Up to 10,000 people lived in and around the main city area, and the winter and summer solstices attracted thousands for three days of religious ceremony.
A city within a park: Arkansas’ Hot Springs National Park turns 100 - Roadtrippers Magazine
The resort town of Hot Springs, located about an hour southwest from Little Rock, is a hybrid of sorts. One side of the main street includes hotels, boutique shops, and restaurants, while the other side belongs to the national park with its medicinal waters, miles of hiking and biking trails, and the historic Bathhouse Row.
This little-known Native American society was once as powerful as the Aztecs and Incas - National Geographic
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC - The Spiros were once “the single most powerful group ever to exist” in North America. This groundbreaking new exhibit in Oklahoma shares their story.
10 Surprising Things You Can Experience in Oklahoma
The vast plain shines almost painfully bright in the Oklahoma summer sun. Instead of waving wheat or rows of corn, the land is the shocking white of salt. In this salt plain are selenite crystals filled with what looks like an hourglass of sand that can be found nowhere else in the world.
A Perfect Storm: In the winter, Tofino’s rugged coastline puts on a wild and magnificent show
The tide is out and the afternoon sun blazes briefly as I stroll the glassy smooth sands of Cox Bay Beach in Tofino, British Columbia. It’s unseasonably warm for January, but although sunshine illuminates the beach, dark clouds threaten on the horizon.
Searching for Sasquatch
We were deep and high in the towering mountains outside of Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, creeping along a dirt path in the inky curtains of the western rainforest that’s as dark and deep as any jungle in Africa.
Meet Amy Viktoria, Founder of Hike365
Amy Viktoria was lonely.
A Canmore, Alberta resident, Amy was new to the area, and she didn’t have anyone to hike with except for her dog, Metsa. Her husband worked as an environmental scientist away from home, and while Amy took advantage of the stunning landscapes in Alberta, she wanted to share the beauty and adventure with someone else too.
