Category Archives: National Parks

MOAB – A Walk on the Wild Side

Posted on July 22, 2010 by admin

The Ford Explorer lurched forward and tumbled back even closer to the edge of the dirt road, a slick wet fusion of red clay and ice from the first snow of the season. My eyes fixed on the craggy precipice … Continue reading →

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National Park of American Samoa

Posted on June 12, 2010 by admin

Samoa, a chain of mountainous islands clothed in tropical rainforest, is ringed with rugged cliffs, glistening beaches, and biologically rich coral reefs. The National Park of American Samoa is a national park on the American territory of American Samoa, distributed … Continue reading →

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100 National Parks Of The World

Posted on February 18, 2010 by admin

1. Banff National Park (Canada) Valley of the Ten Peaks and Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Canada. [ Photo by Gorgo / public domain ] Banff National Park is Canada’s oldest national park, established in 1885 in the Rocky Mountains. … Continue reading →

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Wood Buffalo National Park – Alberta

Posted on January 7, 2010 by admin

[/caption] Spilling across Alberta’s northern border into the Northwest Territories, Wood Buffalo encompasses a large area of the subarctic plain. It is a huge national park, certainly the largest in Canada and one of the largest in the world. The … Continue reading →

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Yellowstone National Park – Wyoming

Posted on January 7, 2010 by admin

[/caption] Around the Grand Loop Road loom the vistas, the sights and sounds and smells that bring the world flocking to Yellowstone: Mammoth Hot Springs’ amazing mineral formations; Roaring Mountain’s steaming fumaroles; Fountain Paint Pot’s bubbling cauldron of reddish mud; … Continue reading →

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