What a scene to behold! Mr J leaned over slightly for the fullest view of the white stream plunging into the green pool far below. Past this single strand, others fell along the width of the wide cliff face. On the other side of the pool, sheer rock rose toContinue Reading
Taking in the scene from a natural viewing spot, we looked out upon Utah’s world-famous Delicate Arch. In fact, we gazed upon the arch from within a hollow beneath another. Just a moment before, we had scrambled up to this opening. Nice smooth orange rock arched horizontally out in frontContinue Reading
The island in the sky juts out into the surrounding colorful “sea of rock”. Various tones of reds, oranges, whites, and tans tint the rolling terrain round about. Swathes of shadow and vegetation splash here and there for an even wider array of the color spectrum. While we usually thinkContinue Reading
We stepped down through the valley along with the water. Wide waterfalls linked together colorful tiered lakes of various greens and blues. Meanwhile, steep mountains hemmed in the narrow valley. Forests covered the lower sections while granite took over in the upper areas. A few Tibetan villages remained in sideContinue Reading
Peaks soar like a wall behind. Mountains roll like the sea below. A glacier flows like a river on one side. Patches of deep blue sky keep watch overhead. Meanwhile, clouds drift about hiding and revealing these wonders all around. In spite of the high number of visitors, an intenseContinue Reading
The stillness of grandeur filled the air. A glassy bay reflected the soaring faces of both peaks and ice. Meanwhile, chunks of ice in a multitude of shapes, sizes, and even colors dotted the placid waters like stars strewn about the sky. Visual evidence of large recent avalanche activity snakedContinue Reading
When I lived in China Mainland, I visited some national parks. After visiting one, I always searched for lists of more of these special places. Instead, I often ran into articles talking about China’s plan to start creating national parks. Additionally, UNESCO world heritage designations plus a system of “A”Continue Reading
Review in 3 sentences: Two adjacent trails provide high mountain views, an attractive array of mixed forests, and a waterfall. As weather shifts in early afternoon, cloud seas usually fill in valleys below and float up over ridges all around. Jhenshan & Guanwu Waterfall represent a permit-free cross-section of theContinue Reading
Orange bumpy rocks stretched upwards towards a deep blue sky. Like-colored sheer cliffs dropped away on every side. A canyon filled up the space in front of the access trail climbing this mountain. Forest rolled over the hills beyond the cut in the earth. Further afield, snow-capped peaks lined theContinue Reading
A few miles back we had passed the United States customs checkpoint. Down the road a few more miles, we would present ourselves at the Canadian counterpart. But first, we stopped for a break on the international border. A line 20 feet wide cuts through the forests as far asContinue Reading