By this time of year, this structure has melted into a puddle of water with reindeer fur. Each December, designers congregate to create the next season’s distinctive chapel and adjacent rooms out of huge blocks of river ice. Those up for the adventure can sleep on an ice bed. The trick is not sliding off in […]
These photos were submitted by Merle Wasson taken on our Fly-in Safari tour in northern Namibia. Merle has traveled to all continents with a camera. His photographs have appeared in Sierra magazine, several national calendars, National Park publications, postcards, and numerous publications on wildlife and wildflowers. To see more of his work, please see the […]
The sacred portal to another world…where gods, sacrificed maidens and treasures were kept. Hundreds if not thousands exist in this country. This is one of the more visited ones, as it is near some remarkable ruins. Where in the world is it? Be the first to correctly guess the name of this specific place and […]
It is in the Yucatan Mexico near the Ek Balam ruins
You are very close! But what is the name of this cenote?
cenote samula
absolutely correct! isn’t is a lovely spot?
I’ve had an appreciation for wildlife since the days when Marlin Perkins gave us a play-by-play from the helicopter of just what ole’ Jim was up to down on the ground. Usually, Jim was locked in battle with some aggitated creature like a crazed emu trying to “Jackie Chan” him in the face. Since those days, wildlife imagery has grown technically better with […]
Spring Break. A week off from school…and her bestest friends were going to Disney. “We’re not going anywhere?” our 8 year old daughter asked incredulously. Never mind that our family vacation was coming up next month. Her disappointment only intensified when Grandma called and reminded her that this time last year we were staying at […]
Sorry you didn’t find everything you wanted in Chattanooga but what a difference when you have a child with you: your vision broadens through her eyes and your expectations synchronize with hers; you get a different perspective, as you said. I am sorry the pencil didn’t turn more toward Knoxville – Gatlinburg and Pigeonforge would have been no inferior to Chattanooga and perhaps better, not to mention that we could have met. Think about us next time!
Thank you for sharing your experience. Thanks to my grandchildren, I too learned that my idea of a “wonderful vacation” was much too constricted. I was somewhat disappointed in our trip to Disney World because it was hot and crowded and we spent more time at the house we had rented than we did at the amusement parks. But NO – it was an AWESOME vacation – according to the two GKs. Yes, they liked Disney, but what they have never stopped talking about is the pool and hot tub that came with the house and where we all spent the majority of the time we were in Orlando. I’ve tried to adjust my viewpoint to be as open and accepting as they are and I’m having much more fun!
Ah, yes…it sounds all too familiar! Perspective is a funny thing, isn’t it? Have you ever returned to a childhood vacation spot–a place so magical, so grand, so spectacular!–only to revisit as an adult and say, “this can’t possibly be the same place!!”
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