Angel Falls or Salto Ángel is the world’s highest waterfall, dropping a total of 978m from the summit of the Auyan Tepuy, and with an 807m uninterrupted drop. It is known as Parekupa-meru by the local Pemon Indians but gained the Angel name after US pilot Jimmy Angel crash-landed on the Auyan Tepuy while searching … Continue reading Angel Falls – world’s highest waterfall, Venezuela
There are 115 such tabletop mountains in the Gran Sabana region in the south-east of Venezuela where the highest concentration of tepuis are found. The precipitous mountains tower over the surrounding area by up to 1,000 meters. On top of the mountains grow various types of forests with a wide variety of orchids and bromeliads … Continue reading Tepui table-top mountains, Venezuela
Last new car in Cuba appeared in 1958. Until 1958 Cuba was tropical casino of U.S. with hotels, restaurants and, of course, top class American cars. Then revolution of Fidel and Che changed everything, Batista left country, relationship with U.S. crashed and Cuba’s car industry got frozen as it was until 1958. Except few donations … Continue reading Old American cars of Cuba (latest travel report)
Live volcanoes, lava walks, rainforests…
The valley is located in the Nā Pali Coast State Park and houses the beautiful Kalalau Beach. The Nā Pali Coast is very rugged and is inaccessible to automobiles. The only legal ways to access the valley are by kayak or by hiking the Kalalau Trail.
Flat desert has been place for several speed records. As surprise there appear do picturesque Fly Geyser and Fly Ranch formations. The levellest and most uniform section is the Black Rock Playa, which stretches for 35 miles, beginning just south of the small town of Gerlach and extending northeast towards the edge of the Black … Continue reading Black Rock Desert, Nevada, U.S.
Great place to enjoy activities like boating under waterfall and helicopter flights. There are some trekking trails or you can go by train if you prefer.
In 1750 Jesuit mission was established in very centre of Amazon jungle. Maybe it would never became a city, if in beginning of 20th century rubber boom did not start. That was time when rubber trees were cut in enormous quantities. Iquitos became one of major ports from where rubber wood started its 3600 km … Continue reading Iquitos – city in middle of Amazon jungle
Centralia is a ghost town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its population has dwindled from over 1,000 residents in 1981 to 12 in 2005,[1] 9 in 2007, and 7 in 2010[2] as a result of a mine fire burning beneath the borough since 1962. Centralia is now the least-populous municipality in Pennsylvania, however, a … Continue reading Appalachian Trail: Centralia, PA, U.S.
Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States at 6,288 ft (1,917 m). It is famous for its dangerously erratic weather, and long held the record for the highest wind gust directly measured at the Earth’s surface
Most impressive and wild area of Appalachian Trail – 100 miles with no option to escape. And after 6 month trekking finish of trail at Mt Katahdin:) The 100-mile wilderness
Just finished reading great Bill Bryson’s book A WALK IN THE WOODS about Appalachian trail. Further I share few most impressive areas of the 2160 mile trail: Great Smoky Mountains About 100 native tree species make their home in Great Smoky Mountains National Park—more than in all of northern Europe. The park also contains one … Continue reading Appalachian Trail: Great Smoky Mountains, U.S.
Just finished reading great Bill Bryson’s book A WALK IN THE WOODS about Appalachian trail. Further I share few most impressive areas of the 2160 mile trail: Shenandoah NP BTW they have lot of bears: Shenandoah National Park has one of the densest populations of black bears documented within the U.S…
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