September 29, 2016: Natural Bridge, Kicking Horse River
A river with an unusual name, situated in a place of natural spectacular beauty, has formed an unusual natural bridge in Yoho National Park.
A river with an unusual name, situated in a place of natural spectacular beauty, has formed an unusual natural bridge in Yoho National Park.
DrFumblefinger shares photos of a lovely beach, and the mystery of a large boulder suddenly appeared on it.
The drama of a storm, captured in a series of photos by ViewFromTheChair.
Kirsten Hines' Celebration of Nature on 7 Continents continues with a visit to see some nesting Leatherback Turtles.
Two scenes illustrate the wide variety of Yoho National Park, in British Colombia: canoeing in an emerald lake, at the foot of glaciers.
Danish scientists are worried: Greenland's seasonal ice melt is happening sooner and more is melting, along with record high temperatures.
Celebrating Nature on 7 Continents: South America, part 2. Kirsten Hines reports on adventures with Galápagos Sea Lions
Ubiquitous, sometimes noisy, heralds of the seashore, gulls soar with great beauty...and don't look bad on the ground.
Only about 3,000 Mouflon -- thought to be a precursor to domestic sheep -- exist on the island of Cyprus. Ian Cook shares the story of this interesting animal.
A recent shot of the Perseid Meteor shower taken outside Elbow Falls. This definitely is my best shot of the Milky Way yet, with a meteorite streaking over the mountains.
We continue our Celebration of Nature on 7 Continents with stops in South America. The first post features a Sea Turtle cove in the Galapagos
Ostrander Lake sits high in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Yosemite National Park. It is the source of Bridalveil Creek, which pours into Yosemite Valley dramatically as Bridalveil Falls. The lake is a popular destination with cross-country skiers in the winter, and hikers and backpackers in the summer.
A clearing storm and rainbows over the Kootenay Rockies in southeastern B.C. are the subject of today's Pic of the Day.
In both Atlantic and Pacific, some cruise itineraries have already been shifted to avoid the tropical storms.
Our North American installments of Kirsten Hines' Celebrating Nature on 7 Continents concludes with a visit to a little known snake in one of the seven natural wonders of the world - the Grand Canyon