North America

Celery: How to Grow, Plant and Harvest

Well, celery is a cheap vegetable to buy and fussy to grow. Few gardeners try to grow celery because it is cheap to buy and fussy to grow. But...

The Dazzling Beauty of Blue-faced Finch

Blue-faced Finch (Erythrura trichroa) is no more than an outlier. The Australian range of this Melanesian finch is...

Columbian Black-tailed Deer

Description. Columbian Black-tailed deer or blacktail deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus)  is smaller than the mule deer. It is...

Musk Lorikeet: Nature’s Masterpieces in Every Feather

Flying high above the ground on their way to and from feeding areas, Musk Lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna) typically...

Spotted Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)

The size of the Spotted Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes), Eurasian Nutcracker, is about 32 cm in length. This nutcracker...

Sewemup Mesa: Colorado’s Remote Sandstone Plateau

An isolated sandstone plateau named after a legendary cattle rustler, Sewemup Mesa is one of the most remote parts of the world. Approximately 75%...

Unaweep Canyon: Rare Geological Creek Flow out of Opposite Ends

Located on the Uncompahgre Plateau in western Colorado, the Unaweep Canyon is one of the largest canyons in the area, with an average elevation...

Kinzua Creek: A Dream Destination Where Tranquility Meets Adventure

Kinzua Creek is a 42.6-kilometer (26.5-mile) tributary of the Allegheny River situated in McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA. Kinzua Creek, named after a Seneca hamlet, flows...

Kinzua Viaduct: Remarkable Rise and Fall of Fallen Bridge Turned Icon

A railroad trestle bridge that spans Kinzua Creek in McKean County, Pennsylvania, was known as the Kinzua Bridge or Kinzua Viaduct. The Kinzua Viaduct, referred...

Hanging Lake in Glenwood Canyon Colorado

Almost 1,000 feet up the steep walls of Glenwood Canyon, a natural forest hides away a basin full of water of Paris green, waterfalls...

The Breathtaking Abiqua Falls Oregon

Abiqua Falls is a geological part of Silver State Park. A private property owned by Mt. Angel Abbey and Longview Timberland. Normally, they do not...

Haystack Rock: Most Iconic Sea Stack in Cannon Beach Oregon

Haystack Rock is a 235-foot sea stack in Cannon Beach, Oregon. It is sometimes claimed locally to be the third-tallest such intertidal structure in...

Sea Lion Caves: Connected System of Sea Caves and Caverns

Sea Lion Caves are a connected system of sea caves and caverns open to the Pacific Ocean in the U.S. state of Oregon. They...

The Unique Elephant Foot Glacier

The magical Elephant Foot Glacier is a stunning and unique glacial formation located in the northeastern part of Greenland. The unique Elephant Foot Glacier...

A Fascinating Natural Tree in the Rock of Wyoming

A fascinating tree in the rock is located right in the middle of Interstate 80, between Cheyenne and Laramie, in southeast Wyoming. The tree...