North America

Spectacular Yellow Flowering Golden Chain Tree

The spectacular springtime show of yellow flowers gives Laburnum its common name Golden Chain Tree or golden rain. But the laburnum also has its dark side, for it is...

Zinnia – The Flowers Come in Bright Colors

Zinnias Flower is tender annuals that all gardeners love because they make a great show and are easy...

The Amorphophallus Bulbifer

Amorphophallus bulbifer is ripening a lot of fruit these years, at the UConn EEB greenhouses. Despite Amorphophallus Bulbifer's...

16 Facts of Eurasian Wryneck

Facts of Eurasian Wryneck The Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla) is approximately 16 to 17 cm in length and...

How to Care and Grow Perennial Iris Flowers

Some iris, such as bearded iris, grow from rhizomes; some such as Siberian iris, have fibrous roots. The...

Chaistla Butte – A 1,859 Meter Summit of Navajo County Arizona

A 1,859-meter high summit of Navajo County in northeast Arizona, Chaistla Butte is located south of Monument Valley. A view of the site can...

Cheltenham Badlands in Caledon, Ontario

here is an area in Caledon, referred to as the Cheltenham Badlands. This 0.4 square kilometer area is characterized by barren, windswept red hills...

Cool Facts about Owl Rock Peak in Kayenta Arizona

Cool Facts about Owl Rock Peak in Kayenta Arizona There is a 6,547-foot high sandstone summit called Owl Rock located south of Monument Valley,...

Agathla Peak – A Sacred Eroded Volcanic Plug

Agathla Peak or Agathlan is a peak located south of Monument Valley, Arizona. The mountain rises more than 1500 feet above the surrounding terrain....

Grand Teton National Park – Most Remarkable Place in United States

Grand Teton National Park is one of the most remarkable, breathtaking places in America. Inhabiting a majority of the Jackson Hole valley, the park...

Mount Morgan in Mono County California

In the Sherwin Range of the Sierra Nevada, Mount Morgan is the highest point on Nevahbe Ridge. Between McGee Canyon and Hilton Lakes, it...

Pingualuit Crater – Well-Preserved Circular Meteorite Crater

In the far north of Quebec, a province in Canada lies an excellent natural wonder a circular lake of blue waters confined within the...

8 Tips to Help You Plan Great Camping in Clarence Fahnestock State Park

Located east of Hudson Highlands, Clarence Fahnestock State Park covers the wooded hills of northern Putnam county and Dutchess county. This beautiful park has...

The Mysterious Crooked Bush of Saskatchewan

The Crooked Bush of Saskatchewan, Crooked Trees, or Twisted Trees, and the Crooked Trees of Alticane are a grove of deformed trembling aspen trees...

Torngat Mountains National Park Canada

The breathtaking wilderness of Torngait means “place of spirits." The Torngat Mountains National Park has been home to the Inuit and their predecessors for...