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What to see and do in Canada’s premier winter wonderland. Updated Jun 2022 Snow Sculptures Have you ever built a snowman? Each year, in mid-January, people create spectacular, giant snow sculptures in the town of Banff. You might encounter a Read more…
Updated 29 Jan 2023. Denali National Park Plan your visit to Denali – the vast Alaskan wilderness park. Denali National Park was created in 1917, but there was no road access until 1957. Previous to that date, visitors arrived by Read more…
Is it a tree, a flower, or what? Updated 29 Jan 2023. Strange Desert Plant First of all, the Joshua Tree is not a tree, although it does look somewhat like one. It is a plant in the Yucca family. Read more…
Be the only tourist in a town where the last resident left in the 1920s. Updated 30 Jan 2023. What is Rhyolite? The word can mean two things. The first one is a rock. It comes from a volcano. But not Read more…
Things to do and see in the extraordinary Homer Spit, Alaska (updated 2023) Looking for a place for a unique vacation? Try the Homer Spit in Alaska. What the hell is a spit, you might ask. That’s a good question! Read more…
Visit the remains of historic Fort Bowie and its fascinating graveyard. (updated 2023) Fort Bowie was an American army fort built in 1862 for the war with the Apache Indians, led by Geronimo. It is located in southwest Arizona near Read more…
Explore the Ancient Trees in the Petrified Forest (updated 2023) The Petrified Forest is not much of a forest. There are no trees. The area consists of semi-desert steppe and badlands. So why is it called a forest? What happened Read more…
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