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Category Archives: waterfalls
Ten planning lessons from our national parks
Provided below are ten planning lessons garnered from having the honor and pleasure of visiting countless national parks, monuments, historic sites, battlefields, lakeshores, seashores, trails, and preserves across our nation. The lessons are not necessarily presented in order of importance, … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Alternative energy, Alternative transportation, Animals, archaeology, architecture, art, Astronomy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, branding, Bus transportation, Cars, charities, Cities, civics, climate, culture, deserts, diversity, economic development, ecosystems, education, electric vehicles, energy, entertainment, Environment, EVs and hybrids, family, fitness, geography, Geology, government, Green roofs, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, land use, mountains, natural history, Nature, parking, placemaking, planning, politics, recreation, rivers/watersheds, solar, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, third places, topography, tourism, traffic, transit, Transportation, Travel, Uncategorized, urban planning, walking, water, water conservation, water trails, waterfalls, Wilderness, Wildlife, zoning
Tagged cities, culture, ecology, education, environment, geography, geology, historic preservation, history, landscapes, lessons, National Parks, nature, parks, planning, scenery, urban parks, wildlife
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These places NEED to become one National Park!
Of all of America’s national parks, three (3) tend to stand out as pre-eminent showcases of outstanding natural beauty. Those are Yellowstone, Zion, and Yosemite. However, there is a fourth location that currently consists of a national monument, a national … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Animals, archaeology, climate, culture, ecosystems, entertainment, environment, fun, geography, Geology, government, health, historic preservation, history, land use, Maps, Native Americans, nature, peace, pictures, planning, recreation, rivers/watersheds, scenic byways, Statistics, topography, toponymy, tourism, trails, Travel, waterfalls
Tagged archaeology, Bandelier, culture, environment, geography, history, Jemez, National Parks, Native Americans, nature, New Mexico, travel, Valles Caldera
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My feet were ice blocks, but seeing Zapata Falls is so worth it!
While visiting Great Sand Dunes National Park in south-central Colorado we learned about a unique nearby waterfall that is largely hidden from view by solid rock. The catch is you have to drive three miles up a rugged mountain road … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, fun, geography, Geology, hiking, Nature, pictures, rivers/watersheds, topography, tourism, Travel, Uncategorized, walking, waterfalls
Tagged Blanca Peak, chasms, Colorado, crevasse, Great Sand Dunes National Park, rivers, waterfalls, Zapata Falls
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