Showing posts with label american culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label american culture. Show all posts
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Thursday, November 17, 2016
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Below are some of the most wonderful natural wonders in the US, let's see
Yosemite National Park
Famous conservationist and wilderness writer John Muir called Yosemite nature’s temple. Gazing up at towering granite monoliths such as El Capitan and at Yosemite Falls, North America’s highest waterfall, you’ll know exactly what he meant. Declared a Unesco World Heritage Site for its unique geological features carved by glaciers, Yosemite also sustains a variety of rare wildlife inhabiting California’s craggy Sierra Nevada mountain range.
Top tip: Yosemite Valley’s waterfalls peak in late spring, which is a less hectic time to visit the park than during summer.
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Grand Canyon National Park
Measuring a mile deep, up to 18 miles wide and more than 275 miles long, no other sight in the USA beats this giant hole in the ground for instilling stupefying awe. Peering over the edge of the Grand Canyon is enough of a thrill for some, but to really appreciate the canyon’s grandeur, hike all the way down inside it to the rushing Colorado River.
Top tip: To escape the crowds, visit the canyon’s North Rim, which gets one tenth as many visitors as the South Rim. Note that the North Rim is open from mid-May to mid-October only.
Redwood National & State Parks
The world’s tallest trees grow on the fog-kissed Northern California coast. Redwoods can reach a height of 379ft, taller than the Statue of Liberty in NYC, and live for up to two millennia. Almost half of all the old-growth redwood trees remaining that have never been logged are protected by the chain of Redwood National and State parks.
Top tip: Pick up a free permit to visit hidden Tall Trees Grove at the national park’s Thomas H Kuchel Visitor Center on Hwy 101.
Denali National Park
In the indigenous Koyukon Athabaskan language, it means ‘the high one,’ which is fitting because Denali is North America’s highest peak (20,310ft). Prominently poised above the surrounding wilderness, it’s in fact taller than Everest when measured from its base. Climbers first reached the south summit in 1913, a feat now attempted by more than a thousand people every year.
Top tip: Flightseeing tours depart from Talkeetna, a railroad town about 150 miles south of Denali National Park.
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls is not just one, but three waterfalls that gush along the US-Canada boundary between New York and Ontario: Horseshoe Falls, American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls. They aren’t the USA’s tallest waterfalls, but together these powerful cascades have a bigger water flow than any others on the planet. Get up close and feel the cool spray on a Maid of the Mist boat tour.
Top tip: The Canadian side of the falls claims more natural beauty, so bring your passport for international border crossings.
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Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone is the USA’s oldest national park and is a wonderland of unique geology and wildlife. At this Unesco World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve, you’ll be amazed by the world’s largest collection of geysers and hydrothermal features, including hot springs, boiling mud pots and steaming fumaroles. Look for herds of bison roaming free alongside the park’s main roads.
Top tip: Vacationing here during early fall avoids some of the biggest crowds, but be prepared for freezing overnight temperatures and, possibly, snowfall.
Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave
In America’s heartland, aptly named Mammoth Cave is the world’s longest cave system. Almost 400 miles of underground passageways have been explored (so far, that is) inside this limestone karst cave labyrinth sculpted by subterranean rivers. See oddly shaped stalactites, stalagmites and other impressive speleothem formations on a lantern-lit cave tour.
Top tip: Bring a sweater or a jacket, since temperatures inside the cave average 54°F (12°C).
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Saturday, October 8, 2016
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Now, let's check out how great each weird festival is. Find out fun facts on them
Monkey Buffet Festival, Thailand
Each fall in Lopburi, a city located in southern Thailand, thousands of macaques are invited to an impressive culinary feast.
The monkeys are treated to an amazing feast of fruits, vegetables and soft drinks at the city's annual Monkey Buffet Festival at Prang Sam Yot, an ancient temple where the macaques like to hang out, reports the Los Angeles Times.
In addition to being a massive special meal for the macaques, the festival is quite the draw for tourists who flock to Lopburi to watch the monkeys gorge on soda and produce.
Pushkar Camel Fair, India
The Pushkar Camel Fair in Rajasthan, India was originally created as a place for local people to sell and trade livestock, and now it becomes a very popular event that attracts more than 11,000 camels, horses and cattle, as well as about 400,000 people who go to witness the colorful spectacle. Some groups of animals, herders and traders need to travel for 3 weeks to get to the fair.
Together with camel and horse sales and trades, there are also camel races, camel cart rides and camel competitions. Non-camel events are turban and mustache contests, as well as concerts and cultural events. Souvenirs include camel dung paper and notebooks, camel wool shawls and camel cheeses, cakes and cheesecakes, all made with camel milk.
Alaska Bald Eagle Festival, Alaska, the U.S.
Each year about mid-November, several thousand bald eagles descend on Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve in Haines, Alaska, to feed on late-running salmon. The American Bald Eagle Foundation holds an annual festival that attracts people from all around the world to the 48,000-acre preserve to see the majestic birds.
In addition to eagle-viewing opportunities, the Alaska Bald Eagle Festival also has presentations on eagle behavior, birding tours and photography workshops, as well as a craft bazaar and Alaskan wildlife and artisan workshops.
Swiss cow parades, Switzerland
Each fall in various towns throughout Switzerland, cows are dressed with flowers, ribbons, flags and other fancy regalia as they are herded down from their mountain pastures and paraded back to their homes in a show of respect for their work.
Herdsmen sometimes also dress in traditional garb and the villagers line up and cheer as they watch the colorful spectacle and the melodious ring of the cow bells. Called Alpabzugs, Alpabfahrts, Alp Processions or Cow Parades, the annual celebrations are often accompanied by festivals, folk singing and dancing, and dairy and produce markets. Similar parades are also held in various towns throughout Austria and Germany.
Diwali Festival of Dogs, India and Nepal
Dogs in India are honored each fall as part of the Hindu festival of Diwali or Festival of Lights. Specifically in Nepal, one day of the celebration is devoted to dogs, called Kukur Tihar. On that day, pet dogs and strays alike are given treats, decorated with marigold flower garlands and are smeared with vermillion on their heads as a sign of their sacredness.
It's customary during the celebration for people to offer blessings to their dogs which are, according to Hindu tradition, the messenger of Yamaraj, the god of death and the guardians of the gates of the afterlife.
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