At the turnoff from the Nass one finds the remains of a huge, recent volcanic eruption from around 1700. It’s now known as the Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park. The park is sacred ground protected by the local indigenous population. Approximately 2000 people were buried in their villages as lava flowed down the Nass River valley. In places the lava is 40 feet thick.
The first town one comes to after last chapter’s shrinking Bear glacier, is Stewart, BC. It lies at the end […]
I’ve wanted to return to the Salmon Glacier ever since we explored that area in 2010. The flowers were spectacular, […]
Balandra Bay now has timed entry because it’s too popular. However, it’s still lovely and with a kayak one can leave the crowds behind.
On the border between the northern (Norte) and southern (Sur) states of Baja California lies the uninspiring town of Guerrero […]
Just south of the junction of highway 5 and the TPH (Transpeninsular Highway #1) one enters the Valley of the Cirios (church candles). The cirios, also known as boojums, are a plant endemic to only a small portion of the Baja peninsula.
After four extended winter vacations in Baja California starting in 2017, we’ve noticed how a place can be dramatically altered by several forces…development, local weather, and climate change. Because it’s a peninsula dividing the Atlantic from the Gulf of California by only a thin landmass, and threaded by only a few paved roads; it’s easy to spot the changes.
I’ve lived in Colorado more years than I want to mention, and I hadn’t heard about the El Paso county […]
I made reservations: the same mistake I’ve made before. What seems like a reasonable drive on the map turns into […]
The road over the pass to Cuenca, our next stop, is high and winding. From sea level in Guayaquil the road climbs to 11,155 feet before descending to Cuenca’s 8,200 feet. In 2017 excessive rains caused a huge mudslide, burying the highway. The road was completely closed for a few years and is now only partially open.
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