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LOST CITY OF THARROS SARDINIA ITALY

September 20, 2008
City of Tharroos Sardinia Italy  (from Wiki) Archaeological research done in the area of Tharros has established that in the eighth century BC the town was founded by Phoenicians, although a sunken mole has been found there, and the water level raised there during 1200 BC, so it's still unclear when the city was founded. On the remains of a former village built...

WHITE SANDS NEW MEXICO

September 12, 2008
White Sands National Monument The White Sands National Monument is the world's biggest Gypsum deposit with thousands of sand dunes in the south New Mexico region. Also known as alabaster, Gypsum was being mined here for plasterboard and other resources when the govt ended the exportation of the gypsum deposits and turned this beautiful place into a National Monument. I was able to...

GILA WILDERNESS

September 10, 2008
Gila River Gila National Forest  Gila National Forest is one of the first National Forests to be recognized as one and is also a location that has still kept its pristine condition as it was when it was found.  There is 6 million acres of land out here sierra pine trees, to rolling desert grasslands to mountainous hills that bring some of the most...

LAKE GENEVA AND THE VALLEY OF ZURICH, SWITZERLAND

August 09, 2008
Lake Geneva. Zurich, Switzerland I had the privilege to spend a weekend in the beautiful city of Zurich and traveled out to the surrounding mountians which was absolutely beautiful. Lake Geneva. Zurich, Switzerland The City of Zurich is also a beautiful place to visit alone with the culture and all of the interesting settings they had for food and the building structures. Lake...

VALLEY OF THE MOON SARDINIA ITALY

August 03, 2008
Valley Of The Moon Being here on the beach was a nice view of the moon reflecting off of the white and smooth limestone rock.  Valley of the Moon The canyon valley leading to the ocean created a moonlit hallway that was beautiful like a shiny pearl corridor to the ocean.  We spent a lot of time here and went well into the...

Grotte di Nettuno ALGHERO

August 02, 2008
Grotte di Nettuno  ALGHERO We hike down the stone walkway carved out thousands of years ago which bends around the sheer cliffs and eventually enters the cave system. Grotte di Nettuno  ALGHERO The lookout from the top is quite breathtaking as you look out into the Mediterranean sea.  The Limestone walls are sheer and hundreds of feet up.  Grotte di Nettuno  ALGHERO  The...

CLASS 3 & 4 RAPIDS OF THE WOLF RIVER WISCONSIN

April 01, 2008
We set out for shotgun eddies campground late at night and get there in time to set up camp and prepare for some of the best rafting in the lower Michigan area, The Wolf River.  The Pestigo river is another spot to white water raft but the rapids are a bit shorter than this long day on the water was for us.  It...

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