By Marianne Graff As you step carefully down the slick red earth path, the sound of deep booming drums and crashing cymbals grows louder with each turn, drowning out the chorus of frogs, insects, birds and animals singing all around. Tiny bursts of colour flit across peaceful sunlit spaces between thick mossy trunks, as butterflies as big as your hand and hummingbirds as tiny … [Read more...] about The Best-Kept Secret of Mindo, Ecuador: The Mindo Nambillo Cloud Forest Reserve
Volume #3, Issue #8 Dec 2009/Jan 2010
Mountains, Music and Menus: Switzerland for Non-Skiers
By John and Sandra Nowlan Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to snap on skis to get the adrenaline flowing in Switzerland. Even non-skiers like us will discover a country of high adventure, world-class music and cuisine that ranks among the best on the planet. Skiers and snowboarders were certainly in abundance as we left Lucerne by train for the mountain … [Read more...] about Mountains, Music and Menus: Switzerland for Non-Skiers
Lake Lovely Water, British Columbia: Mountain Flying with Glacier Air
By Peggy Gordon The pilot circles above the snowy peaks of the Tantalus Range and suddenly Lake Lovely Water comes into view. This pristine, alpine lake lies at an altitude of 3,800 feet in the coastal mountains of British Columbia, about 40 miles northwest of the 2010 Olympics city of Vancouver. Lake Lovely Water is a renowned hiking and rock-climbing area which can be reached … [Read more...] about Lake Lovely Water, British Columbia: Mountain Flying with Glacier Air