Category: ecotourism
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Marvelous Matagorda
Hundreds of miles of coastline stretch from Galveston to the Coastal Bend. buy prednisone I’d always wanted to explore that stretch in between where the Colorado River meets the sea. But aside from a state park on an island that is no longer accessible, nobody I spoke to could say much about what I might…
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Cultural Safari in Tanzania
When I told people I was planning a trip to Tanzania, the first question was: “Are you going on safari?” Well, I didn’t see giraffes and elephants and lions. But since “safari” is the Swahili word for “journey,” I can honestly say I did! Look for the full story in the Houston Chronicle and San…
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Aventura en Potrero Chico
POTRERO CHICO, Nuevo Leon, Mexico – Less than half an hour from the crowded metropolis of Monterrey, the mountains rise in a spectacular series of limestone peaks that have come to be known as a world-class climbing destination. It started as a municipal park with a swimming pool and barbecue pits, but it didn’t take…
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Mision cumplida en Potrero
Mision cumplida… Potrero Chico escalada…. ahora, casa y cama! (Mission accomplished, Potrero Chico clumb, now home & bed!)
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Trials and Tributaries in the Big Thicket
BIG THICKET NATIONAL PRESERVE —Ranger Leslie Dubey lifted a paddle and dipped it into the still brown waters, her kayak gliding as noiselessly as the great blue heron that just slid across our path in these cypress-tupelo sloughs. Two decades spent probing this once-impenetrable wilderness and interpreting it for visitors have made Leslie a true…