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The Tatra Mountains: Hiking, Zakopane, and What to Know
In the south of Poland, the <strong>Tatra Mountains</strong> rise from the Carpathian foothills to form the only alpine landscape in Central Europe north of the Alps. The Polish Tatras are a national park with glacial valleys, granite peaks, and clear mountain lakes.
The Best Hike in Florida: Juniper Prairie Wilderness on the Florida Trail
If you ask serious hikers to name the best hike in Florida then one answer keeps coming back: the Florida Trail through the Juniper Prairie Wilderness in Ocala National Forest. You can use the interactive route map on this page to see the full trail,...
The Manitou Incline: Colorado's Most Famous, and Most Brutal Hike
If you ask anyone in Colorado to name the toughest short hike in the state then you'll most likely hear the same two words: Manitou Incline. It isn't the highest, the longest, or the most remote trail in Colorado but it might be the most famous, and ...
Puerto Rico's Jungle: El Yunque, and Are There Venomous Snakes or Spiders?
Puerto Rico is not just beaches. The northeastern corner of the island is covered by El Yunque National Forest — the only tropical rainforest in the entire United States National Forest system. It receives up to 200 inches of rain per year, suppo...
Grand Canyon: 12 Things You Need to Know Before You Go
The Grand Canyon is 277 miles long, up to 18 miles wide, and over a mile deep. More than six million people visit Arizona every year to see it — and a surprising number of them show up completely unprepared. Here's everything you need to know to ...
Mount Elbert: Colorado's Highest Peak — Can You Really Climb It?
Mount Elbert rises to 14,440 feet above sea level in the Colorado Sawatch Range, making it the highest point in Colorado, the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains, and the second highest summit in the contiguous United States after California's Mount ...
Dominica: The Caribbean Island That Refused to Be Ruined by Tourism
Dominica (not to be confused with the Dominican Republic) has made a deliberate bet against mass tourism: it has no large resorts, no cruise-ship promenade, and no pumped-up party beach. What it has instead is a volcanic island so geologically active...
Should You Be Scared of Bears in Alaska?
Alaska is home to approximately 30,000 brown (grizzly) bears and 100,000 black bears – the highest densities of both species in North America. Polar bears patrol the Arctic coast. It's one of the few places on Earth where you can encounter a large ap...
Is Norway Safe to Travel? What Visitors Need to Know
By almost any metric, Norway is one of the safest travel destinations in the world. It consistently ranks in the top 5 of the Global Peace Index. Violent crime rates are extremely low. Corruption is minimal. The rule of law is robust. Pick-pocketing ...
Torres del Paine: Trekking Guide to Patagonia's Crown Jewel
At the far southern tip of Chilean Patagonia, where the Andes crumble into the sub-Antarctic winds of the Southern Ocean, stands one of the most dramatic landscapes on Earth. Torres del Paine National Park takes its name from three ancient granite mo...
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