Wishing you all a very happy new year! 2013 was a spectacular year for me when it came to hiking and nature. Highlights included hiking on snow-covered trails in Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona, USA) driving a ridiculously rough and bumpy road to Racetrack Playa in Death Valley National Park (Nevada, USA) and hiking in the stunning glacier landscape of two […]
National Parks
Death Valley National Park – A great destination for winter hiking
Death Valley is the hottest, driest, lowest place in the United States where life thrives. Anybody whisked away to Death Valley National Park in the middle of the night when asleep, would wake up the next morning and look around wonderstruck, thinking “I must have crash landed on Mars”. The thought would not seem out […]
Photo Essay: Yosemite National Park in the Fall Season
Yosemite National Park is one of my favorite national parks in the world. There is something about its soaring granite cliffs and deep dark-green valleys that make the heart sing. John Muir’s love for Yosemite National Park and for its forest and mountains is well known. Among his many famous and heartfelt quotes, one of my favorites […]