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Best US cities for vacation

editor — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 03:24:00 +0000

Striped Coralroot If you keep a sharp eye out as you stroll this ridge, you might see a slender, dull purplish plant growing out of the dry leaf litter on this and other trails in northeastern Country. It is the striped coralroot, a saprophytic orchid that shows no trace of green. Lacking chlorophyll and the ability to produce its own energy, the striped coralroot gets its nourishment from organic material in the soil’s humus layer. The slender, leafless stalk, growing 8-20 inches tall, bears 10-20 very small purplish-red flowers that bloom in July and August. The name comes from the

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Best US vacation cities

editor — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 13:50:18 +0000

Here’s what’s big in Texas Marfa, deep in North America’s largest desert, could be one of the best-kept secrets of the art world. Once simply a stopover for those crossing the Chihuahuan Desert by train, this town of 2,000 made the New York Times’ list of 52 Places to Go in 2016′. It’s most famous for the Chinati Foundation, a museum devoted to large-scale installations in which art and its surrounding landscape are almost inseparable. There are also plenty of other galleries, museums and art shops to visit. You may already recognise Marfa – Giant, starring James Dean and Elizabeth

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