TRAVEL TO PRAGUE
Prague evolved from about 40 fortified farms, a settlement between the castles of Wyscherhrad and Hradschin. This was described by the Arabian businessman Ibrahim Ibn Jakub in the 10th …
Sights and Attractions in Greece
SIGHTS Byzantine Churches (4th-14th c.): Agia Aekatermi, Agfa Paraskevi, Agla Sofia, Agios Panteleimon, Agios Georgios, Agios Dimitrios (St. Dimitrios is also the city’s patron-saint), Agii Apostoli, Panagia ton Ch&lkeon, …
Travel to Ireland
SIGHTS Casino Marino; Christ Church Cathedral (1038); City Hall; Custom House; Dublin Castle; Fitzwilliam Square, Four Courts; General Post Office; Grafton Street; Grand Canal; Guinnes Brewery (St. James’ Gate); …
Back on the boardwalk
Shell Spring (actually a small geyser) has an irregular crater that may remind you of a clamshell. The crater has a mustard-colored lining from sulfurous deposits splashed on during …
Black Sand Basin Walking Tour Yellowstone
NOTE: c This hot spring area is accessible to wheelchairs, but has no curb cut. See the map on 83. If you take the sidewalk a short distance back …
Avoca Spring
Sapphire Pool was delightful to watch in the mid-20th century. It was crystal clear and a beautiful color. Visitors stood transfixed, watching a string of bubbles from far below, …
Yellowstone Map
Early morning shadows catch Old Faithful Inn at a quiet time. A few years after the inn opened, guidebook writer Reau Campbell put it this way: Who shall describe …
An Explosion Crater: Pocket Basin
Geologists have found evidence that Pocket Basin is the crater left from a hydrothermal explosion (or steam explosion) some 10,000 years ago. As the region warmed, glaciers started to …
About Yellowstone’s Geysers
The number of hot springs in the park has been estimated to be around 10,000; geysers active at any one time number at least 500. No one knows the …
Lower Geyser Basin
Seventeen hot spring groups covering about 5 square miles (13 sq km) nestle in the valley of Lower Geyser Basin. Not all are accessible by trail or boardwalk. The …