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The Burke-Gilman Sammamish Trail is a rail trail in King County, Washington. The 27-mile (43 km) multi-use recreational trail is part of the King County Regional Trail System and occupies an abandoned Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway corridor.
The Burke-Gilman segment is managed by the City of Seattle south of NE 145th Street. The trail begins at 11th Aven...
Burnham Park is a public park in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The park, which lies along 6 miles (9.7 km) of Lake Michigan shoreline, connects Grant Park at 14th Street to Jackson Park at 56th Street. The 598 acres (242 ha) of parkland is owned and managed by Chicago Park District. It was named for urban planner and architect Daniel Burnham in 1927...
Bushtits are tiny, kinglet-sized birds. They are plump and large-headed, with long tails and short, stubby bills. Bushtits are fairly plain brown-and-gray birds. Slightly darker above than below, they have brown-gray heads, gray wings, and tan-gray underparts. Some males have contrasting blackish face masks.
Diet and behavioral habits: A common year round resident to...
The Cabrillo Bridge (Laurel Street Bridge) is a simple, yet majestic bridge that serves as the grand entryway into the first exposition's "Magic City." Inspired by ancient Roman aqueducts, the bridge still provides a graceful link between the museum corridor and the Park's West Mesa. One of the first people to ride in a car across the bridge, as part of the dedication...
The Calchaquí Valley is an area in the northwestern region of Argentina which crosses the provinces of Catamarca, Tucumán and Salta. It is best known for its contrast of colours and its unique geography that ranges from the mountain desert to the subtropical forest.
There are a number of valleys and rivers within the Calchaquí Valley that have the...
This demonstration garden, recently expanded to five acres, is located at on the west side of the Balboa Park Tennis Club (2201 Morley Field Drive) tennis courts at Morley Field on Balboa Park's East Mesa and is just south of the Upas and Alabama Street intersections. It is adjacent to the 150 acre Florida Canyon Nature Preserve. An interpretive brochure is provided ...
The California Scrub Jay is a fairly large songbird with lanky dimensions. The tail is long and floppy; the bird often adopts a hunched-over posture. The bill is straight and stout, with a hook at the tip Rich azure blue and gray above, with a clean, pale underside broken up by a blue necklace. In birds, the color blue depends on lighting, so California Scrub-Jays can...
The California Thrasher is a large, long-tailed songbird, with a long, down-curved beak. Grayish brown all over, they sometimes have a reddish brown underside, The California Thrasher is the largest of the thrashers.
Diet and behavioral habits: Fairly common year-round, the California Thrasher only found in California and Baja California. In Balboa Park, they can be ...
California Towhees are essentially large sparrows, with a sparrow’s short, rounded wings, long tail, and thick, seed-cracking beak – but towhees are larger and bulkier. The long tail and short wings can give this bird an ungainly look in flight. Few birds are as uniformly matte brown as a California Towhee, except for a rusty patch under the tail and aroun...
Calton Hill is a hill in central Edinburgh, Scotland, situated beyond the east end of Princes Street and included in the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site. Views of, and from, the hill are often used in photographs and paintings of the city.
Calton Hill is the headquarters of the Scottish Government, which is based at St Andrew's House, on the steep southern slope of ...
Calumet Park is a 198 acre (79-hectare) park in Chicago, Illinois. It provides access to Lake Michigan from the East Side neighborhood on the city's Southeast Side. The park contains approximately 0.9 miles (1.5 km) of lake frontage from 95th Street to 102nd Street. The park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The junction of the Illinois-Indiana bo...
Cama Beach State Park is a Washington state park facing Saratoga Passage on the southwest shore of Camano Island in Island County, preserving the site of a renovated and modernized, 1930s-era auto court and fishing resort.
Park activities include boating, crabbing, scuba diving, fishing, swimming, hiking on 15 miles of trails, wildlife viewing, and horseshoes. A mile-...
The Canadian Rockies consist of many mountain ranges, but it’s the national parks of Banff, Kootenay and Yoho, Jasper, and the Mount Robson, Mount Assiniboine and Hamber provincial parks that are World Heritage sites. In a word, the Canadian Rockies are breathtaking and the air just feels cleaner there.
Skiers and snowboarders have been flocking to Banff during...
Walking along the ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐-๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป and the ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ gives you a quieter, more local experience of Paris. You’ll enjoy a peaceful atmosphere, see boats on the canal, and pass charming bridges and trees
The Canal Saint-Martin is a 4.5 km long canal in Paris. It connects the Canal de l'Ourcq to the river Seine and runs underground between Bastille (P...
Canyon Sainte-Anne is a spectacular, steep-sided gorge, carved by the Sainte-Anne-du-Nord River, 6 km east of Beaupré, Quebec, Canada. The river drops over a 74 m (243 ft) waterfall within the canyon.
The Canyon receives over 100,000 visitors per year. Three suspension foot bridges cross the canyon, including one 60 m (197 ft) meters above the river. Many sceni...