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The Alaska Highway (Alaskan Highway, Alaska-Canadian Highway, or ALCAN Highway) was constructed during World War II for the purpose of connecting the contiguous U.S. to Alaska through Canada. It begins at the junction with several Canadian highways in Dawson Creek, British Columbia and runs to Delta Junction, Alaska, via Whitehorse, Yukon. Completed in 1942 at a lengt...
By the 1840s, tens of thousands of settlers arrived yearly in Buffalo, New York, in search of passage and opportunities further west. Fast, reliable and often opulent steamers, such as the sidewheeler Albany, carried these passengers across the Great Lakes to rapidly growing cities such as Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee and Chicago.
On November 26, 1853, a gale swept ...
Alcatraz Island is an island located in the San Francisco Bay, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) offshore from San Francisco, California, United States. Often referred to as "The Rock" or simply "Traz", the small island was developed with facilities for a lighthouse, a military fortification, a military prison, and a Federal Bureau of Prisons federal prison until 1963. Alcatraz...
The walk from the car park to the landing site is about 2km, through a beautiful bog landscape, with interpretive features along the way.
The first successful non-stop transatlantic flight was achieved by British aviators John Alcock and Arthur Brown in June 1919. The two flew a modified First World War Vickers Vimy bomber from St. John’s, Newfoundland, to Clif...
Alcoholic Pass Trail is a 4.6 mile out and back trail located off Lower Coyote Canyon Road north of Borrego Springs, California. The trail features beautiful wildflowers.
The Alcove House trail beings at the west end of the Main Loop trail and extends 0.5 miles (0.80 km) to Alcove House. Previously called the Ceremonial Cave, the alcove passes 140 feet (43 m) above the floor of Frijoles Canyon. This pueblo was the home of around 25 Ancestral Pueblo people. Except in winter, the site is reached by 4 wooden ladders and stone stairs. Alco...
The strenuous 11.2 mile (18 km) Alcove Springs Trail in Canyonlands National Park descends 1,300 feet (396 m) past a large alcove. Then the trail meanders in a wide canyon to the base of the notable Moses and Zeus towers.
Alder Trail is an easy, 0.6 miles (1 km) trail in Schoodic Peninsula, Acadia National Park, Maine. Traveling amongst premier birding habitat, this trail leads from Blueberry Hill parking area to the start of Schoodic Head Trail.
It’s a 4-hour (17.2 km one way) climb to the top of Alex Knob. The track zigzags up to Rata Lookout for a view of the Franz Josef Glacier. From there follow the marked track to the summit.
Drive or walk south from the Franz Josef Waiau township across the Waiho River Bridge and turn left onto the Glacier Access Road for 2 km where the Alex Knob track begins, si...
The Algarve is the southernmost region of mainland Portugal. Tourism and related activities are extensive and make up the bulk of the Algarve's summer economy. Fish, seafood and fruit production, which includes oranges, carob beans, figs and almonds, are other important activities in the region. The Algarve is the most popular tourist destination in Portugal, and one ...
This is a great drive between two coastal cities on the West coast of Sardinia. While you start off by the sea, you quickly start climbing the cliffs and stay on a windy road all the way until the end. Lots of great places to stop and get some photos.
Algonquin Peak is in the MacIntyre Range in the town of North Elba, in Essex County, New York. It is the second highest mountain in New York, and one of the 46 Adirondack High Peaks in Adirondack Park. Its name comes from its reputedly being on the Algonquian side of a nearby informal boundary between the Algonquian and their Iroquois neighbors.
Algonquin is popular w...
The Hajar Mountains in northeastern Oman and also the eastern United Arab Emirates are the highest mountain range in the eastern Arabian peninsula. They separate the low coastal plain of Oman from the high desert plateau, and lie 50–100 km inland from the Gulf of Oman coast.
There are 11 marked trails / routes of varying intensity (between Grade 1 to 3) and dura...
Al-Hasa is the largest oasis in Saudia Arabia and all of Asia (encompasses 30,000 acres (12,000 hectares)) and has around 3 million date palms. The oasis is located about 60 km inland from the Persian Gulf. The area is also known as Al-Ahsa.
Al-Hasa has been inhabited since prehistoric times, due to its abundance of water in an otherwise arid region. Natural fresh-...
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