We enjoy seeing a variety of natural wonders as we travel to different parts of the world. It is often the case that these unique features are associated to the forces that are constantly changing the landscape, but often take thousands of years to create. We have many interesting geological formations right near where we live as well as those that we’ve seen during our travels. Obviously this is just a sampling of the different features that we have seen, but we find the varieties as well as similarities to be quite interesting. What is the most unique geological feature that you have seen during your travels?
Moon Valley in La Paz, BoliviaHalong Bay in VietnamWestfjords Glacier in IcelandView of Delicate Arch in UtahGarden of the Gods in Colorado SpringsFascinating Ceiling of a CaveThe Arch at Cabo San Lucas in MexicoMammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park in WyomingQuilotoa Volcanic Crater in EcuadorGrand Prismatic Lake in Yellowstone National ParkPaint Mines Interpretive Park near Colorado SpringsRock of GibraltarLava Rock Formations at Lóndrangar in IcelandFormations and Ceiling in a Cave in Vietnam
When the world first shut down in March, it definitely created a lot of anxiety and uncertainty. First and foremost, we’ve stayed healthy and followed all of the appropriate guidance. At the time we had just gotten back from a quick trip to Acapulco, Mexico the month earlier and had finalized our trip to Turkey for April. We were hoping that things would calm down quickly and our travel plans could resume.
Mount Vernon in Virginia
Obviously we were wrong and then in June we started to think about the possibility of some sort of travel, even if within the United States. We took a road trip to Telluride, Colorado and have considered some other road trips. We discovered that even getting on the road was difficult as many of the places where we would have stopped to use the restroom were closed to the public. Facemasks have also become a routine way of life. At the time we rescheduled our trip to Turkey to October, but that is definitely still only a hope and not a plan.
Reenactment in the Jamestown Settlement
We have gotten so desperate for some sort of travel that we are starting to look at possibilities for November/December and hoping to perhaps get to do the safari that we had planned for our 30th wedding anniversary, which took place in April. Since we can’t get to anyplace new, we are going through some of our photographs from many years ago and scanning them into our computer. We will be talking about some of those trips in the coming weeks, but clearly those places might look a lot different today than they did decades ago.
Building in Williamsburg, Virginia
We look forward to being able to share something recent and exciting as soon as it is safe to do so. We really miss the feeling that travel provides and getting to know people from other cultures and learning about their lives and country.
Ship in the Jamestown HarborPresidential Box in Ford Theater in Old Town Alexandria
We have seen many different animals throughout our travels, some of them more interesting than others. Perhaps because we’ve done so much hiking, but we’re always on the lookout for motion in the trees that surround us. Many of them are cute and adorable, some colorful, and others perhaps a little strange. We decided to go back and review some of our favorite photographs and discovered that we had way too many to include in a single post, but here is a good representation of them.
Llama in BoliviaBarbary Monkey in Gibraltar Anteater in a Tree in PanamaBig Horn Sheep in ColoradoMonkey on the Rocks of Halong Bay, VietnamThree-Toed Tree SlothPoisonous Frog in the AmazonAgouti in Panama Friendly Donkey in South DakotaTurkey in the Bolivian JungleCamel at the Pyramids in EgyptUp Close and Personal with Monkeys in PanamaColorful Wire-Tailed Manakin in EcuadorLizard Standing on a Rock in UtahTarantula Crawling Out of a Tree Bird Along the Trail to the Top of Gellért Hill in Budapest Colorful Details of a Hummingbird Moth in Our Backyard
