Category: Geology
Saskatachewan’s T.Rex Discovery Center
The picturesque Frenchman River twists like a scalded snake through a deep valley across southern Saskatchewan. In places, high, dry bluffs edge the valley, and green vegetation stands stark against the grey cliffs. We discovered this place while on a picture and fact collecting tour for my scenic travel guide […]
Read MoreRiding the Rails to Perkinsville
Train buffs, as well as visitors just looking for a good time, will enjoy a trip on the Verde Canyon Train. Located in the hills of Arizona, south of the Grand Canyon, the train takes a leisurely 32 kilometre trip from Clarkdale to Perkinsville and back. Verde Canyon Train […]
Read MoreThe Ever Striking Blue Ridge Parkway
Road in a Difficult Place If you enjoy mountain driving you will be in your element driving the Blue Ridge Parkway from Virginia through North Carolina. The parkway is essentially a mountain crest highway joining peak to peak through the long Appalachian chain of mountains. This means there will be […]
Read MoreWater Power is King in Quebec
The increased need for energy is a direct result of our fast growing modern lifestyle. Quebec Power Project at Radisson Before the use of fossil fuels to produce energy, man used the force of moving water. At first the moving water turned wheels that turned other things like saws, and […]
Read MoreThe Frontenac Axis of Eastern Ontario
Random acts of geology create some of our most scenic landscapes. In Eastern Ontario there are over 1000 islands in the midst of the St. Lawrence River. Typical Pond in the Frontenac Axis Thousands of tourists flock there for a boat ride through this scenic region, and hundreds of people […]
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