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Hike the Mist Trail at Yosemite National Park
Created on April 08, 2010 by Katie Cappello, WriterThe Mist Trail, which takes you to the top of not one, but two waterfalls, is one of the most spectacular day hikes at Yosemite National Park in California. The day begins at Yosemite's Curry Village, where a park shuttle picks you up and deposits you at the Happy Isles trailhead. From this point, you will follow a gently rising trail for about a mile. This section of the hike, called the John Muir Trail, is easy and usually crowded. You first sight Vernal Falls from the footbridge which crosses the Merced River. At 317 feet tall, Vernal Falls is truly spectacular. Take the time to snap a few pictures from the bridge, then continue on your way. This second leg of the hike is ...
Get Your Groove On at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
Created on July 28, 2009 by Katie Cappello, WriterAs you follow the crowds into the Fair Grounds Race Course, site of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, the first thing you'll notice is the eclectic population. Known for its vibrant musical history and culture, New Orleans draws both old and young to the Jazz and Heritage Festival. Locally branded as Jazz Fest, the Festival occurs on the last weekend of April and the first weekend of May each year. Grandparents and grandchildren, teachers and students, locals and visitors, those who play music and those who just like to dance to it, are all welcome at the New Orleans Jazz Fest. There are many themed music stages at the New Orleans Jazz Festival. At the gospel stage, you'll get the chance to hear ...
Vibe the Voodoo at Marie Laveau's Tomb in New Orleans
Created on July 21, 2009 by Katie Cappello, WriterNeed a little magic in your life? Marie Laveau, the infamous voodoo priestess of New Orleans, is happy to help. The toast of the town during the 1800s, Marie Laveau was honored as a powerful voodoo practitioner who could bring love and luck to those who paid her price. She shocked the genteel with her lavish performances, and it was rumored that she could appear in multiple places at the same time. Even death had a hard time taming Marie, and when her passing was announced in the New Orleans newspaper, people still reported seeing her, or her ghost, passing through the streets of the French Quarter. Some say her voodoo powers continue to this day. As you enter St. Louis Cemetery #1, where Marie ...
Witness the Survival of a Species at the Charles Darwin Research Station
Created on May 29, 2009 by Katie Cappello, WriterEntering the Charles Darwin Research Station, you will feel miles away from the bustling little town of Puerto Ayora, one of the few places in the Galapagos Archipelago that is inhabited year round by humans. Most places visited during trips to the Galapagos find you crowded not by tourists, but by sea lions, iguanas, and Sally Lightfoot crabs, and, while Puerto Ayora is not a metropolis by any stretch of the imagination, a return to civilization is welcomed every once in a while. Approaching the Charles Darwin Research Station a series of ringed walkways guide you through the living quarters of the scientists and geneticists working here in the effort to educate and conserve the biodiversity of the Galapagos. In fact, the Charles Darwin Research ...
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