Wednesday, 10 July 2013

Hiking Sequoia National Parks for summer vacation



If there is such a thing as hiker heaven, California probably comes pretty close. Together with your a wide assortment of natural wonders, an outdoor enthusiast would be hard pressed to determine all that the Golden State has to offer in a single lifetime. California scenic spots include Yosemite, the Redwood Forest, Muir Woods, Death Valley, and therefore many more amazing hiking opportunities. Additionally, it offers Sequoia National Park, among the best hiking and backpacking destinations around the planet.

What makes Sequoia so special? It is great for summer vacation in california. For starters, there is a majestic snow-capped Sierra Nevada Mountains that tower between glacier-carved canyons and flower-filled meadows. Here, you'll be able to explore diverse environments, encountering a remarkable array of wildlife and mingling amidst the large sequoia trees. And then there are the views - sweeping vistas of rugged peaks set beneath the clear blue California sky. Despite the fact that Sequoia is a popular hiking destination, its wilderness settings are somehow
both massive and intimate - the park spans greater than 400,000 acres (162,000 hectares), but is loaded with lots of nooks, glades, and overlooks for quiet reflection.

There are numerous camping opportunities both within and surrounding Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks.It's important to remember that when camping in this area, proper food storage is required for the sake of the black bears in the parks as well as your safety.

Friday, 5 July 2013

Victoria Falls: Wonder Of The World And Tourist Attraction


The Victoria Falls, one of the planet's "natural wonders," are situated around the Zambezi River, on the border in between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Vastly larger than Northern America's Niagara Falls, the Victoria Drops are rivaled only through South America's Iguazu Falls within volume. While Iguazu is divided in to over 270 relatively "small" drops and cataracts, Victoria Falls is One.06 miles wide, which makes it the largest curtain of water on the planet. It drops between 295 ft and 355 feet into the Zambezi Stuff and an average of 1.804 zillion cubic feet of water plummeting within the edge every minute.
Very first seen by a European, Scottish missionary-explorer Donald Livingstone, in 1885, they are also a inesco globe heritage site. The drops are considered a remarkable spectacle due to the peculiar, narrow, slot-like chasm into that the water falls, so it's possible to view the victoria fall face-on. The drops are part of two national parks, Mosi-oa-Tunya Nationwide Park in Zambia and Victoria Drops National Park in Zimbabwe. The actual Falls are one of Southern Africa's main tourist attractions.

The seasons are wet or dry, and depending on what you wish to see and do, the season matters. The River's annual flood season is February to May with a peak in April. At this time, commercial whitewater rafting is not available, as the class V rapids become class VI and are too dangerous to maneuver. By the way, the Zambezi White Water Rafting is internationally acclaimed as being the wildest in the world!

The victoria falls  is the amazing wonders of the world. During the flood season, the spray from the Falls typically rise to a height of over 400 meters, can obscure a vast portion of the Falls, limiting what you see. The advantage of visiting in the winter, or the dry season (July, August and September) is that the temperatures are delicious, averaging in the low 70's during the day and dropping to the low 60's at night. The humidity is very low, and the bugs, well, there are hardly any bugs to be seen.