Category: flora & fauna
Wadi Rum, Jordan – part 2
Continuing with our desert adventure in Wadi Rum … Wadi Rum is Arabic for “Sand Valley”, as Rum ( رَمَّ) means sand, especially light sand that can be carried by wind. The official site describes … Wadi Rum is a protected area covering 720 square kilometers of dramatic desert wilderness in the south of Jordan. Huge mountains of sandstone and…
Reindeer in Norway 2017
Another highlight of this trip up north is to see reindeers. We joined a tour to visit a reindeer farm located about an hour’s drive inland from Tromsø. Reindeer pull a sleigh through the night sky to help Santa Claus deliver gifts to good children on Christmas Eve. We see them on festive cards and decorations. None had a red…
Yakusugi Land 屋久杉ランド, Yakusugi Shizenkan 屋久杉自然館
Yakushima was registered as a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site in 1993. It is also called “the island of ancient forest and water” because of the huge Yaku cedars, which are over 1,000 years old, moss and abundance of rain. According to wikitravel, the island’s forests are not virgin. Hundreds of years ago, most of…
Shiratani Unsuikyo 白谷雲水峡, Yakushima 屋久島
Shiratani Unsuikyo was our first hiking destination on the island – it is a ravine – with a pretty name (白谷雲水峡, white valley cloud water ravine). It is one of the three most recommended hikes for the island – probably the top choice. We took the bus from Miyanoura which climbed the inland mountains. The…