Watkins Glen State Park is the most famous of the Finger Lakes State Parks, with a reputation for leaving visitors spellbound. Within two miles, the glen's stream descends 400 feet past 200-foot cliffs, generating 19 waterfalls along its course. The gorge path winds over and under waterfalls and through the spray of Cavern Cascade. Rim trails overlook the gorge. Campers and day-visitors can enjoy the Olympic-size pool, scheduled summer tours through the gorge, tent and trailer campsites, picnic facilities and excellent fishing in nearby Seneca Lake or Catherine Creek, which is renowned for its annual spring run of rainbow trout.
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. It is also called and known as the Heaven on Earth because of its natural widespread beauty. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range.
Mount Popa is a volcano 1518 metres above sea level, and located in central Burma about 50 km southeast of Bagan in the Pegu Range. It can be seen from the Ayeyarwady River as far away as 60 km in clear weather.
The Spiny Turtle is found in Brunei, Indonesia,Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, it’s name comes from its sharp,pointed,spiky edged shell. Also known as the cog-wheel turtle, they typically live in rain forests near streams in hilly areas, 900m or so above sea level. They are listed as endangered by the IUCN.
Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable structures in the world today, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Designed by Frédéric Bartholdi in collaboration with the French engineer Gustave Eiffel, the sculpture stands at a height of 151 feet 1 inch (46 meters); from ground to torch, 305 feet 1 inch (93 meters) tall. A joint project between the French and Americans, it required the Americans to build the pedestal and provide the site, while the French would build the sculpture. The photographs you see here belong to the construction period of the Statue of Liberty in 1883, and are part of the New York Public Library’s Photography Collection.
The Giant Tomato Tree is a gardener’s dream come true! It is a virtual tomato factory with a new crop of farm fresh tomatoes each week, every week. You can produce up to 180 pounds of super-sized tomatoes for less than a penny a piece. This amazing Giant Tomato Tree zooms to a towering eight feet tall in just 90 days!
These photographs capture hundreds of thousands of bats huddled together on the wall of the Hubbard Cave in Tennessee. Millions of bats come to the cave to seek refuge during harsh winters.
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