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Where To Go Next for Thursday, July 10
07-14-2008
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Spectacular Bryce Canyon By Judi Janofsky Of all the parks in the United States, Bryce Canyon is the most captivating to me. There's no other park in America that has such grandeur, such spectacular colors, such beauty. Not even the Grand Canyon in my opinion. When we traveled there recently, we woke early enough to watch the sun rise over the canyon. As the sun appeared in the distance, the sky slowly turned from steel grey to Provence blue - deep, rich saturated blue - a stark contrast to the magnificent red, gold and white spires called hoodoos that rise hundreds of feet, filling the canyon's natural amphitheatre.
As our cameras clicked over and over and over again, we tried to capture some of the beauty through our lenses, finally abandoning them, deciding instead to capture the images in our minds' eyes - something we could never forget. As far as we could see there were giant pillars of rocks in fantastic shapes creating a stunning geological panorama. Overhead a California condor - reintroduced in the area in 1996 - spread its nine-foot wings to glide along the cliffs, the only touch of grey against the colorful rocks. As we descended into the valley for a closer look, shadows cast on the rocks made an even more dramatic setting. Individual rock formations - some with holes worn through the center from frosts and thaws occurring over millions of years - glimmered in the light of the rising sun. Others looked like ancient gargoyles surveying us below. We hiked around the hoodoos for several hours, continually overwhelmed by the force and beauty of nature. From a helicopter later on we got a bird's eye view of Fairyland Canyon. From the air you get some sense of how erosion forms the hoodoos. Geologists say that underground forces created and then moved massive blocks some 10 million years ago creating cliffs and plateaus. Ancient rivers then carved the tops and exposed edges of blocks of sandstone, limestone and mudstone colorized by minerals such as iron (yellow and red) and Manganese (pink and violet), removing some layers and sculpting intricate formations in others. Over 200 freeze-thaw cycles a year cause the blocks to break off creating the hoodoos you can see today. ...More Recent Articles |
Treat tired and aching feet to a cool summer treat at the I Spa at the Willard. This summer the full service spa is offering Foot Rituals, a 30-minute treatment designed to rejuvenate and refresh. Priced at $65, the treatment begins with a relaxing foot soak, followed by a soothing massage and treatment with choice of exfoliating scrub and moisturizing cream. ...More
Meet Simone and Rosetta. They may be the Hotel Hassler Roma's most loyal customers, arriving every day at the same time for a meal from the property's panoramic restaurant, Imago. And they are most certainly the restaurant's only customers with wings. ...More
For the third year in a row, Dan Hotels this week claimed the Best Service Provider in Israel award. In an independent survey conducted by The Marker, Israel's top business newspaper, the Dan Hotel Chain scored the highest point total in all categories including service, food, value, and return visits, confirming the elite level of customer satisfaction offered by Israel's largest luxury chain of hotels. ...More
WEILL is expanding its representation in Argentina. The firm has been appointed U.S. public relations counsel to the luxury Algodon Mansion in Buenos Aires and Algodon Wine Estates in Mendoza. ...More
eCruises.com understands the need for great value in today's tough economy. That's why eCruises.com leverages its position as one of the nation's largest cruise brokers to provide the lowest cruise rates around as well as value-enhancing extras such as cabin upgrades and onboard credit, and the company's value-added cruise insurance offered complementary with every purchase to protect against cancellation and interruption, emergency medical services/evacuations and travel/baggage loss/delay. ...More
With its highest score in five years, Crystal Cruises has been voted the "World's Best Large-Ship Cruise Line" by the readers of Travel + Leisure magazine for a 13th consecutive year. The ultra-luxury Crystal Cruises is the only cruise line, resort or hotel to have won the prestigious award each year since the awards' inception. ...More
Aqua Expeditions, the first company to introduce five-star luxury cruising to the Amazon, has joined the prestigious Virtuoso network of Preferred Suppliers, it was announced this week by Francesco Galli Zugaro, CEO, Aqua Expeditions. Having been in business for only five months, this is a remarkable honor as Virtuoso usually only considers companies that have operated for at least one year. ...More
As part of United Vacations new Las Vegas deal, affordable and flexible vacation packages including flight and hotel stay for two nights now start from just $229. That's quite a deal! ...More
The government of Montserrat is pleased to announce the renaming of the destination's airport. Formerly known as Gerald's Airport, the facility will be renamed the John A. Osborne Airport, in honor of one of the island's most illustrious political figures, in an official ceremony that is scheduled to take place on July 11, 2008. [Back to Press Releases Main]
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