Hiking is like walking around town but with little air pollution, no neighbors, and the opportunity to align with Mother Nature. Sounds easy, Yes? It is, until 5 miles from the trail-head when your Smartphone loses reception, your 2 lb back pack feels like 20, your feet hurt, you break a sweat and you attract […]
Visiting America’s Great National Parks in Winter Americans really enjoy their National Parks, especially in Summer months when the Sun is shining, and the days are longer. But, a trip to a US National Park during peak Summer months also means crowds, high prices for lodging and sharing the trail with lots of people. But […]
The ‘Best’ West Coast Road Trips California, Oregon and Washington, Oregon, California and North to Alaska have good reason to boast about the scenery, and it becomes even more obvious to those who venture on road trips up and down the glorious West coast of North America. It is hard to dismiss the ‘best’ claims […]
Watching the Leaves Change Color in the US this Fall The Fall seasonal color palette of russets, crimsons and golds await us now, as Autumn looms, the season makes itself known through stunning displays of fiery colors across the US. If you want to see Nature’s show 1st hand, below are 8 destinations in the […]
Be Open to Nature, It is Really Healthy A huge study involving data from more than 140 studies and 290-M people revealed that exposure to green-space, defined as open, undeveloped land with natural vegetation, led to significant health benefits Reductions in diastolic blood pressure, you know the bottom number, salivary cortisol, a physiological marker of […]
Great Britain’s Prince Harry Dedicated to African Conservation Prince Harry has been named the President of African Parks, a conservation group that manages 12 wildlife areas across the Continent. Kensington Palace and Johannesburg-based African Parks announced the appointment Wednesday, noting Harry’s dedication to African conservation since he left the British military in Y 2015. The […]
JPMorgan Chase Ups Ferrari N.V. (NYSE:RACE) Stake by 102.8% in Q-1 $RACE, $JPM JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) increased its stake in Ferrari N.V. (NYSE:RACE) by 102.8% during Q-1 of Y 2017, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,830,812 shares of the company’s stock after […]