Obrien’s Tower stands at the Cliffs of Moher’s highest point. It’s Ireland’s most popular and dramatic landscape, rising high above the Atlantic Ocean. The cliffs are on Ireland’s west coast in County Clare, along the Wild Atlantic Way, a rugged and majestic coastline trail and driving route. Our visit in early June required wearing our…
The Killarney National Park in County Kerry is just outside your door at the historic Lake Hotel. The family-owned resort sits on the shore of Killarney’s lower lake, the Lough Lein. There are majestic views of the mountains and marshes, where several swans call home. The surrounding woodlands are fertile ground for free roaming red…
On any given day nature unwraps glorious gifts at Fort De Soto Park on Florida’s Central West Coast in Pinellas County. A giant manatee glides through the water close to where you’re swimming. A pelican soars above, then dive bombs the water to fill its gullet with fish for lunch. Dolphins frolic. Stingrays fly through…
They report for duty in uniform — khaki shirt, name tag over the left breast shirt pocket, and a cap with an embroidered emblem that looks like lightning bolts. A patch on the left sleeve identifies who they are: National Park Service Volunteer. They’re surrounded by electronic relics— most still working— that take up space…
You can appreciate what it took to help ships navigate the rocky, fog-shrouded, and windswept northern Pacific coast when you journey far out to the isolated Point Reyes Lighthouse. It is a hike to get there. From the parking area at Point Reyes National Seashore, you first ascend a steep paved walking path and then…
