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    Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are a group of aquatic,flightless birds living almost exclusively in the southern hemisphere, especially inAntarctica. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have evolved into flippers. Most penguins feed on krill,fish, squid and other forms of sealife caught while swimming underwater. They spend about half of their lives on land and half in the oceans.     Although all penguin ... Read More »

  The most beautiful specimens from all over the world,gorgeous images for natural minerals.   Pink Chalcedony: Chalcedonies include several types of cryptocrystalline quartz gems with different colors. Sulfur Source: A volcano in Java, Indonesia, produces yellow deposits of sulfur. Sulfur heals and destroys: Doctors use sulfur to treat fungal infections, but it is also a component of gunpowder. Azurite: The mineral azurite—a ... Read More »

  The Gobi is made up of several distinct ecological and geographic regions based on variations in climate and topography. One is the Eastern Gobi desert steppe Ecoregion, a Palearctic ecoregion in the Deserts and xeric shrublands Biome, home to the Bactrian camel and various other animals. It is a rain shadow desert formed by the Himalaya range blocking rain-carrying clouds from the Indian Ocean from reaching the Gobi territory.     ... Read More »

  Round-Trip: 38 miles, 6 to 7 days When to Go: December to March, the “dry” season. Go with guides and porters; they know the way and are not expensive. When approaching high-altitude glaciers, you don’t often hear locals say, “There are elephants here.” But everything about the Ruwenzori Range, Ptolemy’s legendary Mountains of the Moon, is unexpected. Looming on the Uganda-Congo ... Read More »

  Round-Trip: 33 miles, 3 to 5 days When to Go: The Coast Range opens up a bit earlier than the Rockies, so you can push the season a bit. Late June to early October works most years, but August has the best weather—and sees the heaviest traffic. The very names on this epic route—the Golden Stairs, the Scales, the Stone Crib—are redolent ... Read More »

  Round-Trip: 60 miles, 6 to 7 days When to Go: Reaching as high as 12,000 feet, this trans-Sierra route is open only from mid-July to mid-September. It’s hard to say “Sierra in summer” without thinking of granite towers rising above sparkling high-country lakes into deep blue skies. This traverse is a cheat sheet of Yosemite backcountry, touching more than a few ... Read More »

  Round-Trip: 70 miles, 16 days When to Go: Pre-monsoon (March or April) gives you the rhododendrons in bloom and lots of climber action, but post-monsoon (November) gives you drier weather. Go with guide services that use local Sherpa guides, cooks, and porters—it’s part of the experience. Arguably the greatest of all high-mountain journeys, this stroll through Nepal’s Khumbu district lets you ... Read More »