nature

The Science and Nature of Wanderlust, tourism, landmarks for nature buffs and more.

Rann of kutch is the largest white desert in the world?
The Rann of Kutch is located to the North and East of the city of Kutch in Gujarat. The Great Rann of Kutch is the largest salt desert in the world.
By Shivay Talks5 years ago in Wander
Home Is In The Evergreens. Top Story - February 2021.
Exactly one month ago, I woke up in a beautiful cabin overlooking the mountains. The first morning at our new home. Somehow our little family of three had managed to land an affordable rental with a view in a renter-starved market. The view was magnificent, with floor to ceiling windows showing off the impressive Rocky Mountains that dominate the landscape. We had packed up our lives, set off across the country, moving for the first time away from family, away from all that we knew, with the hope of adventure and new beginnings.
By Emily Russell5 years ago in Wander
Washington
The blue of the ocean the waves hitting the shore. Washington state is amazing and I miss taking photos. The beaches that were rocky and dark sand. Watching the wildlife on the beach in the winter and hearing the gulls. The kelp and seaweed in the sand and the driftwood. Walking with my two pugs and watching the em dance to avoid the waves but sniffing everything. The beauty of the outdoors and the peace of no one else being present. Finding old wooden boats sitting in the sand. The beautiful evergreens so close to beach. The contrast of colors against they gray Misty sky. The simple beauty of a world that seems shrouded in secrets. These sights and smells have always filled me with wonder. The sharp cold and smell of impending rain and my walking companions with their little prancing steps. The joy of walking my two older pugs rain or shine kept me sane. My dogs have been my life line and have kept me happy when I had no one else to take care of.
By mary5 years ago in Wander
Pure Adventure
I had come to call them "The Guns of August" - the thunderstorms that came to the Las Vegas valley each year in last of the hot months. Summer seldom leaves quietly, in desert.
By Jonathan Warren5 years ago in Wander
The Legend of Goldstadt
Dear Lee, If you're reading this letter, I'm dead. I left you some land and some money, don’t tell your grandmother or, she'll dig me up and kill me again. Love you forever, kid. - Papa
By Lucas Oswald5 years ago in Wander
Imprints
We watched while the logs were licked and caressed and eventually consumed by the sinuous dance of the fire. Daring flames occasionally leapt out, and my skin reddened under the heat. Notes lifted with the smoke to drift over the small crowd, as the guitar player’s fingers lazily plucked the strings. We had come to the end of our time together; exploring the formation of this small island, clambering over rocks that had been bent, ripped, and pulled back into the depths only to erupt anew, all in a past beyond our sight.
By Georgia Melodie Hole5 years ago in Wander
What it’s Like to Live Under a Rock
People often ask me, albeit rhetorically, "Do you live under a rock?". Of course, none of them have ever expected the guileless "Yes" which I respond with. I can’t really blame them though. How are they supposed to know I live in a house that looks like it’s been taken directly from the set of The Hobbit? I grew up in an underground house located in the lush rainforests of Queensland, Australia. It’s a place called Finch Hatton Gorge.
By J. R. Lowe5 years ago in Wander
From Mormon Missionary to Hiker Trash
Searching blindly is a contradictory statement, and yet for millions of people this is the tactic they apply to find direction in life.
By Wesley Tils5 years ago in Wander
Tiny Home Adventure
A couple of years ago, far away from my hometown, I moved out to the country in Texas. I was married at the time and agreed to live off-grid to prepare for what was to come in the times we live in. Things like disasters, cities shutting down, etc. I was nervous and excited and the same time. I dreamed this would be a great start to a new relationship and new life. Plus the land owned by close friends of ours, so I felt comfortable living there with people I knew. But being that this was completely new for me, I struggled to adjust.
By Shannahyah5 years ago in Wander
A Ringtail on the Trail of Montagu’s Harrier
I leap from a hedge to escape the nettles, arms held aloft like a poorly-controlled marionette, and manage to scare away every single living thing for fifty yards, apart from the grass.
By Ian Vince5 years ago in Wander
Reading Between the Lines in Border Country
A murmuring throng, led by a rector and a red cassocked-choir, shuffles west along the narrow street on Ascension Day. Apart from the cleric, every member of the moving crowd holds aloft a withy of hazel five or more feet long as they make their way down Pembroke Street in the heart of Oxford.
By Ian Vince5 years ago in Wander
Natures Messengers
Sarah had dreamed of making a difference on this planet, but soon learnt the planet would make a difference in her. This story is one of her first encounters with natures messengers...
By Sarah Rachelle Houston5 years ago in Wander