Shooting Stars Posts

     In-flight movie presentation!    Length: 4:05. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMs3 zS__fIc It's great! I enjoyed it!    We have landed!    Plitvice Lakes, Croatia, is an UNESCO world heritage site and a National Park. Over thousands of years, these waters deposited travertine barriers, creating natural dams which in turn have made the beautiful lakes, caves and waterfalls here today. These geological processes continue today, and the park is home to bears, wolves and rare bird species. Covering almost 30,000 hectares, the National Park is located in the lower elevations of the Dinarides (the Dinaric Alps) in the central part of the country. The Plitvice Lakes fascinate scientists and visitors and are in a mix of forests and meadows. Visitors do pose a concern and problem in regards to the conservation and protection of this Natural Park. The intact series of lakes are formed by natural tufa barriers. The tufa barriers are created because of lon...

     In-flight movie presentation!    Length: 3:01. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr2k ysS0GnQ Enjoy!     We have landed!    The Dead Sea is a salt lake with Jordan to the east and Israel to the west. It is 430.5 meters (1,412 feet) below sea level making it the lowest land-based elevation on Earth. It is also the deepest hypersaline lake in the world at 304 meters (997 feet) deep. It is one of the world's saltiest bodies of water and 9.6 times as salty as the ocean. The Dead Sea is one of the world's first health resorts and has supplied many products such as asphalt and potash. Unfortunately, it has been receding at a fast pace. There have been many canal and pipeline proposals to slow down the recession. There are two formation theories about the low elevation of the Dead Sea. The older theory is that the Dead Sea lies in a true rift zone, an extension of the Red Sea Rift, or even of the Great Rift Valley of eastern Africa. The newer hypoth...

     We have landed!    Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon in Arizona, on Navajo land east of Page, Arizona. It includes two separate sections called Upper Antelope Canyon and Lower Antelope Canyon. The canyon is referred to as "a photographer's dream". Antelope Canyon was created because of millions of years of water erosion. Once pronghorn antelope resided in the region. The canyon lies within the LeChee Chapter of the Navajo Nation and tourists come near and far to see it. The walls of the canyon climb 120 feet above the stream bed, making it a cathedral of red-colored, swirling sandstone. Guided tours are required to visit the canyon. Guides provide information on the history, geology, and culture of the Antelope Canyon area. The famous light beams are not always visible but can best be seen during the summer. The best time to go is between late March and Early October. Antelope Canyon may be one of the most popular tourist destination in the area. It is pract...