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Keketuohai Geological National Park

4/22/2014

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Keketuohai Geological National Park, Fuyun, Altay, Xinjiang, China
    47.297877, 89.971278

    The Yosemite Valley in China? Massive granite valley walls in a remote region where China, Mongolia, Russia and Kazakhstan converge.

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Ndechela Forest Reserve, Tanzania

10/22/2013

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    Ndechela Forest Reserve, Tanzania
    -11.094861,38.19018

    Giant granite inselbergs with 1,000 foot sheer walls...
    So remote that I can't find a single photo anywhere online...
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Lakes Rutundu & Alice, Kenya

3/4/2013

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Lakes Rutundu & Alice, Kenya
-0.039391,37.460989

Or any of the trout-stocked streams/lakes in the Kenyan Highlands, really...
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Yakushima Island

11/25/2012

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Yakushima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
30.29913,130.532292
  • Kirishima-Yako National Park
  • Yakusugi Land
  • Tofu Rock
  • Yakushima Forest Reserve
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Mahogo Mountains

11/21/2012

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Mohogo Mountains, Morogoro, Tanzania
-9.011233, 37.102178

I flew over these mountains in the fall of 2006. I'm still dreaming of returning on foot one day. 
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Dhofar Mountains

10/2/2012

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Dhofar Mountains, Oman
17° 8' 42.51" N  53° 57' 30.15" E

Hawf Protected Area, Al Maharah, Yemen
16° 38' 40.29" N   5 ° 59' 3.53" E
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Philippines Trip 12/9 - 1/8

9/15/2012

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We are heading to the Philippines this winter for about a month to see family and have a holiday, so I'm dedicating a wanderlust post to places I'd be interested to visit on this trip. We will be based in Manila on Luzon, and will take trips to the islands of Samar, Leyte, and Coron:

Luzon

  • Makiling Forest
  • Taal
  • Kibungan Circuit
  • Bagio Ukay-Ukay

Samar & Leyte

  • Station 5, Taft Rainforest
  • Ulot River
  • Jiabong Cave
  • Calbiga Cave
  • Tarangban Falls
  • Pinipisikan Falls
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Mt. Pulag, Benguet, Luzon, Philippines - 2800m asl
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The vast and minimally-explored Calbiga Cave, Samar, Philippines
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Southern Carpathians

9/11/2012

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Southern Carpathian Mountains, Romania
45.478549,25.01577

The Southern Carpathian Mountains in Romania are home to the largest continuous stand of virgin forest left in Europe. When considered with the rest of the Carpathian Mountain range, they become the second longest mountain chain in Europe, spanning seven countries, and house the largest population of brown bears and wolves on the continent.
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Dizin

6/22/2012

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Dizin, Iran
36.050105,51.414857

When I think of Iran, it's usually not for skiing, but because of the high altitude (2,600m-3,600m) of the mountains, the slopes are often open much longer than their European counterparts.

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Lake Danao

6/13/2012

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Photo courtesy of: jyvo_rez
Lake Danao, Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines
11.072582,124.690983

I'm hoping to have a chance to visit when we visit Catbalogan via Tacloban in December

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