My Travel Photos
Mount Everest Base camp
-a photograph is usually looked at-seldom looked into-~Ansel Adams~
Adventures
National Parks
World Cities
Wessel's Photos
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Machu Picchu (Peru) is an Incan citadel set high in the Andes Mountains in Peru, above the Urubamba River valley. Built in the 15th century and later abandoned. In 2011 my daughter and I celebrated the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Machu Picchu with a trip there.
National Parks
Banff National Park is Canada’s oldest national park and encompasses 6,641 square kilometres of mountainous terrain, with many glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine landscapes. Rocky Mountain peaks, turquoise glacial lakes, a picture-perfect mountain town and village, abundant wildlife and scenic drives come together in Banff National Park
Glacier National Park is a 1,583-sq.-mi. wilderness area in Montana’s Rocky Mountains, with glacier-carved peaks and valleys running to the Canadian border. It’s crossed by the mountainous Going-to-the-Sun Road. Among more than 700 miles of hiking trails, it has a route to photogenic Hidden Lake. Other activities include backpacking, cycling and camping. Diverse wildlife ranges from mountain goats to grizzly bears.
Yellowstone National Park is America’s first and foremost National Park. Established in 1872 by the United States Congress for the preservation of its many wonders and for the enjoyment of the people. Yellowstone National Park – is located in the northwest corner of Wyoming, and includes small areas of Montana and Idaho as well. In addition to its superb Rocky Mountain scenery, the park is one of the world’s principal wildlife preserves.
World Cities
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*The CapeTown album by fellow photographer and friend Gafie van Wyk from Cape Town.
Wessel’s Photos – has images of The Big 5 (Kruger National Park), Photo Tour of Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France) and the “fire and ice” of a wintry Banff National Park among others.
