Magnificent Rare Wildflower Blooms in the Deserts of Colorado Plateau

Perhaps everyone has idea of “desert” mainly a barren land, with no great benefits. But The Colorado Plateau is a unique desert with a wildlife flowers with few scattered areas of forests. When you see the pictures, you’ll see clearly visible uncounted cracks in the parched earth, but for a very limited time in every few years, this barren desert is transformed into a fairy-tale carpet of purple and yellow flowers.

The unique occasion didn’t happen every year, these scorpion weed and bee plants flowers given the right combination of winter precipitation and April sunshine and blooms for just a few days before disappearing again for periods lasting several years. 

During winter months precipitation generally exceeds potential evaporation, therefore moisture remains in the soil for use by plants. If snow or rainfall does not fall in winter, the seeds will not germinate in spring and the flowers won’t bloom. Therefore; the magic beauty is best appreciated in phtographs only, because the plants gives off a foul smell like human body odour and gives a nasty rash when touched similar to the touching of poison ivy or poison oak. These beautiful photographs were taken by Guy Tal who is specialist in the landscapes of the Colorado Plateau, documents the rare desert blooms in stunning photographs.  Visit his website for more pictures. 

Chinak Meru Waterfall Venezuela

There’s is another remarkable waterfall in Venezuela located in the Gran Sabana area of the country. Chinak Meru is very unique and famous waterfall in its own right, The brown tint of the water comes from tannins leached from the surrounding forests, and actually thundering 344 feet over the edge of a horseshoe canyon in the otherwise flat Gran Sabana; the falls establish them quite resoundingly as a major feature both from a tourism standpoint and as a geologic structure. Merú means waterfall in Pemon which is a Native American language still spoken in southern Venezuela. 

The large volume of the Rio Aponwao ensures the falls retain their striking stature even during the driest of seasons when several of the taller waterfalls in the area shrivel. Although pale in comparison to South America's other behemoth waterfalls, the combination of consistently remarkable volume dropping over a 344 foot canyon elevates this cataract to a level that isn't seen many other places around the world. As the Gran Sabana elevation is about 1,000 meters (3,300 Ft), the weather condition is mild with average annual temperature of 20 °C (68 °F), alike to the valley of Caracas. 

This is quite a rainy area and rainfall abounds throughout the year. A few years ago some people were boating down the river from above and their outboard motor failed not far above the falls. Most of them died going over the falls. Some jumped out and were able to swim ashore before going over. The fall is gorgeous as you can see and when you’ll get very close so you can feel all the energy.

Palau De Les Arts Reina Sofia is an Opera House in Valencia, Spain

Palau De Les Arts Reina Sofia is an opera house and cultural center in Valencia, Spain. It opened on 8 October 2005. An opera house is a theatre building used for opera performances that consist of a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, and backstage facilities for costumes and set building. A remarkable building, designed by the Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava, dedicated to promoting the performing arts. The maximum capacity of the Theatre is rather low; nevertheless it is a very comfortable theatre. If you visit Spanish country then an Opera House is breathtaking theatre and don’t forget to miss festival held in April to June. With an extension of 55,000 square meters, the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia will become one of the finest international venues for theatre.  

From an architectural point of view; the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía is equally inspiring. Remarkable in size and silhouette, coupled with state-of-the-art equipment and an exciting program, it is certain to swiftly find a place for itself among the mythical opera houses of the world. Opera houses like those in London, Vienna, Sydney, and Milan. The Opera house is measuring more than 70 metres in height, and is divided into four separate halls; all are well equipped with latest technological advances conceived to stage all kinds of opera, musical and theatrical performances. However; the main Hall is at the heart of the building, both formally and structurally speaking. Designed to seat over 1800, it will be used for opera, zarzuela, classical ballet, contemporary dance, symphonic music, musicals and theatre. If the architecture of the new opera house in Valencia is outstanding, the quality of its programming is no less impressive. 

Ratti Gali Lake Azad Kashmir Pakistan

Pakistani is full of breathtaking rivers and lakes that mesmerize for their bewildered charm and enchantment. Ratti Gali Lake is one of beautiful paradise place on earth located in Neelam Valley, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan which is surrounded by mountains full of conifer trees. Ratti Gali Lake is at the altitude of 12,130 feet (3,700 m) and can be accessible from Dowariyan by a 19 kilometers hiking trek. Dowariyan is the base camp to this lake. Ratti Gali Lake can easily called heaven place on earth and lake is rarely visited by people and the main reason was some more lakes in this area and sometimes miss-guide by some local people.

There’re three ways to reach Ratti Gali Lake, one from Duwariyan Neelam Valley (Which is quite difficult), 2^nd from Dowariyan which is one the way of Jhalkhad (This is quite long way), and third is from Noori Top, probably shortest way of lake. Most of tourist selects this route. The road of Noori top was not such as good.it is around 1.30 hour drive from Jhalkhad. Noori Top is almost 12,900 feet pass, mostly used by Army close to boundary of Kaghan & Azad Kashmir. On the way to Ratti Gali Lake from Noori Top, you’ll see large stones and lush greens fields as well.

Per many tourists, they won’t forget the natural scenes of this route with lush green grass, pink flowers, blooming plants, mountains, numerous waterfalls, and all just like a magical track. In the summer season, the entire area around this fascinating lake becomes a place of lush green meadows, wild and magnificent flowers and radiant alpine plantations while in winter this valley is covered with white snow and big chunks of Glacier floats in the dark blue magical water of Ratti Gali Lake like huge swans. So Ratti Gali Lake is world’s most beautiful landscapes. Its high altitude Lakes, Lush Green Valleys, Snow covered Mountains can spell bound you for whole of your life.

Ratti Gali Lake is one of those places where people come and wishes to live here forever due to its natural magical beauty, after seeing the stunning images of the lake you’ll be definitely dying to visit this place. There’re too much beautiful places like Ratti Gali Lake in Pakistan, and unfortunately people are un-aware of these Places. We recommend people to prefer these places over Switzerland for spending your holidays.