The Burren, County Claire, Ireland The limestone landscape of Ireland's Burren is far from barren, with 700 species of flora By Laura Read July 11, 2011 In this story: travel
Paria Canyon Exploring one of the longest and deepest slot canyons in the world By Michael Engelhard May 1, 2011 In this story: travel
Koster Islands, Sweden Shaped by ancient ice and the lash of wind and water, the Koster Islands' landscape is geologically distinct from that of mainland Sweden By Annika S. Hipple March 1, 2011 In this story: travel
Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado 750-foot-high Star Dune is North America's tallest January 1, 2011 In this story: adventure, travel
Tara River, Montenegro The Tara's flow has carved a gorge second in depth only to the Grand Canyon, and nearly its equal in beauty. By Peter Frick-Wright November 1, 2010 In this story: travel, adventure
Ha Long Bay, Vietnam Seen through a shroud of mist, the limestone pillars of Ha Long Bay could be the skyscrapers of Wall Street By Mike Ives September 1, 2010 In this story: travel, adventure
Jökulsárlón Lagoon, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland This lake, called Jökulsárlón, did not exist 75 years ago, when the giant Breidamerkurjökull glacier began receding March 1, 2010 In this story: travel, adventure
Current River, Missouri Smallmouth swim along the ancient stone bones of the Ozarks By Randy Parker January 1, 2010 In this story: rivers, adventure
Fires Creek Basin, North Carolina Be like a bear By Wally Smith September 1, 2009 In this story: wildlands