Tag: Basin

The Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

The world’s first jaguar preserve consists of 128,000 protected acres. It is a short 30-minute drive Northwest from Placencia in Southern Belize. An expanse of biodiversity, the reserve is a safe haven for all of Belize’s wild cats including Puma, Ocelot, Margay, Jaguar, and Jaguaranudi....

Venturing Across Lindi’s Pass into the Mackenzie Basin

The sun was shining but none of its strength could be felt on the skin as the wind was howling and blowing lots of chilled air across the mountains. But that didn’t do anything about the beauty I was looking at. David, my significant other, partner in crime and travel and I have landed down...

Silent Confrontations in Klamath Basin

The Prairie Falcons weren't unexpected; we came here to Petroglyph Point hoping to see them during our weekend in Klamath Basin, a high-desert section of the Klamath River watershed that straddles the California-Oregon border. The wetlands in this area host millions of w...

Revealing the Secrets of a 2000-Year-Old Sanctuary in a Water Basin

Water storage during droughts was common in antiquity, evidenced by large cisterns found in both major cities and smaller settlements. Huqoq was no exception, possessing a spacious water reservoir carved into the rock. During recent excavations, archaeologists determined that the reservoir’...