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As I left a wonderful visit to the wonderland of Banff National Park (Canada), I was drawn to stop at a roadside monument. There, I learned I’d been traveling on a road partially built by what was essentially slave labor. The monument recognized the site of Castle Mountain Internment Camp, where more than 600 Ukrainian immigrants had been held under the War Measures Act (1914) as “enemy aliens,” simply because of their national origins in a time of war. by: portlandvagabond Views[493]

Why?

This simple question is the title of the roughhewn sculpture of an internee at the roadside marker remembering the treatment of Ukrainian immigrants during World War I. The few hand-picked wildflowers had been left as an offering in the hand of the sculpture. by: portlandvagabond Views[636]

It's wildflower season in WA. by: leah Views[723]

Camping at Mesquite Springs

USA | Tue, 22 Mar 2016 | By stephmonahan | Views [469] | Comments [1]

Death Valley has recently gotten a lot of attention in the media for the superbloom that is currently happening in what seems like a desolate wasteland. This superbloom of wildflowers occurs only once every ten years or so. So naturally I wanted to witness ... Read more >

Tags: california, camping, death valley, hiking, national park, superbloom, wildflowers

Where Can you Take a Three Tonne Truck

AUSTRALIA | Wed, 2 Oct 2013 | By jellybean | Views [471]

It was time to get out of this city - with not much time and not much money we decided to find out where you can take a three tonne truck in Western Australia. We threw a mattress and some camping gear in the back of the work truck and left Perth ... Read more >

Tags: adventure, bush walking, camping, outback, western australia, wheatbelt, wildflowers

Photos: I Belong Among the Wildflowers

SPAIN | Thu, 28 Jun 2012 | By kimlyons | Photo Gallery

The beauty I found in the wildflowers along the way never ceased to lift my spirits. I highly recommend downloading this tune on a separate screen while perusing these pics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozgmyx919a4&feature=related We all belong somewhere ... Read more >
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Tags: camino, via de la plata, wildflowers

Photos: My Photo Scholarship 2011 entry

AUSTRALIA | Tue, 8 Nov 2011 | By carlitaedwardo | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

The more I travel the more I learn about myself, the people and culture of the land in which I roam. I love nothing more to get away from the tourist areas and spend time with locals absorbing their essence and promote that through my visual images. My ... Read more >
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Tags: 2011scholarship, jason edwards, nature, south africa, western australia, wildflowers

a southern spring

AUSTRALIA | Wed, 16 Sep 2009 | By leah | Views [1466]

It's not quite warm in Perth, but spring has sprung for the wildflowers and the newborn birdlife. The sun has poked through a few times in the past couple weeks, bringing with it gorgeous pink wildflowers in King's Park and adorable ducklings and swan ... Read more >

Tags: kings park, perth, spring, western australia, wildflowers