Field Trip

Norway's coast is 15,500 miles long, but without the bays and fjords, it would be only 1,500

Known for its dozens of rapids—including a few big drops that are western classics—Cataract Canyon also offers plenty of calm water and sublime scenery

Two encounters with a magnifying glass

Haro Strait is home to a pod of more than 80 orcas, known as the Southern Residents, which were declared an endangered population in 2005.

With each new plateau, the canvas changes color

The limestone landscape of Ireland's Burren is far from barren, with 700 species of flora

Exploring one of the longest and deepest slot canyons in the world

Shaped by ancient ice and the lash of wind and water, the Koster Islands' landscape is geologically distinct from that of mainland Sweden

By the shores of Gitche Gumee, the Pictured Rocks hang over the world’s largest, and perhaps most capricious, freshwater lake

In a parched corner of the driest state, Pyramid Lake seems misplaced